. Elementary botany [microform]. Botany; Botanique. Fig. 154.—Gynaeclum and one stamen of Poppy. F'S- 'SS-—Cross-section of ovary of Poppy. Poppy the stij;mas stand directly above the placentae, instead of alternating with them. When stigmas are thus superposed on the placentae they are said to be cotnmissiirnh Fruit (fig. T;ib) a capsule, opening by lateral pores which alternate with ihe stigmas. Seeds minute, and easily transported by the wind. Pollination: the flower has no nectaries, but is visited by insects desiring its pollen. Type II.: COMMON CELANDINE {Chelidonium majus). Herb with ye
. Elementary botany [microform]. Botany; Botanique. Fig. 154.—Gynaeclum and one stamen of Poppy. F'S- 'SS-—Cross-section of ovary of Poppy. Poppy the stij;mas stand directly above the placentae, instead of alternating with them. When stigmas are thus superposed on the placentae they are said to be cotnmissiirnh Fruit (fig. T;ib) a capsule, opening by lateral pores which alternate with ihe stigmas. Seeds minute, and easily transported by the wind. Pollination: the flower has no nectaries, but is visited by insects desiring its pollen. Type II.: COMMON CELANDINE {Chelidonium majus). Herb with yellow juice and yellow flowers. Its flowers differ from those of the Poppy in that the gynaecium consists of two combined carpels, with two commissural stigmas surmounting a one-chambered ovary possessed of two parietal placentas. The fruit (fig. 121) is a siliqtia, which has no septum; conse- quently the persistent placenta {r) {repluin) forms an empty frame which bears the ovules. Uses, Peculiarities, etc. of Papaveraceae. — The latex of Papaver somniferum is the source of opium. Eschscholtzia is a familiar garden plant, with flowers tending to become perigynous. (Wallflower Family) Herbs. Leaves alternate, exstipulate. Inflorescence, race- mose, usually without bracts. Flower, regular, Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Groom, Percy, 1865-1931; Penhallow, D. P. (David Pearce), 1854-1910. A manual of the more common herbaceous plants of Quebec and Ontario; Gray, Asa, 1810-1888. Elements of botany. Toronto : Copp, Clark
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