. The natural history of plants. Botany. Fig. 299. Fruit. Fig. 301. Long. sect, of seed. Fig. 300. Long. sect, of fruit. intrapetiolar stipules generally fall early. The ovarian cells are two in number, complete or incomplete in the same species; and this latter alternative is the more remarkable as the presence of these incomplete cells, corresponding to that of the parietal placentas, is the only character distinguishing from the true Randias, Gardenia^ (fig. 297-301), beautiful plants from the tropical regions of the old world, and especially Rothmannia," whose large and showy flowers'
. The natural history of plants. Botany. Fig. 299. Fruit. Fig. 301. Long. sect, of seed. Fig. 300. Long. sect, of fruit. intrapetiolar stipules generally fall early. The ovarian cells are two in number, complete or incomplete in the same species; and this latter alternative is the more remarkable as the presence of these incomplete cells, corresponding to that of the parietal placentas, is the only character distinguishing from the true Randias, Gardenia^ (fig. 297-301), beautiful plants from the tropical regions of the old world, and especially Rothmannia," whose large and showy flowers' are axillary or terminal, most frequently solitary or geminate. The species 1 Ell. L. Gen. n. 296.—DC. Prodr. iv. 3''9. —EiOH. Sub. 159, t. 12, n. 1.—Spaoh, Suii. d Buffon, viii. 409.—Endl. Gm. n. 3305.— Gen. ii. 89, 1228, n. 167.—Baxek, Fl. Mawil. 142.—Hook. Fl. Ind. iii. 115.—Firinga J. Mem. Mus. vi. 399.—Thunbergia Mont. Act. Solm. (1773) t. W.—Sahlbergia Neck. Elem. n. 418.— Bergkais Sonnek. Voy. t. 17, 18,—Chaquepim Gmel. Sgst. 651 (ex Endl.). — P ThioUiera MoNTROus. MSm. Acad. Lyon. x. 217. 2 Thtjhb. Act. Holm. (1776) 65, ' The ovaiy, in some exceptional species from tropical Africa, may have only one parietal placenta (Hieen, Jmrn. Bot. [1878] 97, t. 196).. 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 Baillon, Henri Ernest, 1827-1895; Hartog, Marcus Manuel, 1851-. London, L. Reeve & Co.
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