The field, the garden and the woodland, or, Interesting facts respecting flowers and plants in general . Dodder {Cnsmta Enroled) climbing a Trefoil. 1, ,1 perfect flower; 2, u corolla cut open; 3, an ovary with itscalyx ; 4, tlie embryo. duces several small papillae (little prominenceslike warts) from which spring other shoots, that 90 DODDER. send out vessels into the softer parts of the neigh-bouring plant: and so firmly do thej^ unite them-selves with it, that they can with difficulty beseparated. This plant may be found on commonsor on other exposed situations, in almost any partof England
The field, the garden and the woodland, or, Interesting facts respecting flowers and plants in general . Dodder {Cnsmta Enroled) climbing a Trefoil. 1, ,1 perfect flower; 2, u corolla cut open; 3, an ovary with itscalyx ; 4, tlie embryo. duces several small papillae (little prominenceslike warts) from which spring other shoots, that 90 DODDER. send out vessels into the softer parts of the neigh-bouring plant: and so firmly do thej^ unite them-selves with it, that they can with difficulty beseparated. This plant may be found on commonsor on other exposed situations, in almost any partof England. The furze bushes growing on theheath grounds about Tunbridge Wells are coveredwith it during the months of July and August,when it is in blossom. It at first view appearsto be a part of the plant which it encircles, as noroot can be discovered, that having died away inthe ground as soon as the parasite had establisheditself. The dodder produces a great number of redthreads, which are sometimes two feet long; butit is not possible to disengage so large a portion ofthem, as they are so thickly inter
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