. Freaks and marvels of plant life; or, Curiosities of vegetation. Plant anatomy. 448 FREAKS OF PLANT LIFE. Before the adoption of the rose, the broom was the badge of the House of Plantagenet. Tradition says that the name is derived from this circumstance, planta and genista being combined. The latter {Gen- < istd) was the bo- tanical name for the " broom " be- fore the present one {Sarothamnus) was adopted. The name of " Planta- genet," another account says, was first assumed by Geoffrey, Earl of Anjou, the hus- band of Matilda, Empress of Ger- many, who, having placed
. Freaks and marvels of plant life; or, Curiosities of vegetation. Plant anatomy. 448 FREAKS OF PLANT LIFE. Before the adoption of the rose, the broom was the badge of the House of Plantagenet. Tradition says that the name is derived from this circumstance, planta and genista being combined. The latter {Gen- < istd) was the bo- tanical name for the " broom " be- fore the present one {Sarothamnus) was adopted. The name of " Planta- genet," another account says, was first assumed by Geoffrey, Earl of Anjou, the hus- band of Matilda, Empress of Ger- many, who, having placed a sprig of the " broom" in his helmet on the day of battle, originated the surname, which was bequeathed to his Fig. 93.—Broom {Sarothamnus scoparius).. 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 Cooke, M. C. (Mordecai Cubitt), b. 1825. London, Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge; New York, E. & J. B. Young
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