. The natural history of plants. Botany. OEBANIAOE^. 25 In this case tlie petiole may be dilated into a phyllodium at the summit of which the limb may be reduced to a very small size or . Oxalis purpurata. OxaUs Oxalis (Biophi/tum) sensitiva. Fig. 65. Habit. Fig. 66. Habit. even disappear altogether. But "what is more variable in this genus is the organization and form of the stem. This is sometimes aerial, cylindrical, and -woody or herbaceous. Elsewhere it consists of a rhizome more or less swollen and fleshy in the cortical parts (fig. 64, 65), its evolutions presenting pr
. The natural history of plants. Botany. OEBANIAOE^. 25 In this case tlie petiole may be dilated into a phyllodium at the summit of which the limb may be reduced to a very small size or . Oxalis purpurata. OxaUs Oxalis (Biophi/tum) sensitiva. Fig. 65. Habit. Fig. 66. Habit. even disappear altogether. But "what is more variable in this genus is the organization and form of the stem. This is sometimes aerial, cylindrical, and -woody or herbaceous. Elsewhere it consists of a rhizome more or less swollen and fleshy in the cortical parts (fig. 64, 65), its evolutions presenting pretty numerous variations. It may be- come a reservoir of sap and present a cylindri- cal form, thick, or nearly globular, resembling a full bulb (fig. 68) like one or several roots which then take the form of conical taproots and certain buds, sometimes terminal some- times axillary fig. (64,65). These buds, be- coming quite fleshy and covered with scars, may appear like tubers of the Potato (fig. 68), and in this case especially they become edible. The flowers^ are axillary, solitary. 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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