. The classification of flowering plants. Plants. 218 FLOWERING PLANTS The family consists chiefly of cHmbing herbaceous annuals, which contain a large amount of sap in their vegetative organs and have a remarkably rapid growth. Dendrosicyos, a genus of two species, confined to the island of Socotra, forms small. Fig. 106. CitruUus Colocynthis. A. Stem bearing a leaf with which are associated a male flower, a lateral branch and a branched tendril. B. Male flower cut open; of the five stamens four are joined in two pairs and one (the central) is distinct. C. One pair of stamens. D. Female flowe
. The classification of flowering plants. Plants. 218 FLOWERING PLANTS The family consists chiefly of cHmbing herbaceous annuals, which contain a large amount of sap in their vegetative organs and have a remarkably rapid growth. Dendrosicyos, a genus of two species, confined to the island of Socotra, forms small. Fig. 106. CitruUus Colocynthis. A. Stem bearing a leaf with which are associated a male flower, a lateral branch and a branched tendril. B. Male flower cut open; of the five stamens four are joined in two pairs and one (the central) is distinct. C. One pair of stamens. D. Female flower in vertical section. E. Ovary in transverse section. F. Fruit. G. Seed. H. Same cut lengthwise. A, F, G, H somewhat reduced; B-E enlarged. trees, but the stem is soft, Hke a turnip. CHmbing is effected by tendrils, the morphological value of which has been much disputed. The leaves are arranged in a f phyUotaxy on the often five-angled stem. If we trace the leaf-spiral upwards. 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 Rendle, A. B. (Alfred Barton), 1865-1938. Cambridge, University press
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