. Freaks and marvels of plant life; or, Curiosities of vegetation. Plant anatomy. FREAKS OF PLANT LIFE. the light. Those of the pea, and some others, seem to be insensible to its influence. The mode by which tendrils clasp and attach them- selves to their supports is variable, even in the same genus. In some, they twine spirally, like a cork- screw; in others they grasp a projection in a manner resembling the foot of a bird ; in others, again, they attach themselves by hooks or grapnels; and in others, the sharp points are in- serted in cracks and fissures, or minute holes, al- though this lat
. Freaks and marvels of plant life; or, Curiosities of vegetation. Plant anatomy. FREAKS OF PLANT LIFE. the light. Those of the pea, and some others, seem to be insensible to its influence. The mode by which tendrils clasp and attach them- selves to their supports is variable, even in the same genus. In some, they twine spirally, like a cork- screw; in others they grasp a projection in a manner resembling the foot of a bird ; in others, again, they attach themselves by hooks or grapnels; and in others, the sharp points are in- serted in cracks and fissures, or minute holes, al- though this latter in some cases, seems to be only a temoorarv ex- ^ig~ 30.—Hooked tendril, like foot of a ,. , bird, from Bignonia Traecdiana. Tip of pedient. The most hook magnified {a)_ elaborate mode of attachment is one in which the tips of the tendrils undergo special modification, and to this kind wc must advert more in detail. This curious but interesting adaptation of the ten- drils of a plant, in order the better to fulfil its function of climbing, is related of an exotic trumpet-flower (Bignonia capreolatd). The tendrils are branched, having about five branches, each of which is divided again at the apex, with each point blunt but dis-. 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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