. Fundamentals of botany. Botany. 478 STEXTCTURE AND LIFE HISTORIES which bears a tuft of long silky hairs, whence one of the common names, "silk ; These hairs facilitate the distribution of the seeds by the wind (Fig. 362).. Fig. 362.—A milkweed {Aschpias syriaca), with tufted seeds scattering from tlie dehiscing pods. (Photo by Elsie M. Kittredge.) 420. Convolvulus Family (Convolvulaceae).—The fea- tures of this family are well illustrated by the genus from which it gets its name, Convolvulus, or bind-weed. The five-lobed corolla is bell-shaped, all the parts of the flower are
. Fundamentals of botany. Botany. 478 STEXTCTURE AND LIFE HISTORIES which bears a tuft of long silky hairs, whence one of the common names, "silk ; These hairs facilitate the distribution of the seeds by the wind (Fig. 362).. Fig. 362.—A milkweed {Aschpias syriaca), with tufted seeds scattering from tlie dehiscing pods. (Photo by Elsie M. Kittredge.) 420. Convolvulus Family (Convolvulaceae).—The fea- tures of this family are well illustrated by the genus from which it gets its name, Convolvulus, or bind-weed. The five-lobed corolla is bell-shaped, all the parts of the flower are in fives, and the pistil two-celled. Most genera of the family are trailing or (as the name indicates) twining vines (Fig. 363).. 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 Gager, C. Stuart (Charles Stuart), 1872-1943. Philadelphia, P. Blakiston's son & co.
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