. Flowers, fruits and leaves. Botany; Flowers; Seeds; Leaves. III.] POPPY. CAMPANULA. 65 bottom, as one might perhaps have been disposed to expect, but at the top. A good illustration is afforded by the well-known case of the common Poppy (Fig. 46), in which the upper part of the capsule presents a series of little doors (Fig. 46, a), through which, when the plant is swung by the wind, the seeds come out one by one. The little doors are. Fig. 46.—; of Poprv {^Papavei^. protected from rain by overhanging eaves, and are even said to shut of themselves in wet weather. The genus Campan
. Flowers, fruits and leaves. Botany; Flowers; Seeds; Leaves. III.] POPPY. CAMPANULA. 65 bottom, as one might perhaps have been disposed to expect, but at the top. A good illustration is afforded by the well-known case of the common Poppy (Fig. 46), in which the upper part of the capsule presents a series of little doors (Fig. 46, a), through which, when the plant is swung by the wind, the seeds come out one by one. The little doors are. Fig. 46.—; of Poprv {^Papavei^. protected from rain by overhanging eaves, and are even said to shut of themselves in wet weather. The genus Campanula is also interesting from this point of view, because some species have the capsules pendent, some upright, and those which' are upright open at the top, while those which are pendent do so at the base. F. 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 Lubbock, John, Sir, 1834-1913. London : Macmillan
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