. Botany for beginners : an introduction to Mrs. Lincoln's Lectures on botany : for the use of common schools and the younger pupils of higher schools and academies. Botany. Ch RECEPTACLE. Fig. 59. a 341. llth. S»"- <7?.r, is an uss'":i blage offlower: irrow ing upon a common receptacle, and sur- rounded by a spatha or sheath, as in the Egyptian lily. 342. At Fig. 59: a, is a representation of the blossom of the Wild turnip, (arum}] a, represents the spa- tha, which is erect, sheathing, oblong, convolute at the base. 6, this is compressed above and below the middle ; c repre
. Botany for beginners : an introduction to Mrs. Lincoln's Lectures on botany : for the use of common schools and the younger pupils of higher schools and academies. Botany. Ch RECEPTACLE. Fig. 59. a 341. llth. S»"- <7?.r, is an uss'":i blage offlower: irrow ing upon a common receptacle, and sur- rounded by a spatha or sheath, as in the Egyptian lily. 342. At Fig. 59: a, is a representation of the blossom of the Wild turnip, (arum}] a, represents the spa- tha, which is erect, sheathing, oblong, convolute at the base. 6, this is compressed above and below the middle ; c represent- the spadix, which from its club-shaped appearance, is calle-l clamform (from clu- r<7, a club). 343. At B (Fig. 59) is the spadix divested of the spatha, </ ts the claviform summit, b a ring of filaments without c a ring of sessile anthers, d a dense ring of pistillate flower- with sessile stigmas ; each germ produces a one celled globu iar berry. 344. This is a plant of the class Moncceia, (one house,) be- cause its staminate and pistillate flowers are separate, but ye' grow on the same plant; it is in the order Polyandria, because its stamens are numerous. Receptacle. 345. The receptacle is the extremity of the peduncle ; a! first it supports the flower, and afterwards the fruit. As this is its only use, it may properly be considered in connexion with d B. 341. Describe the spadix. 342. What does Fig. 59 represent/? 343. What is represented at B. Fig. 59 7 344. Why is the Wild Turnip in the class Moncecia, order Poly andria 7 345. What is the receptacle 1. 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 Phelps, Lincoln, Mrs. , 1793-1884. New York : F. J. Huntington, and Mason & Law
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