. Plant life [microform]. Botany; Botanique. klORB KASRUOB OtTSTOAIS. 131 very ( not largo very leaf rhere :i very flimilar leaf is Men to enoloic » whole bunch of buds and opening flowen. Only, in the narcissus the spathe ie thin, whitish, and papery, while m the cuckoo-pint it is expanded green, and purple. Though not a corolla, it â erves the same purpose as a corolla generahy performs: it attracts insects to the compound flower-head. Inside the spathe we find a curious club-shaped mass, coloured bright purple, and standing straight up in the middle of the head. This is the stem or axis on
. Plant life [microform]. Botany; Botanique. klORB KASRUOB OtTSTOAIS. 131 very ( not largo very leaf rhere :i very flimilar leaf is Men to enoloic » whole bunch of buds and opening flowen. Only, in the narcissus the spathe ie thin, whitish, and papery, while m the cuckoo-pint it is expanded green, and purple. Though not a corolla, it â erves the same purpose as a corolla generahy performs: it attracts insects to the compound flower-head. Inside the spathe we find a curious club-shaped mass, coloured bright purple, and standing straight up in the middle of the head. This is the stem or axis on which the separate little flowers are arranged. Cut open the spathe, and you will 5nd thepe flowers below in the centre (Fig. 26). At first sight what you see will look like a lot of confused little knobs; but when you "jaze closer you will see they separate themselves into three groups, which are the true flowers. Lowest of all on the stem come the female blosso , without calyx or corolla, each consisting of a single ovary. Abo» 'hese in a group come the male flowers, equally devoid of calyx or corolla, and each con- sistmg of a single stamen. Above these again °°J^6 abortive or misshapen flowers, each of which has been reduced to a single downward- pointmg hair. I will explain first what is the. 5^ H <U -TJ Baa. 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 Allen, Grant, 1848-1899. London : Hodder and Stoughton
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