. Botany for beginners: an introduction to Mrs. Lincoln's Lectures on botany. Plants. 359. Fig. 61, a, represents a silique, the fruit of the white mustard ; this is rostrate, terminating like a bird's beak ; 6, represents a globular seed ; c, the same magnified ; d, shews the seed dividing and the embryo making its appearance. 360. Silicle (silici'la, a little pod,) is distinguished by being shorter than the proper silique ; it is almost round, as in the Shepherd's purse. This difference, in the form of the Silique and Silicle. is the foundation of the distinction of the orders in the class T
. Botany for beginners: an introduction to Mrs. Lincoln's Lectures on botany. Plants. 359. Fig. 61, a, represents a silique, the fruit of the white mustard ; this is rostrate, terminating like a bird's beak ; 6, represents a globular seed ; c, the same magnified ; d, shews the seed dividing and the embryo making its appearance. 360. Silicle (silici'la, a little pod,) is distinguished by being shorter than the proper silique ; it is almost round, as in the Shepherd's purse. This difference, in the form of the Silique and Silicle. is the foundation of the distinction of the orders in the class Tetradynamia. 361. 3d. Legume, is a pericarp of two valves, with the seeds attached only to one suture or seam; as the pea. 362. In this circumstance it differs from the Silique, which has its seeds affixed to both Sutures. The word pod is used in common language for both these species of pericarp. 363. Plants which produce legumes, are called leguminous The greater number of these plants are in the 16th class, Dia- delphia. Fig. 359. What does Fig. 61 represent 1 360. What is a cilicle 1 361. What is a legume 7 362. How does it differ from the silique ? 363. In what class are most leguminous plants 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, Huntington & Savage
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