. Plants and their uses; an introduction to botany. Botany; Botany, Economic. ESSENCES 149. Fig. 148, I.—Vanilla (Vanilla planifolia, Orchid Family, Orchidacece.) Flowering branch, reducerj in size, showing leaves and air-roots. ^1, lip of the flower, and along its back the "column" formed of style and stamens grown together. B, C, column, ,side view and front view, show- ing anthers (a) and rudimentary .stamen (s). D, top of column, cut lengthwise through anthers. E, seed, much enlarged. (Berg and Schmidt.) A tall, climbing herb attaching itself to trees by means of air-roots; leave
. Plants and their uses; an introduction to botany. Botany; Botany, Economic. ESSENCES 149. Fig. 148, I.—Vanilla (Vanilla planifolia, Orchid Family, Orchidacece.) Flowering branch, reducerj in size, showing leaves and air-roots. ^1, lip of the flower, and along its back the "column" formed of style and stamens grown together. B, C, column, ,side view and front view, show- ing anthers (a) and rudimentary .stamen (s). D, top of column, cut lengthwise through anthers. E, seed, much enlarged. (Berg and Schmidt.) A tall, climbing herb attaching itself to trees by means of air-roots; leaves thick; flowers yellow; fruit a pod ripening in two years, 16-30 cm. long, 7-10 mm. thick. Native home, 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 Sargent, Frederick Leroy, 1863-. New York, H. Holt and Company
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