. The natural history of plants. Botany. LUGVMINOS^-OMBALPINIEM. 123 The flowers oi Labichea^ (figs. 106,107) also come very near those of Cassia, and may be pentamerous or tetramerous. The calyx and corolla are imbricated in the bud, and the posterior petal, internal in ihe bud, differs from the rest in size and colour. The number of stamens is reduced to two, placed close against the posterior sepal; each consists of a short free filament and an elongated basifixed two- celled anther, dehiscing by apical ; The gynseceum is formed of an ovary containing two or three descending ovul
. The natural history of plants. Botany. LUGVMINOS^-OMBALPINIEM. 123 The flowers oi Labichea^ (figs. 106,107) also come very near those of Cassia, and may be pentamerous or tetramerous. The calyx and corolla are imbricated in the bud, and the posterior petal, internal in ihe bud, differs from the rest in size and colour. The number of stamens is reduced to two, placed close against the posterior sepal; each consists of a short free filament and an elongated basifixed two- celled anther, dehiscing by apical ; The gynseceum is formed of an ovary containing two or three descending ovules, and surmounted Ldbichea 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 Baillon, Henri Ernest, 1827-1895; Hartog, Marcus Manuel, 1851-. London, L. Reeve & Co.
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