. The elements of botany for beginners and for schools. Botany. 84 FLOWERS. [SECTION between petals and stamens. 246. Tliat stamens are of tlie same general nature as petals, and there- fore a modilicalion of leaves, is shown bj the gradual transitions that occur betwi'di tlie one and the other in many blos- soms; especially'iu cul- tivated flowers, such as Roses and Camellias, when they begin to double, thai is, to change their stamens into pet- als. Some wild and natural flowers show "\\ '; ' •'1 '''If il K///^ ^^^^ ^'''""^ interesting W \ '' M '" # transitions.
. The elements of botany for beginners and for schools. Botany. 84 FLOWERS. [SECTION between petals and stamens. 246. Tliat stamens are of tlie same general nature as petals, and there- fore a modilicalion of leaves, is shown bj the gradual transitions that occur betwi'di tlie one and the other in many blos- soms; especially'iu cul- tivated flowers, such as Roses and Camellias, when they begin to double, thai is, to change their stamens into pet- als. Some wild and natural flowers show "\\ '; ' •'1 '''If il K///^ ^^^^ ^'''""^ interesting W \ '' M '" # transitions. The Caro- lina Allspice and the White Water-Lily ex- hibit complete grada- tions not only between sepals and petals, but The sepals of our Water-Lily are green out- side, but white and petal-like on the inside ; the petals, in many rows, gradually grow narrower towards the centre of the flower; some of these are tipped with a trace of a yellow anther, but still are petals; the next are more contracted and sta- men-like, but with a flat petal-like filament; and a furtlier narrow- ing of this completes the genuine stamen. 247. Pistils and stamens now and tiien change into each other in some Willows; pistils often turn into petals in cultivated flowers; and in the Doul)le Cherry they are occasionally replaced by small green leaves. Sometimes a whole blossom changes into a cluster of green leaves, as in the "green roses " occasionally noticed in gar- dens, and sometimes it degenerates into a leafy branch. So tlie botanist regards pistils also as answering to leaves; that is, to single leaves wlien simple and separate, to a whorl of leaves when 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 Gray, Asa, 1810-1888. New York : American Book Company
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