Nature and development of plants . Fig. 300. Fig. 299. The beech family, order Fagales: inflorescence of oak (Quer-cus)—s, staminate anient; p, pistillate inflorescence. B, staminate flowersurrounded by a perianth of slightly united bracts. C, pistillate flowerswith numerous bracts surrounding base of ovary. D, section of flower,the pistil being composed of three carpels and the inner bracts adnate tothe ovary. E, fruit of oak, the cup consisting of the modified outer bractsshown in C and D and the nut has developed from the ovary and one ofts ovules. Fig. 300. Flower and fruit of the beech (F
Nature and development of plants . Fig. 300. Fig. 299. The beech family, order Fagales: inflorescence of oak (Quer-cus)—s, staminate anient; p, pistillate inflorescence. B, staminate flowersurrounded by a perianth of slightly united bracts. C, pistillate flowerswith numerous bracts surrounding base of ovary. D, section of flower,the pistil being composed of three carpels and the inner bracts adnate tothe ovary. E, fruit of oak, the cup consisting of the modified outer bractsshown in C and D and the nut has developed from the ovary and one ofts ovules. Fig. 300. Flower and fruit of the beech (Fagns), order Fagales: A,pistillate inflorescence, the three-lobed stigmas projecting beyond thebracts. B, section of the inflorescence—pr, inner bracts or perianth sur-rounded by an outer spiny set. C, the fruit, the outer bracts of B havebecome hard and spiny and are splitting into four valves, exposing thethree-angled nuts. 402 JUGLANDALES—URTICALES which serves to catch the spores when no winds are stirringand thus pr
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