. Outlines of plant life : with special reference to form and function . Botany. Fig. 172. Fig. 173, Fig. 172.âThe torus of a flower of stonecrop {Sedum iernatum), with the leaves re- moved to show scars â , two leaves of each kind shown, a, sepal; 6, petal; c, stamen ; rf, carpel. Magnified several diam.âAfter Gray. Fig. 173.âFlower of mousetail (Myosurus mininn/s), halved; showing s, spurred sepal; s£, stamen; si', a staminode or sterile stamen, having the position and form of a petal; t, elongated torus covered with carpels, some of which are cut through, showing enclosed ovule. Magnified
. Outlines of plant life : with special reference to form and function . Botany. Fig. 172. Fig. 173, Fig. 172.âThe torus of a flower of stonecrop {Sedum iernatum), with the leaves re- moved to show scars â , two leaves of each kind shown, a, sepal; 6, petal; c, stamen ; rf, carpel. Magnified several diam.âAfter Gray. Fig. 173.âFlower of mousetail (Myosurus mininn/s), halved; showing s, spurred sepal; s£, stamen; si', a staminode or sterile stamen, having the position and form of a petal; t, elongated torus covered with carpels, some of which are cut through, showing enclosed ovule. Magnified several diam.âAfter Fig. 174.âFlower of the strawberry, halved; showing elongated and thickened torus, covered with carpels. Magnified about 3 diam.âAfter Bessey. of the same flower. The process of transfer and lodgment of pollen on a stigma is called pollination. If the pollen from one flower is carried to the pistil of another, it is called. 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 Barnes, Charles Reid, 1858-1910. New York : Henry Holt and Company
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