. A manual of botany. Botany. Fig. 1106 Fi'i, 1104. Scaifraija Iridacliililes. The leaves are trlfld and wedge-sliaped, and the flowers aiTanged iu a cyme. Fig. 1105. Vertical section of the flower. Fig. 1106, Vertical section of the seed. Properties and Uses.—The plants of the order are all more or less astringent. This is remarkably the case with the root of Heuchera americana, which is much employed for its astringent properties in the United States under the name oi Alum-root. Order 123. FeancoacejE, the Francoa Order. —Character. Stemless herbs. Leaves exstipulate. Calyx 4-partite. Petals
. A manual of botany. Botany. Fig. 1106 Fi'i, 1104. Scaifraija Iridacliililes. The leaves are trlfld and wedge-sliaped, and the flowers aiTanged iu a cyme. Fig. 1105. Vertical section of the flower. Fig. 1106, Vertical section of the seed. Properties and Uses.—The plants of the order are all more or less astringent. This is remarkably the case with the root of Heuchera americana, which is much employed for its astringent properties in the United States under the name oi Alum-root. Order 123. FeancoacejE, the Francoa Order. —Character. Stemless herbs. Leaves exstipulate. Calyx 4-partite. Petals i, persistent. Stamens hypogynous or nearly so, four times as many as the petals, the alternate ones sterile, and commonly termed scales. Ovary superior, 4-celled; ovules numerous ; VOL. II. ^. 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 Green, J. Reynolds (Joseph Reynolds), 1848-1914. London, J. & A. Churchill
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