. A manual of botany. Botany. Fiff. 974. A monoecious head of flowers of a species of Duckweed {Lemna mireor;, consisting of two male flowers, each of which is composed of a solitary stamen with a quadrilocular anther ; and one pistillate flower in the centre; the whole surrounded by a spathe. Fig. 975, Vertical section of the pistil of the same. temperate, and tropical regions. Illustrative Genera:—Lemna, Linn.; Pistia, Linn. There are above 20 species. Their pro- perties are imimportant. Series 6.—Apoearpce. Order 30. Tbiubidace^, the Triuris Order.—Diagnosis.— This is a small order of plant


. A manual of botany. Botany. Fiff. 974. A monoecious head of flowers of a species of Duckweed {Lemna mireor;, consisting of two male flowers, each of which is composed of a solitary stamen with a quadrilocular anther ; and one pistillate flower in the centre; the whole surrounded by a spathe. Fig. 975, Vertical section of the pistil of the same. temperate, and tropical regions. Illustrative Genera:—Lemna, Linn.; Pistia, Linn. There are above 20 species. Their pro- perties are imimportant. Series 6.—Apoearpce. Order 30. Tbiubidace^, the Triuris Order.—Diagnosis.— This is a small order of plants allied to Naiadaoese, but usually to be distinguished by its rudimentary embryo. The flowers are also sometimes perfect. Distribution, Numbers, amd Properties.—Exclusively found in warm and tropical regions. Illustrative Oenera :—Triuris, Miers; Sciaphila, Blumie. There are 8 species. Their pro- perties and uses are unknown. Order 31. Alismace*), the Alisma Order.—Character.— Swamp or floating plants. Leaves narrow or with an expanded. 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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