. A manual of botany. Botany. MONOCOTYLEDONES 2ll lamina, parallel-veined. Flowers hermaphrodite or very rai'ely unisexual. Perianth- inferior, arranged in two whorls, each consisting of three parts; the outer whorl herbaceous, the inner coloured. Stamens few or numerous ; anthers introrse. Carpels distinct, several; ovaries superior, 1-ceUed; ovules soUtary or 2 superposed ; ^Zacemtas axile or basal. Fruit d.\:y. Seeds without albumen ; emhryo undivided, curved. Distribution and Numbers.—These plants are principally found in the northern parts of the world. Illustrative Genera : —AJisma, Juss
. A manual of botany. Botany. MONOCOTYLEDONES 2ll lamina, parallel-veined. Flowers hermaphrodite or very rai'ely unisexual. Perianth- inferior, arranged in two whorls, each consisting of three parts; the outer whorl herbaceous, the inner coloured. Stamens few or numerous ; anthers introrse. Carpels distinct, several; ovaries superior, 1-ceUed; ovules soUtary or 2 superposed ; ^Zacemtas axile or basal. Fruit d.\:y. Seeds without albumen ; emhryo undivided, curved. Distribution and Numbers.—These plants are principally found in the northern parts of the world. Illustrative Genera : —AJisma, Juss.; Actinocarpus, B. Br. There are about 50 species. Properties and Uses.—Of httle importance. Many have fleshy or mealy rhizomes, which are edible when cooked. Others FiQ. 976. Fia. 977,. Fig. 976. Flower of a species of Alisnm, witli au inferior perianth arranged iu two whorls each consisting of three parts, six stamens, and numerous separate carpels. Fig. 977. Vertical section of the same flower. possess astringent properties. Alisma Plantago had formerly a reputation as a remedy in hydrophobia. Order 32. BuTOMAOEa;,theButomusOrder.— Character.— Aquatic plants with parallel-veined leaves, sometimes miUsy. Flowers hermaphrodite, showy. Perianth inferior, of six pieces, arranged in two whorls {fig. 978), the inner being coloured. Stamens few, or numerous. Carpels 3—6, or more, more or less distinct; ovaries superior; ovules numerous, ar- ranged all over the inner surface of the ovaries. Fruit many- seeded, separating more or less when ripe into as many parts as there are component carpels. Seeds without albumen. This order is included by Bentham and Hooker in Alismacece. Distribution and Numbers.—A few plants of this order occur in tropical countries, but the greater number inhabit the V 2. 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 ma
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