. A manual of botany. Botany. MOBPHOLOGY OF REPRODUCTIVE ORGANS 165 Such a modification of the structure was termed by Linnaeus Peloria, a term which is now frequently applied by botanists in the case of all flowers which thus pass from irregularity to regu- , larity. In the Monkshood (fig. 322), the two petals which are situated under the helmet-formed sepals already noticed {fig. 286) are each shaped somewhat hke an irregularly curved horn placed on a long channelled stalk. The corolla is usually composed of but one whorl of petals, and it is then termed simple; but in some flowers there are
. A manual of botany. Botany. MOBPHOLOGY OF REPRODUCTIVE ORGANS 165 Such a modification of the structure was termed by Linnaeus Peloria, a term which is now frequently applied by botanists in the case of all flowers which thus pass from irregularity to regu- , larity. In the Monkshood (fig. 322), the two petals which are situated under the helmet-formed sepals already noticed {fig. 286) are each shaped somewhat hke an irregularly curved horn placed on a long channelled stalk. The corolla is usually composed of but one whorl of petals, and it is then termed simple; but in some flowers there are two or more whorls, in which case it is called multiple. When the corolla is composed of but one whorl, its parts in a regular Fig. 322. Fig. 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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