. Plants and their uses; an introduction to botany. Botany; Botany, Economic. 48 VARIOUS FOOD-PLANTS. Fig -. y 37.^Pea (Pisum sativum, Pulse Family, Leguminosce). Plant in flower and fruit, much reduced. (Nicholson.)—T h e jilant is an annual, climbing by means of tendrils which termi- nate the leaves;stem and leaves pale green, smooth and covered with a delicate " bloom " which easily rubs off; fl()wers, white, bkiish, i)urjjlish, or "\'ariegated. ;]S.—Pea. .1. flower. B, the sanie liah'cfl. B', curnWii, with petals se]>aratrd, showing standard (r), wirigs ('/, a), and keel
. Plants and their uses; an introduction to botany. Botany; Botany, Economic. 48 VARIOUS FOOD-PLANTS. Fig -. y 37.^Pea (Pisum sativum, Pulse Family, Leguminosce). Plant in flower and fruit, much reduced. (Nicholson.)—T h e jilant is an annual, climbing by means of tendrils which termi- nate the leaves;stem and leaves pale green, smooth and covered with a delicate " bloom " which easily rubs off; fl()wers, white, bkiish, i)urjjlish, or "\'ariegated. ;]S.—Pea. .1. flower. B, the sanie liah'cfl. B', curnWii, with petals se]>aratrd, showing standard (r), wirigs ('/, a), and keel (c). (", the stamen-tube and ])istil, enlarged. D, pistil. E, \j<id sherlding F, a sei'd, showitig stalk (/), ]j]ace of minute opening, the nii- eropyle, through which mois- ture penetrates (m), raphe or ridge (r) and chalaza or end of ridge (c); G, embryo, laid open, showing cotyledons or seed-leaves (c), radicle or seed- root (r), caulicle or seed-stem (0. and plumule or seed- bud {{)). (Wanning.). 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 Sargent, Frederick Leroy, 1863-. New York, H. Holt and Company
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