Botany of the Southern states . he different forms of the poly-petalous corolla are : 1. Rosaceous, when there are several spreading petals with-out claws, as in the Rose or Apple. (Fig. 103.) 2. Liliaceous, when the petals stand side by side with theclaw, gradually expanding into a limb. (Fig. 102.) 3. Caryophyllous, with long slender claws protected by atubular calyx with an expanding limb, as in the Pink. () When the claws are short, the flowers are called alsi-naceous. 4. Cruciform are such as consist of four petals arranged op-posite, or at right angles to each other, as the Turni
Botany of the Southern states . he different forms of the poly-petalous corolla are : 1. Rosaceous, when there are several spreading petals with-out claws, as in the Rose or Apple. (Fig. 103.) 2. Liliaceous, when the petals stand side by side with theclaw, gradually expanding into a limb. (Fig. 102.) 3. Caryophyllous, with long slender claws protected by atubular calyx with an expanding limb, as in the Pink. () When the claws are short, the flowers are called alsi-naceous. 4. Cruciform are such as consist of four petals arranged op-posite, or at right angles to each other, as the Turnip, Cabbage,<fcc. (Fig. 105.) 5. Papilionaceous consist of five petals, of which the upperis erect, more dilated than the others, and is called the- vexillum(Fig. 106, a); the two lateral are at right angles with the vex- Personate? Urceolate?—107. Of -what does each petal consist?What is the claw? Limb?—108. What is a rosaceous corolla? Lilia-ceous ? Caryophyllous ? Alsiuaceous ? Cruciform ? Papilionaceous ? 6Q Fig.
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