. Elementary botany. Botany. PLANT FAMILIES: PEHSONA 285. Fig. 381. Moraing-glory (Couvol vulus sepium). arrow- or halberd-shaped, and the gamopetal- ous corolla is white or rose color. The corolla forms a broad funnel-shaped tube, and is t twisted or convolute in the bud, as in all the mem- bers of the family. Floral formula : Ca5,,G2. The five sepals ai-e covered by two large bracts. Other members of this family are the morning-glory, sweet potato, cypress vine, the parasitic dodder, etc. PERSONAT/E. The nightshade family -Fig. 382 represents the ground-cherry (physalis),amem- b
. Elementary botany. Botany. PLANT FAMILIES: PEHSONA 285. Fig. 381. Moraing-glory (Couvol vulus sepium). arrow- or halberd-shaped, and the gamopetal- ous corolla is white or rose color. The corolla forms a broad funnel-shaped tube, and is t twisted or convolute in the bud, as in all the mem- bers of the family. Floral formula : Ca5,,G2. The five sepals ai-e covered by two large bracts. Other members of this family are the morning-glory, sweet potato, cypress vine, the parasitic dodder, etc. PERSONAT/E. The nightshade family -Fig. 382 represents the ground-cherry (physalis),amem- ber of this family. The fomiula for the flower is Ca5,Co5,A5,G2. The calyx becomes enlarged and inflated, enclosing the edible berry. The potato, egg-plant, tomato, to- bacco, etc., are members of the nightshade family. 545. The figwort family (scro- phulariacese).—The mullein (ver- bascum), toad-flax (linaria), turtle- head (chelone), etc , are members of the figwort family. The plants are mostly herbs. The stamens are usually didynamous (four in two pairs, one pair shorter than the other) or diandrous (two stamens). The stamens aie inserted on the two lipped corolla tube, which is more or less irregular. In some genera there are five stamens, as in verbascum. 546. The borage family (boragi- nacese).—The pretty little forget-. 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 Atkinson, George Francis, 1854-1918. New York, H. Holt
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