. Wayside weeds, or, Botanical lessons from the lanes and hedgerows : with a chapter on classification . Botany; Wild flowers. WAYSIDE WEEDS. 73 wort (Fig. 44), In the wild chamomile (Fig. 43), you will find tliem similar; but not so in the hawkweed (Fig. 51) or in the dandelion, which should not have waited our special mention until now. In the latter, the florets are all strap-shaped, hke those of the colt's-foot ray; whilst in the thistle (Fig. 50), and other allied composites, they are all tubular, like those of the colt^s-foot ¥zBr. 50,—Section of Headj or Capltuluni} of common Thi
. Wayside weeds, or, Botanical lessons from the lanes and hedgerows : with a chapter on classification . Botany; Wild flowers. WAYSIDE WEEDS. 73 wort (Fig. 44), In the wild chamomile (Fig. 43), you will find tliem similar; but not so in the hawkweed (Fig. 51) or in the dandelion, which should not have waited our special mention until now. In the latter, the florets are all strap-shaped, hke those of the colt's-foot ray; whilst in the thistle (Fig. 50), and other allied composites, they are all tubular, like those of the colt^s-foot ¥zBr. 50,—Section of Headj or Capltuluni} of common Thiatle. a, 0oretB; bf common receptacle; c, bracts, or inTolncre. It will be an excellent lesson and exercise for you to ga1;her these composite blossoms and examine them. You must expect, in doing so, to find con- siderable variation in the distribution of the stamens and pistils in the tiuy fiorets. The composites form such an extensive family, tbat botanists are fain to divide them, according to these floret distinctions,. 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 Thomson, Spencer, fl. 1848-1883. London : Groombridge
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