. Nature and development of plants. Botany. FiG. 301. Flower and fruit of the Juglandales: A, inflorescence of but- ternut—s, staminate ament; p, pistillate inflorescence. The butternut and black walnut (^Juglans) may be recognized by the chambered pith, as shown at bottom of twig. B, section of a pistillate flower—pr, perianth adnate to the two carpels composing the pistil; s, stigma. C, fruit of hickory, the outer part of ovary wall splitting into four valves and exposing the hard inner part, the shell of the nut. in the case of Ficus and Castilloa, two of the India rubber trees, furnishes t
. Nature and development of plants. Botany. FiG. 301. Flower and fruit of the Juglandales: A, inflorescence of but- ternut—s, staminate ament; p, pistillate inflorescence. The butternut and black walnut (^Juglans) may be recognized by the chambered pith, as shown at bottom of twig. B, section of a pistillate flower—pr, perianth adnate to the two carpels composing the pistil; s, stigma. C, fruit of hickory, the outer part of ovary wall splitting into four valves and exposing the hard inner part, the shell of the nut. in the case of Ficus and Castilloa, two of the India rubber trees, furnishes the raw material of India rubber and in the cow tree of South America yields a saccharine, nutritious milky juice. Tough stereome fibers are characteristic features in many of these plants and furnish the hemp derived from the Cannabis, and in Japan paper is manufactured from the fibers of the paper. 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 Curtis, Carlton Clarence, 1864-1945. New York, H. Holt
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