. The essentials of botany. Botany. 264 BOTANY. tute of fibro-vascular bundles and with minute flowers of simple structure, may be contrasted with the Heaths, Com- posites, and Madderworts. The highest development, all things considered, is undoubtedly reached in the Compos- ites:, this is indicated by the number and variety of their tissues, the high differentiation of the epidermal structures, the aggregation of their flowers into heads, and these. Fig. 143.—Marsh-marigold (Caltha palustriB), with showy yellow perianth. often into secondary clusters; by the union of the parts of the flower;

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. The essentials of botany. Botany. 264 BOTANY. tute of fibro-vascular bundles and with minute flowers of simple structure, may be contrasted with the Heaths, Com- posites, and Madderworts. The highest development, all things considered, is undoubtedly reached in the Compos- ites:, this is indicated by the number and variety of their tissues, the high differentiation of the epidermal structures, the aggregation of their flowers into heads, and these. Fig. 143.—Marsh-marigold (Caltha palustriB), with showy yellow perianth. often into secondary clusters; by the union of the parts of the flower; by its inferior ovary with its single ovule; its well-developed embryo; as well as by many other things which we have not space to explain here. 536. As to the arrangement of the Dicotyledons, it is probable that a natural dispQgitioji of the orders would place the Choripetalse below the Gamopetalse, the latter ex-. 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 Bessey, Charles E. (Charles Edwin), 1845-1915. New York, Holt

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