. The Pharmaceutical era. L. Gregory, viz., that the sign for the pistil-late flower may be likened to a hand mirror, and as Fig. 77.—Diagram of a median zygomorphous flower ofOrchis. The letters have the same significance as in The X-shaped signs indicate the loss of stamens. Butone of the outer and two of the inner circle of stamens aredeveloped, and these are united. The stamens are furtherunited with the pistil. Fig. 78.—Diagram of an obliq\ie flower ofHorsechestnut. (-Esculus Hippocastanenm.) The lettershave the same significance as in Fig. 76. Januan
. The Pharmaceutical era. L. Gregory, viz., that the sign for the pistil-late flower may be likened to a hand mirror, and as Fig. 77.—Diagram of a median zygomorphous flower ofOrchis. The letters have the same significance as in The X-shaped signs indicate the loss of stamens. Butone of the outer and two of the inner circle of stamens aredeveloped, and these are united. The stamens are furtherunited with the pistil. Fig. 78.—Diagram of an obliq\ie flower ofHorsechestnut. (-Esculus Hippocastanenm.) The lettershave the same significance as in Fig. 76. Januan- 2-j, THE PHARMACEUTICAL ERA. 125 women are supposed to spend more of their time inthis way than im-ii, it might bo used to distinguish itfrom the staniinate sign. Besides tlie terms employed, Darwin distin-guislies plants further, as follows: Polygamous when the species liears both unisexual andbisexual fiowers. Glinodio-ciouf. when the species bears pistillate andbisexual iiowers on separate Androdifxcious, wbcn the si^ecies bears staminate andbisexual fiowers on separate plants. Oynomonacious, wlien the lx>ars pistillate andbisexual flowers on the same plant. Andromonixrlous, when the species bears staniinateand bisexual flowers on the same plant. Torus or Receptacle.—It the elements of a flower arenothing more than modified leaves it is apparent thatthere must be an internode between each two is not so easily made out by the naked eye, butbecomes almost as marked on cutting a section throughsome flowers as it was seen in the section of the bud ofblack oak (Pig. 21). that it was composed of successive
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