. Botany for academies and colleges: consisting of plant development and structure from seaweed to clematis. Botany; 1889. Fig. 66.âFemale fls. of Oak {Quercua robur): A, entire fl.; B, vertical section. combed with pores, to insure the escape of the pollen. The Mistletoe was held in great reverence by the Druids ; they saw a mysterious emblem of immortality in this evergreen shrub living and producing its kind without touching the earth. It was especially prized when found on the Oak, their sacred tree. We know how beloved it is and has always been in festival, song, and story by Europeans an
. Botany for academies and colleges: consisting of plant development and structure from seaweed to clematis. Botany; 1889. Fig. 66.âFemale fls. of Oak {Quercua robur): A, entire fl.; B, vertical section. combed with pores, to insure the escape of the pollen. The Mistletoe was held in great reverence by the Druids ; they saw a mysterious emblem of immortality in this evergreen shrub living and producing its kind without touching the earth. It was especially prized when found on the Oak, their sacred tree. We know how beloved it is and has always been in festival, song, and story by Europeans and their descendants throughout the world. There are several genera. Among them is the noted Plame-tree or Pire-tree of Australia, with conspic- uous racemes of handsome yellow flowers which give it its name. It grows to the height of 30 feet, and is the only genus that is not a para- site. 94. The Oaks are here. They are apetalous; diclinous and monoe- cious ; the male flowers in cat- kins, the females solitary, or from 2 to 5, sessile in a common invo- lucre composed of many small bracts, and which is called a Ou- pule, or cup (Fig- 66). The calyx of the male flower is conspicuous. In the female it shows as a rim just below the styles and above the cup. The female flower has 3 styles; an ad- Fiq. 67.âEuropean Walnut (JngtaoB herent ovary regia); branches with ^ and 9 As- Nut â . fl â â + o ' with its fleshy epicarp removed. Half ai UTS I -i- ofu Kernel (one of the two fleshy cotv- \t''^V^7li i\^ tJ celled, each ledons). cell with 2 ovules; but one ovule outgrows the others, obliterates them, and completely fills the acorn shell (which is the pericarp), making it 1- celled and 1-seeded. 95. The Walnuts (Pig. 67) follow the Oalcs ; the male flowers in catkins, the females single or in pairs. 96. The Rqfflesia (Pig. 68), of Sumatra, is in this subdivision. This plant consists of the flower alone (which is 3 feet. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page
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