. Botany for high schools and colleges. Botany. Fig. 416. Fia. 411 Pig. 418. Fig. 416.—Flower of Lamium, side view. Fig. 417.—Vertical section of flower. Magnified. Fig. 418.—Diiigram of flower. Besides the several South American species of Ve7^bena in common cul- tivation, the so-called Lemon Verbena {Lippia citroidora) from Chili, and the species of Lantana from tropical America, there are to be found in conservatories many showy species of Glerodendron, from Asia. Q'eetona grandis, the Teak Tree of India, is a gigantic tree whose yellowish durable wood is much used in ship-building. It is s
. Botany for high schools and colleges. Botany. Fig. 416. Fia. 411 Pig. 418. Fig. 416.—Flower of Lamium, side view. Fig. 417.—Vertical section of flower. Magnified. Fig. 418.—Diiigram of flower. Besides the several South American species of Ve7^bena in common cul- tivation, the so-called Lemon Verbena {Lippia citroidora) from Chili, and the species of Lantana from tropical America, there are to be found in conservatories many showy species of Glerodendron, from Asia. Q'eetona grandis, the Teak Tree of India, is a gigantic tree whose yellowish durable wood is much used in ship-building. It is said to resist the attacks of Limnoria terebrans when exposed in sea-water. Vitex Uttoralis, of New Zealand, and other species, growing in the Indo-Australian region, are large and valuable timber trees. Order Myoporinese.—Mostly Australian shrubs, of no value. 581.—Cohort Xm. Personales. Plants with zygomor- phic flowers, superior ovaries, and dehiscent many-seeded 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 : H. Holt
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