. The vegetable kingdom : or, The structure, classification, and uses of plants, illustrated upon the natural system. oned at the base ofthe florets, and calledpalese of the superior, closelyadhering to the ovary,and imdistinguishablefrom it ; its limb eitherwanting or membranous,divided into bristles, pa-lese, hairs, or feathers,and called pappus. Co-rolla monopetalous, su-perior, usually decidu-ous, either hgvdate orfunnel-shaped ; in thelatter case, 4- or 5-tooth-ed, with a valvate aesti-vation. Stamens equalin number to the teethof the corolla, and alter-nate with them ; t
. The vegetable kingdom : or, The structure, classification, and uses of plants, illustrated upon the natural system. oned at the base ofthe florets, and calledpalese of the superior, closelyadhering to the ovary,and imdistinguishablefrom it ; its limb eitherwanting or membranous,divided into bristles, pa-lese, hairs, or feathers,and called pappus. Co-rolla monopetalous, su-perior, usually decidu-ous, either hgvdate orfunnel-shaped ; in thelatter case, 4- or 5-tooth-ed, with a valvate aesti-vation. Stamens equalin number to the teethof the corolla, and alter-nate with them ; theanthers cohering into acylinder. Ovary inferior,1-celled, with a singleerect ovule ; style sim-ple ; stigmas 3, eitherdistinct or imited. Finiita small, indehiscent, drypericaip, crowTied withthe limb of the solitary, erect ;embryo with a taper in-feiior radicle; albumennone. This is one of the mostnatmal and extensivefamilies of the vegetablekingdom, at all timesrecognised by its inferior1-celled ovary, with anerect ovule, syngenesiousstamens, and capitateflowers. Calycers andTeazelworts, neighbom-. Fig. CCCCLXXIII Fig. CCCCLXXIII.—Centaurea Cyanus. 1. a floret; 2. the anthers; 3. perpendicular section ofyoung fruit; 4. ripe fruit; 5. floret of Taraxacum Dens Leonis. Campanales.] ASTERACE^. 03
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