. A class-book of botany, designed for colleges, academies, and other seminaries ... Illustrated by a flora of the northern, middle, and western states; particularly of the United States north of the Capitol, lat. 38 3/4. Botany; Plants -- United States; Plants -- Canada. 48 THE FLOWER. into two irregular segments, called the upper and lower lip. If the lips be widely separate, they are said to be ringcnt {ringo, to grin). Ex. monkey-flower.' If the up})er and lower sides are pressed together,^^j^ersowa^e {persona, a mask) ; Ex. snap dragon.; If the upper lip is arched, it is termed the helmet
. A class-book of botany, designed for colleges, academies, and other seminaries ... Illustrated by a flora of the northern, middle, and western states; particularly of the United States north of the Capitol, lat. 38 3/4. Botany; Plants -- United States; Plants -- Canada. 48 THE FLOWER. into two irregular segments, called the upper and lower lip. If the lips be widely separate, they are said to be ringcnt {ringo, to grin). Ex. monkey-flower.' If the up})er and lower sides are pressed together,^^j^ersowa^e {persona, a mask) ; Ex. snap dragon.; If the upper lip is arched, it is termed the helmet or galea. Ex Lamiura. This form of the corolla almost universally char- acterizes the plants of the large and imj)ortant natural order FIG. 14. — Forms of corollas; 1, Campanula rotundifolia; 2, tobacco; 3, Convolvulus; 4, Veronica ; 5, sage ; 6, Gaullheria procumbens ; 7, Phlox; 8, cabbage ; 9, rose; 10, Lathyrus. 105. Several forms of polypetalous corollas have also re- ceived appropriate names, and are described as follows. The last only is in-egular. 1. Cruciform {crux, a cross), consisting of four petals spread- ing at right angles to each other.' Plants with this corolla con- stitute the large natural order Cruciferas, which corresponds to the 15th class in the artificial arrangement. Of this kind is the mustard (Sinapis). 2. Rosaceous, like the rose. A regular corolla, consisting of five or more petals, spreading horizontally, attached to the receptacle by very short claws. Ex. rose, 3. Liliaceous, hke the lily. The Perianth consists(of six parts, each gradually bending outv/ards in such a manner as to resem- ble the campanulatc. Ex. lily, tulip (Fig. 4).. 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 Wood, Alphonso, 1810-1881. Claremont, N. H. , Manufacturing Co. , S. Ide, ag
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