. A manual of botany. Botany. MORPHOLOGY OF EEPEODQCTIVE ORGANS 159 Several varieties of regular and irregular polypetalous corollas occur. A. Begular Polypetalous Corollas.—Of these there are three characteristic forms, viz. the cruciform or cruciate; the caryo- phyllaceous ; and the rosaceous. 1. Cruciform or '-'Vhis corolla gives the name to the natural order CrucifercB ; but it also occurs elsewhere. It consists of four petals, usually with claws, as in the Wallflower and Stock; but sometimes without claws, as in the Celandine, and the whole arranged in the form of a cross. 2. Ca
. A manual of botany. Botany. MORPHOLOGY OF EEPEODQCTIVE ORGANS 159 Several varieties of regular and irregular polypetalous corollas occur. A. Begular Polypetalous Corollas.—Of these there are three characteristic forms, viz. the cruciform or cruciate; the caryo- phyllaceous ; and the rosaceous. 1. Cruciform or '-'Vhis corolla gives the name to the natural order CrucifercB ; but it also occurs elsewhere. It consists of four petals, usually with claws, as in the Wallflower and Stock; but sometimes without claws, as in the Celandine, and the whole arranged in the form of a cross. 2. CaryopliyllaceoiM.—This consists of five petals, with long cla^Ys enclosed in the tube of the calyx, and with their limbs commonly placed at right angles to the claws, as in the Cam- pion, Single Pink {figs. 300 and 301), and Carnation. 3. Rosaceous.—This is composed of five petals, which are sessile or have very short olaiws. They are concave above, and spread regularly outwards, as in the Strawberry (fig. 267) and Single Rose {fig. 302). FlC4. 303. FiGf. 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 Green, J. Reynolds (Joseph Reynolds), 1848-1914. London, J. & A. Churchill
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