. A textbook of botany for colleges and universities ... Botany. 628 ECOLOGY. Fig. 921. Fig. 922. Fig. 921. — The century plant (Agave amerwina) at the time of the rapid develop- ment of its gigantic inflorescence; note the growing flower-stalk with its large bracts and the rosette of stiff foliage leaves; Washington Park, Chicago, 111. — Photograph supplied by Fuller. Fig. 922. — The century plant {Agave amerkana), showing a fully developed inflores- cence; note that the leaves, deprived of their accumulated water and food by the growing inflorescence, have fallen back limp; the plant dies af
. A textbook of botany for colleges and universities ... Botany. 628 ECOLOGY. Fig. 921. Fig. 922. Fig. 921. — The century plant (Agave amerwina) at the time of the rapid develop- ment of its gigantic inflorescence; note the growing flower-stalk with its large bracts and the rosette of stiff foliage leaves; Washington Park, Chicago, 111. — Photograph supplied by Fuller. Fig. 922. — The century plant {Agave amerkana), showing a fully developed inflores- cence; note that the leaves, deprived of their accumulated water and food by the growing inflorescence, have fallen back limp; the plant dies after the ripening of the fruit; Wash- ington Park, Chicago, 111. (the same plant as in Fig. 921, two months later). — Photo- graph suppUed by 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 Coulter, John Merle, 1851-1928; Barnes, Charles Reid, 1858-1910, joint author; Cowles, Henry Chandler, 1869- joint author. New York, Cincinnati [etc] American book company
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