RF2BAED97–Black and white abstract closeup of a white lily flower's petals and filaments with very narrow depth of field.
RFGA4DXR–Small pink flower head caught in black and white, with a very narrow depth of field showing one small line in focus.
RMBHRWHK–Close up of dandelion weed with pollinating petals.
RFT61FN2–A picture shows Narrow-Leaved Arrowhead Plant. Leaves are narrow long-linear, grass-like leaves. Flowers are present with 3 petals, it has Pollain gra
RFAH0DE9–Medallion with radiating petals
RFT5YYTP–The Brassia Lanceana is a species of orchid. It flower Inflorescence with small floral bracts. Pollen is shown narrow and the flower petals are slende
RMRE2D6H–. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. GILL clioma. yu«. Gilia dianthoides. The Fenzlia of gardens. X.prfa Glc- GILL£NIA(a German |>iiYsi( 'ian of the seven- teenth century,Amoldns i-^ast American perennial herbs, with 3-fnliohit«- nearly sessile Ivs. and r> long white or rose-tinged narrow petals, which art- more or less unequal, 10-20 inc
RFT5N6E9–A picture shows White Margined Spurge Plant. It belongs to spurge family. Leaves are small, narrow, plain edges and flower has multiple petals, it is
RMPFYEPT–. Botany for young people and common schools. How plants grow, a simple introduction to structural botany. With a popular flora, or an arrangement and description of common plants, both wild and cultivated. Botany; Botany. 120 POPULAR FLORA. Flowers white, rather large: petals larger than the fugacious calyx. Stamens and narrow petals 8. The one-flowered scape and the 2-parted leaves rising separately from the ground. Fruit a many- seeded pod opening by a lid, {Jejfersimia) Twinleak Stamens 12 to 18: petals rounded, 6 to 9. Flowering stems 2-leaved at the top: leaves shield-shaped and several-
RF2BAED7N–Black and white abstract closeup of a white lily flower's bud with very narrow depth of field.
RMRDAARJ–. Botany for young people and common schools. How plants grow, a simple introduction to structural botany. With a popular flora, or an arrangement and description of common plants, both wild and cultivated. Botany; Botany. 120 POPULAR FLORA. Flowers white, rather large: petals larger than the fugacious calyx. Stamens and narrow petals 8. The one-flowered scape and the 2-parted leaves rising separately from the ground. Fruit a many- seeded pod opening by a lid, {Jejfersimia) Twinleak Stamens 12 to 18: petals rounded, 6 to 9. Flowering stems 2-leaved at the top: leaves shield-shaped and several-
RFT5N7N2–A picture of Bartlett pear flower. The flower's color is mostly white with five petals. Flower stalk is long and narrow, vintage line drawing or engra
RMPG2WCE–. The natural history of plants. Botany. 272 NATURAL HISTORY OF PLANTS. encloses an inferior ovary and is crowned with an epigynous disk, around which are inserted the calyx, the corolla, and the andrcecium. The calyx, short and superior, has from four to ten teeth with which alternate an equal number of narrow elongate valvate petals, finally reflexed or revolute. The epigynous stamens are the same in Alangmm dtcapetalum.. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustration
RFT61FC6–Leaves are narrow and pointed, three leaves attach on one center, and flowers have five petals. There are some bud growing on stems, vintage line draw
RFT5X8RN–Salver-Shaped flower are narrow at the base. Flowers have five petals. Flower inside structure like a star and petals heart shaped, vintage line drawi
RMRE0JD0–. Botany for young people and common schools : how plants grow : a simple introduction to structural botany : with a popular flora, or, an arrangement and description of common plants, both wild and cultivated . Botany; Botany. 120 POPULAR FLORA. Flowers white, rather large: petals larger than the fugacious calyx. Stamens and narrow petals 8. The one-flowered scape and the 2-parted leaves rising separately from the ground. Fruit a many- seeded pod opening by a lid, {Jeffersonia) TwiNLEAR Stamens 12 to 18: petals rounded, 6 to 9. Flowering stems 2-leaved at the top: leaves shield-shaped and sev
RMPG3RYE–. The elements of botany embracing organography, histology, vegetable physiology, systematic botany and economic botany ... together with a complete glossary of botanical terms. Botany. 48 OnOANOOBAPIir.. the Columbine have spurs. Sometimes there is orilj a gentle swelling or blunt, outward projection (as in Adlu- mia), which is denoted by the word saccate. Sometimes se- pals or petals are eared or crested; or they have, like the Pink, a projection (corona) at the point where the claw or narrow part of the petal joins with the spreading lobe or limb. 59. When there is no adhe- sion or growing
RFT5R7NM–A picture is showing Smaller Fringed Gentian, commonly known as Gentiana procera. It belongs to Gentian family, Gentianaceae. Its leaves are narrow, t
RMRJ2R29–. How plants grow [microform] : a simple introduction to structural botany : with a popular flora, or an arrangement and description of common plants, both wild and cultivated : illustrated by 500 wood engravings. Botany; Botanique. 120 FOPULAB FLOBA. Flowers white, rather lar.'^i petal* larger than the Aigaeious calyx. Stamens and narrow petals 8. The one-flowered scape and the 2>parted leaves rising separately from the ground. Fruit a many- seeded pod opening by a lid, (Ji^ersdma) Twimlzav. Stamens 12 to 18: petals rounded, 6 to 9. Flowering stems S-leaved at the top: leaves shield-shaped
RMPG3RYD–. The elements of botany embracing organography, histology, vegetable physiology, systematic botany and economic botany ... together with a complete glossary of botanical terms. Botany. the Columbine have spurs. Sometimes there is orilj a gentle swelling or blunt, outward projection (as in Adlu- mia), which is denoted by the word saccate. Sometimes se- pals or petals are eared or crested; or they have, like the Pink, a projection (corona) at the point where the claw or narrow part of the petal joins with the spreading lobe or limb. 59. When there is no adhe- sion or growing together of the cal
RMRE29H5–. Botany for young people and common schools. How plants grow, a simple introduction to structural botany. With a popular flora, or an arrangement and description of common plants, both wild and cultivated. Botany; Botany. 120 POPULAR FLORA. Flowers white, rather large: petals larger than the fugacious calyx. Stamens and narrow petals 8. The one-flowered scape and the 2-parted leaves rising separately from the ground. Fruit a many- seeded pod opening by a lid, (Jeffersdnia) Twinleaf. Stamens 12 to 18: petals rounded, 6 to 9. Flowering stems 2-leaved at the top; leaves shield-shaped and several
RMPG2WMJ–. The natural history of plants. Botany. Fig. 234. Male flower (|). Pig. 235. Longitudinal section of male flower. site the petals and not the sepals, and the anthers are introrse. The seeds are albuminous. In other respects the small group of An- drachnetB is very analogous to the sub-series Amanoem; it includes many under-shrubs growing in both worlds, especially in the tem- perate regions. The Porantheras' (fig. 234, 235), all natives of Australia, have the same floral symmetry as Andrachne; but their linear leaves are cricoid, and, in consequence, the cotyledons are narrow and thick, inste
RMRDRD63–. Familiar trees and their leaves . Trees. 28 FAMILIAR TREES AND THEIR LEAVES. narrow petals, have a strong and somewliat dis- agreeable odor ; they bloom in May and June. The height of the umbrella tree is from 30 to 40 feet; its branches are usually contorted, and after sprawl- ing out quite a distance from the trunk they turn up and grow nearly parallel with it. The bark is hght gray, smooth, but sometimes blistered. The tree is found in parks and gardens; it grows wild from New York southward, along the Allegliany Mountains, and attains its greatest size in the valleys extending from the w
RMPG2WWT–. The natural history of plants. Botany. LEOUMINOS^-PAPILIONACEJE. 213 coronanimi: imbricate in the bud. The petals form a papilionaceous corolla; the obovate or obcordate standard, reflexed on anthesis, tapers at the base, though seldom forming a distinct claw. The wings shorter than the standard, and sometimes very short, are obliquely- elongated, each supported on a short narrow claw, above which the base of the limb is produced into an auricle. The petals of the keel have also short claws, and are usually longer than the wings; the keel, obtuse at the apex, is curved or abruptly bent, and
RMRDJ1HX–. Botany for young people and common schools : how plants grow, a simple introduction to structural botany : with a popular flora, or an arrangement and description of common plants both wild and cultivated : illustrated by 500 wood engravings . Botany. 120 POPULAE FLORA. Flowers white, rather large: petals larger than the fiigkcious ealy*. Stamens and narrow petals 8. The one-flowered scape and the 2-parted leaves rising separately from the ground. Fruit a many- seeded pod opening by a lid, (Jefferidnia) Twinleaf. Stamens 12 to 18: petals rounded, 6 to 9. Flowering stems 2-leaved at the t»p:
RMPG1W77–. The natural history of plants. Botany. or peltate at the base, which is more or less prolonged below the point of insertion. The petals are inflexed and adnate at the summit, forming a salient ridge which divides into two lobes. They are shrubby or herbaceous plants, often covered with stellate hairs, with simple, dentate, lobed or ternisect leaves. The flowers are in irre- gularly compound umbels, with bracts sometimes wide and petaloid, more rarely reduced to a few or even a single flower. In Siebera, the sepals are nil or narrow, subulate; the petals, concave, imbricate, equal or nearly s
RMRJ5PBJ–. How plants grow [microform] : a simple introduction to structural botany with a popular flora, or an arrangement and description of common plants, both wild and cultivated. Botany; Ferns; Botanique; Fougères. mmm^m 124 POrULAU FLOKA. i! Flowers white, ratlicr larye: petalM larger thiiii the fugacious calyx. Stamens and narrow petals 8. The one,fli)were«l scape and the a-jmrted leave* rising' separately from the ground. Fruit a many-seeded 1 od opening hy a lid, {J>fcry<)iiia) TwiNLEAF". Stamens 12 to 18 ; petals rounded, ^ to 9. Flowering stems 2-leaved at tlie top ; leaves shield
RMPG4AGD–. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. 238 CANNA CANNA in a terminal raceme or panicle, very irregular : capsule 3-loculecl and several-many-seeded (p, Fig. 346); sepals, s, 3 and small and usually green ; petals 3, ccc, mostly narrow and pointed, green or colored ; style single and long, e; the stamens are represented by petal-like, ob- lanceolate
RM2AX54EG–The elements of botany for beginners and for schools . 116 IIT for all other flattened parts as well, such as petals; so that they make up aI great part of the descriptive language of Botany. It vrill be a good exer-cise for young students to look up leaves answering to these names anddefinitions. Beginning witli the narrower and proceeding to the broadestforms, a leaf is said to be Linear (Tig. 115), when narrow, several times longer than wide, and ofthe same breadth throughout. Lanceolate, or Lance-shaped, when conspicuously longer than wide, andtapering upwards (Fig. 116), or both upwards a
RMPG2901–. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. 411. Cercis Canadensis (X/^). wood: calyx 5-toothed, red: petals nearly equal, the up- permost somewhat smaller : pod compressed, narrow- oblong, narrow-winged on the ventrical suture, many- seeded. Seven species in N. America, and from S. Europe to Japan. Very ornamental trees or shrubs, with hand- some, disti
RM2AX3WJ8–The elements of botany for beginners and for schools . mplete grada-tions not only betweensepals and petals, butbetween petals and stamens. The sepals of our Water-Lily are green out-side, but white and petal-like on the inside; the petals, in many rows,gradually grow narrower towards the centre of the flower; some of theseare tipped with a trace of a yellowanther, but sliE are petals; thenext are more contracted and sta-men-like, but with a flat petal-likefilament; and a further narrow-ing of this completes the genuinestamen. 247. Pistils and stamens nowand then change into each other insome
RMPG2G19–. Trees and shrubs : an abridgment of the Arboretum et fruticetum britannicum : containing the hardy trees and schrubs of Britain, native and foreign, scientifically and popularly described : with their propagation, culture and uses and engravings of nearly all the species. Trees; Shrubs; Forests and forestry. VIII. cistacejE: helia nthemum. 59. tals narrow, lanceolate, jagged. (Don's Mill.) A procumbent, sub-ever- . green, suffruticose, undershrub. Britain, in Surrey, near Croydon. Height 6 in. to 1 ft. Flowers yellow, with the petals distinct, and the calyxes pilose ; July to October. » 3.
RM2CDCWPE–. The dahlia; a practical treatise on its habits, characteristics, cultivation and history . n early, free and continuous bloomer on long stems. Signal—Rich red, of perfect form. Snowden A beautiful pure white, of largest size, borne on long, slender stems. Splendour—Very fine rich crimson. Stability Large and fine; color clear carmine rose, distinct. Standard Bearer—Bright, clear scarlet; very profuse. Stormer Very large, deep scarlet; long, narrow, pointed petals. Striped Kriemhilde—A striped sport of Kriemhilde. Color white, striped pink. Success Clear yellow; free on long stems. Sunset Yel
RMPG2G15–. Trees and shrubs : an abridgment of the Arboretum et fruticetum britannicum : containing the hardy trees and schrubs of Britain, native and foreign, scientifically and popularly described : with their propagation, culture and uses and engravings of nearly all the species. Trees; Shrubs; Forests and forestry. tals narrow, lanceolate, jagged. (Don's Mill.) A procumbent, sub-ever- . green, suffruticose, undershrub. Britain, in Surrey, near Croydon. Height 6 in. to 1 ft. Flowers yellow, with the petals distinct, and the calyxes pilose ; July to October. » 3. H. (v.) SERPYLLiFo^LiuM Mill. The Wi
RM2CDCWW3–. The dahlia; a practical treatise on its habits, characteristics, cultivation and history . delicate shell pink, sport of Kriemhilde. Phoenix Rich cardinal red with carmine markings; large and fine. Pink Pearl—Soft rosy pink; an early and profuse bloomer. Pius X A superb snow white; a strong grower and free bloomer. Prima Donna.—Large creamy white, with long slender petals. Primrose Queen—A splendid flower with long, narrow, incurved petals; clear primrose yellow. Prince of Yellows—Soft, golden yellow; very profuse bloomer. Regularity—Bronzy yellow at base, shading to rich red; with long, nar
RMPG1WJ8–. The natural history of plants. Botany. 370 NATURAL HISTORY OP PLANTS. in a sort of spoon-shaped bowl on which is inserte'd one of the pieces of the calyx, the smallest of all,^ whilst the four other sepals, ante- terior and lateral, are more developed. All are quincuncially im- bricate in the bud. With .them alternate four or five petals (the anterior may be wanting,^) like narrow fleshy tongues, more or less Melianthus major.. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illust
RM2CDCWW8–. The dahlia; a practical treatise on its habits, characteristics, cultivation and history . GREAT WHITE CACTUS DAHLIA, MRS. D, FLEMING THE DAHLIA. 63;. SNOW WHITE CACTUS DAHLIA, SNOWDEN Rosy Morn Bright carmine rose, tinting lighter toward the base of the petals. Satisfaction Soft pink, with long, narrow, incurved petals. Sequoia—Large golden bronze; fine form, on long, stiff stems. Sherlock Bright orange cinnamon; an early, free and continuous bloomer on long stems. Signal—Rich red, of perfect form. Snowden A beautiful pure white, of largest size, borne on long, slender stems. Splendour—Very
RMPG2WM2–. The natural history of plants. Botany. EUPHORBIAOE/E. 145 Tke petals disappear in Caletia (fig. 236-239), the type of a parti- cular sub-series of wMch. the genera, all Australian, have the ericoid foliage and narrow cotyledons of For anther a ^ but the petaloid calyx is constructed on the repeated ternary type, the same as the androceum OttUtia mierantheoirhs.. 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 work.. Baillon, Hen
RM2CDCWX7–. The dahlia; a practical treatise on its habits, characteristics, cultivation and history . endid form with long stiff stems; color rich bronze yellow. lolanthe.—Deep coral red, tipped gold; a large, well-formed flower with long stiff stems. J. B. Briant Rich yellow, of immense size. Petals long, narrow and beautifully incurved. J. B. Fry Primrose yellow, shading to delicate lilac rose at tips. J. B. Biding Golden yellow, shaded darker. J H Jackson Very large; rich velvety maroon. Johannesburg—Immense size; deep yellow, with bronze shading; a free bloomer. John Wtoolman.—Scariet, shaded rose;
RMPG1J1K–. A manual of weeds : with descriptions of all the most pernicious and troublesome plants in the United States and Canada, their habits of growth and distribution, with methods of control . Weeds. 210 MOSACEAE (ROSE FAMILY") above, sparsely hairy beneath, with slender petioles. Flowers solitary in the axils, on long slender, wiry peduncles, golden yellow, about a half-inch broad, the five petals broadly obovate, longer than the pointed calyx-lobes and ^e narrow bractlets. Achenes small, smooth, scattered by the nodding of the wiry flower-stalks. (Fig. 151.) Means of control Cultivation, l
RMRDG3T1–. The natural history of plants. Botany. 272 NATURAL HISTORY OF PLANTS. encloses an inferior ovary and is crowned with an epigynous disk, around which are inserted the calyx, the corolla, and the andrcecium. The calyx, short and superior, has from four to ten teeth with which alternate an equal number of narrow elongate valvate petals, finally reflexed or revolute. The epigynous stamens are the same in Alangmm dtcapetalum.. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustration
RMPG0HHB–. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. DIANTHUS DIANTHUS 477 by very narrow or even awl-like Ivs. Denmark to Portu- gal and Egypt. B.M. 1775, 2039.âVery variable. Little known in Amer. gardens. 3. capititus, Balb. Much like the last: plant glaucous, conspicuously pubescent, taller: petals purple-spotted. Siberia, Servia. i. cru^ntus, Grlseb. Cespito
RMRDXHK0–. Freaks and marvels of plant life; or, Curiosities of vegetation. Plant anatomy. MYSTIC PLANTS. 4" the deities, were fragrant. The manner in which they are held strengthens this probability, as there is no other reason why they should be brought into such close proximity to the nose. Savigny's blue water lily {Nymphcea ccerulea) has just the habit and the narrow acute petals of the lotos on the monu- ments. The white lotos was evidently Nymphcea lotus, which is common to India and Egypt Like others of its kindred, it is liable to variation, and there is a red variety, which some have cal
RMPG1W9M–. The natural history of plants. Botany. ONAGBARIACE^. 471 II. GAIJRA SERIES. Gaura ^ (fig. 440-442) most frequently has flowers with four parts; they are hermaphrodite. The receptacle has the form of a long narrow gourd lodging the ovary in its largest portion and prolonged above it in a narrow neck,'^ the upper opening "of which bears four Gaiira Lindheimeri.. Fig. 440. Inflorescence. Fig. 441. Flower. Fig. 442. Long. sect, of flower. membranous valvate sepals,* and the same number of sessile petals, imbricate or contorted in the bud. The stamens, inserted with the perianth, are double
RMRDPN96–. The orchid-grower's manual, containing descriptions of the best species and varieties of orchidaceous plants in cultivation ... Orchids. DENDROBIUM. 345 D. LEEANUM, O'Brien.âA distinct and handsome species introduced by Messrs. F. Sander & Co. along with B. Phalaenopds Schroderianum. The pseudo- biilbs measure as much as 3 feet, which produce the flowers at their tops; the sepals are white at the base and suffused with rose at the apical half; the petals are very- narrow, slightly twisted and rosy-crimson in colour; the lip, which is very open, is green in the throat with rosy-red lines
RMPG430J–. Diseases of plants induced by cryptogamic parasites : introduction to the study of pathogenic Fungi, slime-Fungi, bacteria, & Algae . Plant diseases; Parasitic plants; Fungi. EFFECT OF PARASITIC FUNGI ON THE FORM OF HOST-PLANT. 23 ranunculoides under the influence of Aecidium punctahim. In the simpler cases the floral leaves were narrow, elongated, and greenish, stamens were formed but not carpels; in more pro- nounced cases, the petals were only represented as small, simple,. Fig. 5.—Cherry tree in blossom, with three "witches' brooms" in foliage, (v. Tubeuf phot.) stalked, gr
RMRDGCET–. The natural history of plants. Botany. Fig. 234. Male flower (|). Pig. 235. Longitudinal section of male flower. site the petals and not the sepals, and the anthers are introrse. The seeds are albuminous. In other respects the small group of An- drachnetB is very analogous to the sub-series Amanoem; it includes many under-shrubs growing in both worlds, especially in the tem- perate regions. The Porantheras' (fig. 234, 235), all natives of Australia, have the same floral symmetry as Andrachne; but their linear leaves are cricoid, and, in consequence, the cotyledons are narrow and thick, inste
RMPG00CT–. Lessons in botany. Botany. CHAPTER XLII. DICOTYLEDONS (Continued). Topic V: Dicotyledons with distinct petals and hypogynous flowers. Order UrticiflorjE. 412. Lesson VI. The elm family (ulmacese).—The elm tree belongs to this family. The leaves of our American elm (Ulmus americana) are ovate, pointed, deeply serrate, and with an oblique base as shown in fig. 219. The narrow stipules. Fig. 219. Spray of leaves and flowers of the American elm ; at the left above is section of flower, next is winged seed (a samara). which are present when the leaves first come from the bud soon fall away. The f
RMRDJH7X–. The elements of botany embracing organography, histology, vegetable physiology, systematic botany and economic botany ... together with a complete glossary of botanical terms. Botany. 48 OnOANOOBAPIir.. the Columbine have spurs. Sometimes there is orilj a gentle swelling or blunt, outward projection (as in Adlu- mia), which is denoted by the word saccate. Sometimes se- pals or petals are eared or crested; or they have, like the Pink, a projection (corona) at the point where the claw or narrow part of the petal joins with the spreading lobe or limb. 59. When there is no adhe- sion or growing
RMPG4310–. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. ciliate nor prominently hairy, purple-spotted at the center. Desert spe- cies of S. Calif. B.M. 7264. — Brilliant and desirable, but difficult to grow. 21. liiteus, Dougl. St. 1-10-fld., bulb-bearing near the base : Ivs. very narrow : sepals narrow-lan- ceolate, with a brown spot; petals 2 in. or less long, yel
RMRDJH7N–. The elements of botany embracing organography, histology, vegetable physiology, systematic botany and economic botany ... together with a complete glossary of botanical terms. Botany. the Columbine have spurs. Sometimes there is orilj a gentle swelling or blunt, outward projection (as in Adlu- mia), which is denoted by the word saccate. Sometimes se- pals or petals are eared or crested; or they have, like the Pink, a projection (corona) at the point where the claw or narrow part of the petal joins with the spreading lobe or limb. 59. When there is no adhe- sion or growing together of the cal
RMPG1WE1–. The natural history of plants. Botany. Fig. 445. Flower with corolla removed (f). Fig. 448.. Eipe Carpel, longitudinal section. Fig. 447. Fruit. The two Chilian genera Dinemagonum and Dinemandra (fig. 443-448) are considered as genera intermediate between this series and the following, being represented by small sufErutesoent plants, with narrow leaves, having long-stipitate calycine glands, unequal petals, stamens only partially fertile : two or three in Dinemandra^ eight in Dinemagonum. The anthers are linear-oblong, and to the trilobed. Please note that these images are extracted from sca
RMRDGCPM–. The natural history of plants. Botany. LEOUMINOS^-PAPILIONACEJE. 213 coronanimi: imbricate in the bud. The petals form a papilionaceous corolla; the obovate or obcordate standard, reflexed on anthesis, tapers at the base, though seldom forming a distinct claw. The wings shorter than the standard, and sometimes very short, are obliquely- elongated, each supported on a short narrow claw, above which the base of the limb is produced into an auricle. The petals of the keel have also short claws, and are usually longer than the wings; the keel, obtuse at the apex, is curved or abruptly bent, and
RMPG2WTB–. The natural history of plants. Botany. 130 NATURAL HISTORY OF PLANTS. In tlie male flower, it bears first a calyx of five (more rarely of four or six) sepals, free or tmited at the base, quiacuncially imbricated or valyate in prsefloration. The alternate petals are the same in Ci'oton Tiyliwii.. Fig. 196. Flower-tearing and fruit-tearing branch {). number, valvate or more or less imbricated in the bud, sometimes too narrow for their edges even to touch. Between the petals is seen an equal number of alternate glands (fig. 197), sometimes very small, or even quite disappearing. The androceum,
RMREN22F–. Our early wild flowers [microform] : a study of the herbaceous plants blooming in early spring in the northern states and Canada. Wild flowers; Botany; Fleurs sauvages; Botanique. VIOLET FAMILY If the type varies into varieties; one with upper petals long, narrow, and some' liat recurved, often bearded and less distinctly veined; another with broader leaves, loving woods and thickets, the white blossoms beard- less and veined. All are white, all stemless, and all most attractive and beautiful. The Primrose-Leaved Violet, Vidla primidce- folia, also a stemless species with the same range as
RMPG2X23–. The natural history of plants. Botany. Fig. 139. Diagram. Pl(J. 141. Wing. Fig. 142. Keel (!•). gamosepalous membranous, slightly gibbous below and posteriorly, and divided above into five narrow unequal lobes, becoming longer as they approach the back of the flower. In the bud the anterior lobe overlaps the two lateral, which in turn overlap the two posterior. These last are valvate by their posterior edges (fig. 139).^ The petals, free and alternating with the calyx lobes, together form what is termed a " papilionaceous" corolla. The posterior petal, unlike the rest (fig. 140), a
RMRD9WC3–. A manual of weeds : with descriptions of all the most pernicious and troublesome plants in the United States and Canada, their habits of growth and distribution, with methods of control . Weeds. 210 MOSACEAE (ROSE FAMILY") above, sparsely hairy beneath, with slender petioles. Flowers solitary in the axils, on long slender, wiry peduncles, golden yellow, about a half-inch broad, the five petals broadly obovate, longer than the pointed calyx-lobes and ^e narrow bractlets. Achenes small, smooth, scattered by the nodding of the wiry flower-stalks. (Fig. 151.) Means of control Cultivation, l
RMPG0G1X–. The botany of crop plants : a text and reference book. Botany, Economic. 324 BOTANY OF CROP PLANTS acteristic (Fig. 131). It is perfect and regular with four sepals, four petals, six stamens (two short and four long), and a two-celled ovary. The four sepals are entirely dis-. FlG. 132.—Common garden radish (Raphanus sativus). In flower, on right- and in fruit, on left. Note the characteristic racemose inflorescence with flowers at the apex and fruit at the base. tinct, but often overlapping; the two outer are narrow, and the two inner may be narrow also, but often are distinguished from the
RMRE1N4E–. The elements of botany embracing organography, histology, vegetable physiology, systematic botany and economic botany ... together with a complete glossary of botanical terms. Botany. Peiu-n. the Columbine have spurs. Sometimes there is only a gentle swelling or blunt, outward projection (as in Adlu- mia), which is denoted by the word saccate. Sometimes se- pals or petals are eared or crested; or they have, like the Pink, a projection (corona) at the point where the claio or narrow part of the petal joins â with the spreading lobe or limb. 109 jg. When there is no adhe- sion or growing toget
RMPG2WT0–. The natural history of plants. Botany. Fig. 197. Diagram of male Fig. 198. Long. sect, of female flower (f). Fig. 199. Diagram of flower. female flower.. Fig. 201. Fruit. Fig. 200. Long. sect, of flower (4). Fig. 202. Seed. looking outwards before anthesis, on account of the incurvation of the filament. In the female flower, the calyx, oftener valvate than imbricated, has sepals which may be from four or five to ten or a dozen. The petals, rarely as much developed as in the male flower and having the same form, are generally narrow, short, glanduliform and may even disappear altogether. They
RMRDHMCG–. A Manual of botany : being an introduction to the study of the structure, physiology, and classification of plants . Botany. GAMOPETALOUS COROLLAS. 205. of the Pink tribe (figs. 305, 314); the ahinaceous, where the claw is less narrow, and there are distinct spaces between the petals, as in some species of Chickweed; cruciform, having four petals, often un- guiculate, placed opposite in the form of a cross, as seen in Wall- flower (fig. 315), and in other plants called cruciferous (crux, a cross, and fero, I bear). Ieeegulae Polypetalous Ooeollas.—The most marked of these is the papilionaceo
RMPFXKKJ–. Indian trees : an account of trees, shrubs, woody climbers, bamboos, and palms indigenous or commonly cultivated in the British Indian Empire. Trees. 186 XXXIX. SAPINDACEiE [Allophylub short pedicels in small fascicles on narrow spiciforin axillary racemes, often paniculate, generally strigose. Sepals and petals nearly glabrous out- bide. Eipe carpels usually solitary, in. diam., ovoid, v ../^ ifk Common througliout the Western Peninsula. Assam, Klia&i hills, Cliittagong, Bur- ma Fl. May-July. An exceed- ingly variable plant. 2. A. concanicus, Eadlkofer. Konkan, Mira hill near Bomba
RMRE0238–. Field, forest and farm; things interesting to young nature-lovers, including some matters of moment to gardeners and fruit-growers. Natural history; Agriculture. THE BLOSSOM 145 separated into five narrow and pointed strips. The corolla we find to be composed of five pieces, five petals distinct from one another. On the contrary, in the blossom of the cam- panula the five petals of the corolla are joined at the edges and form a beautiful blue bell which looks as if made of one piece. The five large teeth that border the open- ing of the bell nevertheless show that the corolla is really compo
RMPG1HM8–. Plants of New Zealand . Botany. 19'2 PLANTS OF KKW ZEALAND Petals i or 5, verurved throush half their length back to the stem, pale-green inside. Sepals 5, very narrow, pale-green. Leaves hright green, coriaceous in the older stage, beautifully yeined on the under surface. Capsule 3-al'ed : valves of a brilliant orange colour on the inside. North Island chiefly. South Island : Pelorus Sound, and Titi Island. PI. Sept. Pittosporum cornifolinm, though possessed of fatlier iiiKig- nilicant flowers of a dull purple, has very showy seeds. These,,. Fi^. ^yl. Pittosporuiu cornitoliiun—Flower {^ n
RMRDCETK–. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. 411. Cercis Canadensis (X/^). wood: calyx 5-toothed, red: petals nearly equal, the up- permost somewhat smaller : pod compressed, narrow- oblong, narrow-winged on the ventrical suture, many- seeded. Seven species in N. America, and from S. Europe to Japan. Very ornamental trees or shrubs, with hand- some, disti
RMPFH83R–. Botanical and vegetation survey of Carter County, Montana, Bureau of Land Management-administered lands . Botany; Rare plants. ASTRAGALUS BARRII BARR'S MILKVETCH Barr's Milkvetch is a perennial that grows in low, dense mats. Leaves have 3 narrowly lance-shaped leaflets and are 1-4 cm long, densely covered with short white hairs. Stipules at the leaf bases are membranous. Purple or pinkish-purple flowers that are shaped like pea flowers are borne in a narrow, open, few-flowered inflorescence. The petals are 7-17 mm long. The calyx is 3-5 mm long and densely covered with long, white hairs. The
RMRE04GF–. Nature study and agriculture. Nature study; Agriculture. Scarlet Gaura high. The leaves are narrow and sUghtly toothed. The flowers are yellow and reveal their relationship to the pre- ceding species. 21. Scarlet Gaura. — Another member of the Evening Primrose family and having the same flower structure as the two preceding species. The flowers have a pleasant, spicy odor; they are rose-color, turning scarlet with age; their 4 petals are turned upward, and the 8 stamens and the long style are turned downward. The stems branch at the base and are 6 to 8 inches long; the flowers grow along the
RMRDFG5Y–. Trees and shrubs : an abridgment of the Arboretum et fruticetum britannicum : containing the hardy trees and schrubs of Britain, native and foreign, scientifically and popularly described : with their propagation, culture and uses and engravings of nearly all the species. Trees; Shrubs; Forests and forestry. tals narrow, lanceolate, jagged. (Don's Mill.) A procumbent, sub-ever- . green, suffruticose, undershrub. Britain, in Surrey, near Croydon. Height 6 in. to 1 ft. Flowers yellow, with the petals distinct, and the calyxes pilose ; July to October. » 3. H. (v.) SERPYLLiFo^LiuM Mill. The Wi
RMRDBTHA–. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. 238 CANNA CANNA in a terminal raceme or panicle, very irregular : capsule 3-loculecl and several-many-seeded (p, Fig. 346); sepals, s, 3 and small and usually green ; petals 3, ccc, mostly narrow and pointed, green or colored ; style single and long, e; the stamens are represented by petal-like, ob- lanceolate
RMRE04GM–. Nature study and agriculture. Nature study; Agriculture. SOME PRAIRIE FLOWERS 93. Scarlet Gaura high. The leaves are narrow and sUghtly toothed. The flowers are yellow and reveal their relationship to the pre- ceding species. 21. Scarlet Gaura. — Another member of the Evening Primrose family and having the same flower structure as the two preceding species. The flowers have a pleasant, spicy odor; they are rose-color, turning scarlet with age; their 4 petals are turned upward, and the 8 stamens and the long style are turned downward. The stems branch at the base and are 6 to 8 inches long; t
RMRDT5GW–. The orchid-grower's manual, containing descriptions of the best species and varieties of orchidaceous plants in cultivation ... Orchids. 268. orchid-geower's manual. C. INSIGNE HORSMANIANUNI, Hchh. f.â" The odd sopal is blunf, cuneatc^ oblong, and the upper part is quite white, the lower, like the remainder of the flower, has likewise the usual cplours; the lower sepals are narrow, oblong- ligulate, acute; the petals are directed forwards and are spreading at the top; the lip is very remarkable in having a beak in the middle of the mouth and rather low side-partitions" (H. G. Reich
RMRE39K9–. A practical course in botany, with especial reference to its bearings on agriculture, economics, and sanitation. Botany. which conceals the lower part of the flower. Remove the spathe and observe that the lower part of the perianth is united into a long, narrow tube, from the top of which the sepals and petals extend as long, curving lobes. 222. Arrangement of parts. — Sketch the out- side of the flower, labeling the ob- long, three-lobed enlargement at the base, ovary; the prolongation above it, tube of the -perianth; the three outer lobes with the broad sessile bases, sepals; the others, w
RMRDFG66–. Trees and shrubs : an abridgment of the Arboretum et fruticetum britannicum : containing the hardy trees and schrubs of Britain, native and foreign, scientifically and popularly described : with their propagation, culture and uses and engravings of nearly all the species. Trees; Shrubs; Forests and forestry. VIII. cistacejE: helia nthemum. 59. tals narrow, lanceolate, jagged. (Don's Mill.) A procumbent, sub-ever- . green, suffruticose, undershrub. Britain, in Surrey, near Croydon. Height 6 in. to 1 ft. Flowers yellow, with the petals distinct, and the calyxes pilose ; July to October. » 3.
RMRDG3B6–. The natural history of plants. Botany. 370 NATURAL HISTORY OP PLANTS. in a sort of spoon-shaped bowl on which is inserte'd one of the pieces of the calyx, the smallest of all,^ whilst the four other sepals, ante- terior and lateral, are more developed. All are quincuncially im- bricate in the bud. With .them alternate four or five petals (the anterior may be wanting,^) like narrow fleshy tongues, more or less Melianthus major.. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illust
RMRE2ACA–. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. 2375. Trillium erectum (Xli). Sporting forms are not uncommon. Sometimes forms occur with petiolate Iv.s. A.G. 1892 :206. T. gnnidiflo- rnm is the best and handsomest species for cultivation. 8. ovS,tum, Pursh. Much like T. grandifl07-um, but the petals narrowdanceolate or narrow ovate, the sepals usually nearl
RMRDHMBN–. A Manual of botany : being an introduction to the study of the structure, physiology, and classification of plants . Botany. of the Pink tribe (figs. 305, 314); the ahinaceous, where the claw is less narrow, and there are distinct spaces between the petals, as in some species of Chickweed; cruciform, having four petals, often un- guiculate, placed opposite in the form of a cross, as seen in Wall- flower (fig. 315), and in other plants called cruciferous (crux, a cross, and fero, I bear). Ieeegulae Polypetalous Ooeollas.—The most marked of these is the papilionaceous (fig. 316), in which ther
RMRE1N4M–. The elements of botany embracing organography, histology, vegetable physiology, systematic botany and economic botany ... together with a complete glossary of botanical terms. Botany. 48 OUGANOOBAPIIY.. Peiu-n. the Columbine have spurs. Sometimes there is only a gentle swelling or blunt, outward projection (as in Adlu- mia), which is denoted by the word saccate. Sometimes se- pals or petals are eared or crested; or they have, like the Pink, a projection (corona) at the point where the claio or narrow part of the petal joins â with the spreading lobe or limb. 109 jg. When there is no adhe- si
RMRDTB0G–. The orchid-grower's manual, containing descriptions of the best species and varieties of orchidaceous plants in cultivation ... Orchids. 764 okchid-geower's manual. Z. SEDENIl, Eclib.f.—A distinct and showy hybrid, between Z. inaxillarc and Z. Machayi, partaking in its growth most of the character of the last named or male parent. It has narrow lanceolate plaited leaves, and bold racemes of large showy flowers, of which the sepals and petals are deep purplish-brown, with a very narrow even border of pale green, and not barred or blotched as m the parents; the lip is broad roundish emarginate
RMRDJD20–. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions, from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia, and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102d meridian. Botany; Botany. 36. STYLOSANTHES Sw. Prodr. FI. Ind, Occ. 108. 1788. Perennial herbs, mainly with some villous or viscid pubescence, 3-foliolate leaves, and yellow terminal or axillary spicate or capitate flowers. Calyx deciduous, its tube narrow, its teeth membranous, the 4 upper ones more or less united. Petals and stamens inserted at or near the summit of the tube; standard
RMRDGPT4–. The natural history of plants. Botany. or peltate at the base, which is more or less prolonged below the point of insertion. The petals are inflexed and adnate at the summit, forming a salient ridge which divides into two lobes. They are shrubby or herbaceous plants, often covered with stellate hairs, with simple, dentate, lobed or ternisect leaves. The flowers are in irre- gularly compound umbels, with bracts sometimes wide and petaloid, more rarely reduced to a few or even a single flower. In Siebera, the sepals are nil or narrow, subulate; the petals, concave, imbricate, equal or nearly s
RMRDX5JA–. Wild flower families; the haunts, characters, and family relationships of the herbaceous wild flowers, with suggestions for their identification. Botany. VIOLET FAMILY 141 let in which the petals are not bearded at the base—the Bird's-foot Violet. The leaves are divided into many narrow lobes which give a resemblance to a bird's foot, whence the English name as well as the Latin one—Viola pedata. This species is so characteristic that it will be at. Photos^raph l>y A. H. VerriH bird's-foot violet once recognized from the picture. The only sorts with which it is likely to be confused are t
RMRDM9AH–. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions, from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia, and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102d meridian. Botany; Botany. 42 ALSINACEAE. Vol. II. A. pubera. A. tennesseensis. Petals shorter than the calyx ; lower leaves petioled. 4. A. media. Petals longer than the calyx, or as long ; lower leaves rarely petioled. Petals longer than the blunt sepals. Petals as long as the acute or acuminate sepals. Leaves narrow, linear, oblong, oblanceolate or spatulate. Flowers 7"-io"
RMRE39K4–. A practical course in botany, with especial reference to its bearings on agriculture, economics, and sanitation. Botany. which conceals the lower part of the flower. Remove the spathe and observe that the lower part of the perianth is united into a long, narrow tube, from the top of which the sepals and petals extend as long, curving lobes. 222. Arrangement of parts. — Sketch the out- side of the flower, labeling the ob- long, three-lobed enlargement at the base, ovary; the prolongation above it, tube of the -perianth; the three outer lobes with the broad sessile bases, sepals; the others, w
RMRDJBAK–. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions, from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia, and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102d meridian. Botany; Botany. 28. MUSINEON Raf. Journ. Phys. 91: 71. 1820. [Adorium Raf. Neog. 3. 1825.] [MusENiuM Nutt.; T. & G. Fl. N. A. i: 642. 1840.] Low perennial resiniferous herbs, branching or acaulescent, with pinnately decompound leaves, and compound umbels of yellow or white flowersi Involucre none. Bracts of the involucels few, narrow. Calyx-teeth ovate. Petals clawed, the
RMRDT5MB–. The orchid-grower's manual, containing descriptions of the best species and varieties of orchidaceous plants in cultivation ... Orchids. 220 ORCHID-GROfl'ER S MANUAL. C. ENSIFOLIUM ESTRIATUM, Lindl—This distinct variety was imported by us from Assam, and is worthy of cultivation on account of its sweet perfume. The flowers have narrow segments ; sepals green, lined with red; petals white, lined with purplie; lip white, mid-lacinia yellow, spotted with brown.—Assam. C. GIGAfilTEUM, Wallich.—Though not so handsome as some others, never- theless makes' a gpbd plant for winter blooming. It is a
RMRDGD0J–. The natural history of plants. Botany. Fig. 139. Diagram. Pl(J. 141. Wing. Fig. 142. Keel (!•). gamosepalous membranous, slightly gibbous below and posteriorly, and divided above into five narrow unequal lobes, becoming longer as they approach the back of the flower. In the bud the anterior lobe overlaps the two lateral, which in turn overlap the two posterior. These last are valvate by their posterior edges (fig. 139).^ The petals, free and alternating with the calyx lobes, together form what is termed a " papilionaceous" corolla. The posterior petal, unlike the rest (fig. 140), a
RMRDDWYH–. Diseases of plants induced by cryptogamic parasites : introduction to the study of pathogenic Fungi, slime-Fungi, bacteria, & Algae . Plant diseases; Parasitic plants; Fungi. EFFECT OF PARASITIC FUNGI ON THE FORM OF HOST-PLANT. 23 ranunculoides under the influence of Aecidium punctahim. In the simpler cases the floral leaves were narrow, elongated, and greenish, stamens were formed but not carpels; in more pro- nounced cases, the petals were only represented as small, simple,. Fig. 5.—Cherry tree in blossom, with three "witches' brooms" in foliage, (v. Tubeuf phot.) stalked, gr
RMRDJN1T–. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions, from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia, and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102d meridian. Botany; Botany. 4. CROTONOPSIS Michx. Fl. Bor. Am. 2: 185. 1803. Annual slender silvery-scurfy monoecious herbs with branched stems, narrow alternate or rarely opposite short-petioled leaves, the flowers in terminal and lateral clusters. Stami- nate flowers uppermost in the clusters, with an equally s-parted calyx, 5 petals and 5 inflexed stamens opposite the petals, the filam
RMREMRTC–. Elementary botany [microform]. Botany; Botanique. ^liL petals example, re honey- inally the h<: honey Li otjier : accord- corolla is â e.g. ANDRCECIUM. !'>g- Ss.-Part of a stamen with the top âr the anther cut off. possesses only two pollen-sacs-.,. Mallow and Ha.el The .,, two lobes of the anther are connected 1 v ! ./ continuation of the filament, which is teried ^ the.....,../.e..(..). The connective may ; a narrow, almost imper- â ^ H ceptible, continuation of the filament, so that the two halves of the anther are close together; or it may be wider, and thus cause the anther-lobes
RMRDD9K4–. Lessons in botany. Botany. CHAPTER XLII. DICOTYLEDONS (Continued). Topic V: Dicotyledons with distinct petals and hypogynous flowers. Order UrticiflorjE. 412. Lesson VI. The elm family (ulmacese).—The elm tree belongs to this family. The leaves of our American elm (Ulmus americana) are ovate, pointed, deeply serrate, and with an oblique base as shown in fig. 219. The narrow stipules. Fig. 219. Spray of leaves and flowers of the American elm ; at the left above is section of flower, next is winged seed (a samara). which are present when the leaves first come from the bud soon fall away. The f
RMRDG36X–. The natural history of plants. Botany. Fig. 445. Flower with corolla removed (f). Fig. 448.. Eipe Carpel, longitudinal section. Fig. 447. Fruit. The two Chilian genera Dinemagonum and Dinemandra (fig. 443-448) are considered as genera intermediate between this series and the following, being represented by small sufErutesoent plants, with narrow leaves, having long-stipitate calycine glands, unequal petals, stamens only partially fertile : two or three in Dinemandra^ eight in Dinemagonum. The anthers are linear-oblong, and to the trilobed. Please note that these images are extracted from sca
RMRDJN1W–. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions, from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia, and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102d meridian. Botany; Botany. 456 EUPHORBIACEAE. Vol. II.. 4. CROTONOPSIS Michx. Fl. Bor. Am. 2: 185. 1803. Annual slender silvery-scurfy monoecious herbs with branched stems, narrow alternate or rarely opposite short-petioled leaves, the flowers in terminal and lateral clusters. Stami- nate flowers uppermost in the clusters, with an equally s-parted calyx, 5 petals and 5 inflexed stamens o
RMRDY5DJ–. Botany of the living plant. Botany. 526 BOTANY OF THE LIVING PLANT Corolla, petals 4, gamopetalous, inferior, globose, with a narrow opening, tlirough which the capitate stigma projects. Androecium, stamens 4+4, free, hypogynous, with curved filaments; anthers dehiscing by two distal pores, which face dovnwards. From the base of each anther two divergent spurs project outwards to the inner surface of the coroUa. Gynoecium, carpels 4, syncarpous, superior, style elongated, with capitate stigma. Ovary with 4 locuH, ovules minute, numerous, on an enlarged axile placenta. Honey-disc round the b
RMRDJTDR–. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions, from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia, and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102d meridian. Botany; Botany. Genus 2. MUSTARD FAMILY. 153. 2. BERTEROA DC. Mem. Mus. Paris, 7 : 232. 1821. Annual or perennial herbs, stellate-pubescent or canescent, the leaves mostly narrow and entire, and the flowers white in terminal raceines. Petals 2-cleft. Filaments 2-toothed at the base. Silicles oblong or subglobose, somewhat compressed. Seeds several in each cell, winged. Cotyled
RMRDRB4Y–. Orchids: their culture and management. Orchids. AND THEIR AIANAGEMENT. 3/1 Odontoglossum. flowers 2in. across, with narrow, wavy sepals and petals, and a narrow, reflexed lip ; the colour is pure white, spotted with pale purple. Colombia, 1S71. It should be grown in the cool- house, where its flowers are developed in March and April. The pretty, graceful flowers have been likened to large spiders. O. Roezlii {Rchb. /.).—A synonym of Miltonia Roezlii. O. roseum {LiitdL).—A synonym of Cochlioda ?-osea.. Fig. 120. Flower of Oduntoglossuji triujiphans Lionel Crawshay (nat. size). O. Rossii (Lind
RMRDGCM2–. The natural history of plants. Botany. 130 NATURAL HISTORY OF PLANTS. In tlie male flower, it bears first a calyx of five (more rarely of four or six) sepals, free or tmited at the base, quiacuncially imbricated or valyate in prsefloration. The alternate petals are the same in Ci'oton Tiyliwii.. Fig. 196. Flower-tearing and fruit-tearing branch {). number, valvate or more or less imbricated in the bud, sometimes too narrow for their edges even to touch. Between the petals is seen an equal number of alternate glands (fig. 197), sometimes very small, or even quite disappearing. The androceum,
RMRDRBCE–. Orchids: their culture and management. Orchids. AXn THEIR MAXAGE.MEXT. 209 Dendrobium. narrow, 3in. long, deciduous, falling away before the blossoms are produced, usually in jNIay or June. The flowers are 2in. across ; the sepals and petals are soft creamy-white, tinged with pinlv, the latter being tipped with bright purple ; the lip is heart-shaped, white, margined with purple, with a rich orange blotch at the base, and bordered all round with a delicate lace- like frilling. The species is named in compliment to the sixth Duke of Devonshire, in whose gardens at Chatsworth it was first flow
RMRDJB1F–. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions, from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia, and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102d meridian. Botany; Botany. 656 AMMIACEAE. Vol. II. 47. SIUM [Tourn.] L. Sp. PI. 251. 1753. Perennial marsh herbs, with simply pinnate stem-leaves, the lower and basal ones often pinnatisected, and compound large umbels of white flowers. Involucre and involucels of numerous narrow bracts. Calyx-teeth minute. Petals inflexed at the apex. Stylopodium depressed. Styles short. Fruit ovate or
RMRE0TBD–. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. 872 L.ELIA L.ELIA the former rose-colored outside; midlobe of the labellum ovate, acute. Much like the type iu color. I.H. 15:569. Var. Russelli^na, Williams (L. RasselliiXtui, Hort.}. Fls. large ; sepals somewhnt narrow, white, suffused with lilac; petals broader, deeper lilac; labellum large, rose- lilac; thr
RMRDXKFM–. Familiar features of the roadside; the flowers, shrubs, birds, and insects. Natural history. 82 FAMILIAR FEATURES OF THE ROADSIDE. woods from l^ew England to PennBylvania, Michi- gan, Minnesota, and northward. The leaves are about two inches long, very white-woolly or velvety beneath, narrow, like willow leaves, and withoiit teetli, but strongly rolled at the edge. The flowers are small, white, and the little corollas have tive dis- tinct petals. They appear in May and June and sometimes continue through July. The shrub grows from one to five feet high. In olden times its astringent leaves w
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