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... pistil . But how am I to convince you that the pistil is really composed of united leaves ? It would not be easy to make this clear without reference to some other flower in which the pistil is of much simpler struc- ture than in the ...
... pistil . But how am I to convince you that the pistil is really composed of united leaves ? It would not be easy to make this clear without reference to some other flower in which the pistil is of much simpler struc- ture than in the ...
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... pistil , remains , corresponding to the pistil of the Orange . Cut across with a sharp knife in its thickest part , you find that it contains but a single cavity , and that the minute rudiments of the future seeds are arranged in a line ...
... pistil , remains , corresponding to the pistil of the Orange . Cut across with a sharp knife in its thickest part , you find that it contains but a single cavity , and that the minute rudiments of the future seeds are arranged in a line ...
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... pistil similar to that of the orange - flower . The main difference between the pistil of the Pea and that of the Orange is simply this that in the former the pistil consists of a single carpel , in the latter of a number of cohering ...
... pistil similar to that of the orange - flower . The main difference between the pistil of the Pea and that of the Orange is simply this that in the former the pistil consists of a single carpel , in the latter of a number of cohering ...
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... pistil remaining . The pistil here is passing into FRUIT . The style and stigma have withered up more or less , and probably fallen away altogether , leaving a scar on the top of the enlarged ovary , which has now become an orange ...
... pistil remaining . The pistil here is passing into FRUIT . The style and stigma have withered up more or less , and probably fallen away altogether , leaving a scar on the top of the enlarged ovary , which has now become an orange ...
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... pistil , is due to adhesion , parts of different whorls or series being concerned . The term suppression is used to denote the absence of parts in a flower which , from analogy , we might expect to find . Extended observation shows that ...
... pistil , is due to adhesion , parts of different whorls or series being concerned . The term suppression is used to denote the absence of parts in a flower which , from analogy , we might expect to find . Extended observation shows that ...
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Adhesion albumen alternate simple leaves anthers apocarpous axillary axils bracts branches called calyx carpels cells cloth coherent Cohesion coloured common consists Corolla corolla-lobes cotyledons Crown 8vo cultivated dehiscing Dicotyledons dioecious distinct Edition ELEMENTARY embryo entire leaves epigynous Epipetalous erect exalbuminous examined Family Fcap filaments florets flower-head Flowers regular foliage-leaves fruit Gamopetalous Gamophyllous Gamosepalous gardens genera genus glumes Hypogynous imbricate indefinite Indian species indusium inflorescence irregular leaf lobes minute Monadelphous Monocotyledons Natural Order numerous OBSERVE one-seeded opposite Orange Organ outer ovary Ovary inferior Ovary one-celled Ovary superior ovules panicles pedicel peduncle Pentandrous Perianth pericarp Perigynous petals petiole pinnate Pinnule Pistil placenta plants pollen Polypetalous Polysepalous racemes radicle receptacle regular flowers root Seeds solitary sepals sessile sheathing shrubs spikelets spikes sporanges Stamens stem stigma stipules structure Sub-type succulent Syncarpous terminal TREATISE Trees or shrubs tropical two-celled Type-species umbels unisexual usually valvate Vertical section Zinnia
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