. Elements of biology; a practical text-book correlating botany, zoology, and human physiology. Biology. An umbel of Head of clover. (5) Composite Head. — This inflorescence, so often mistaken for a single flower, is found only in the great Composite family, to which so many of our commonest flowers and weeds belong. The daisy, aster, golden-rod, and sunflower are examples of the Compositae. The composite head is well seen in an aster or the sunflower. This head has an outer circle of green parts. These parts look like sepals, but in reality are a whorl of bracts. Taken together the
. Elements of biology; a practical text-book correlating botany, zoology, and human physiology. Biology. An umbel of Head of clover. (5) Composite Head. — This inflorescence, so often mistaken for a single flower, is found only in the great Composite family, to which so many of our commonest flowers and weeds belong. The daisy, aster, golden-rod, and sunflower are examples of the Compositae. The composite head is well seen in an aster or the sunflower. This head has an outer circle of green parts. These parts look like sepals, but in reality are a whorl of bracts. Taken together they form an 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 Hunter, George William, 1873-1948. New York, American book company
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