. The natural history of plants, their forms, growth, reproduction, and distribution;. Botany. Fig. 437.—Parietales. 1 Bj'xa Orellana (Bixaoeje). lon- gitudinal section through a flower-bud which Is about to open. 2 Argemone Mexicana (Papaveracese). Longitudinal section through the ovary. (Magnified.) Alliance LV.—Malvales. Families: Malvacece, Sterculiacece, Tiliacece. Flowers actinomorphic, parts in whorls of 5. Sepals free or connate, often valvate in bud. Stamens various, often united. Carpels 3 to indefinite, united. Placentation axile; seeds with endosperm. The Malvaceae often possess an


. The natural history of plants, their forms, growth, reproduction, and distribution;. Botany. Fig. 437.—Parietales. 1 Bj'xa Orellana (Bixaoeje). lon- gitudinal section through a flower-bud which Is about to open. 2 Argemone Mexicana (Papaveracese). Longitudinal section through the ovary. (Magnified.) Alliance LV.—Malvales. Families: Malvacece, Sterculiacece, Tiliacece. Flowers actinomorphic, parts in whorls of 5. Sepals free or connate, often valvate in bud. Stamens various, often united. Carpels 3 to indefinite, united. Placentation axile; seeds with endosperm. The Malvaceae often possess an epi-calyx; fruit usually splitting into 1-seeded mericarps. They include the Mallows (Malva), Cotton-plants (Gossypium), Hollyhock (Althcea), &c. The Tiliaceee are represented by the Linden (Tilia), and the Sterculiaeeae include Theobroma Cacao, from which chocolate is derived. There are nearly 200 species in this 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 Kerner von Marilaun, Anton, 1831-1898; Oliver, F. W. (Francis Wall), 1864-1951; Busk, Marian (Balfour) Lady, 1861-1941; Macdonald, Mary Frances (Ewart); Kerner von Marilaun, Anton, 1831-1898. Pflanzenleben. English. New York, H. Holt and Company


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