This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1913 edition. Excerpt: ... Family Herbs with fleshy leaves; sepals 3-5, petals 3-5, in some united at the base, stamens 3-10, pistils 3-5, separate as a rule, fruit a small follicle; flower apocarpous, apopetalous, hypogynous, regular. 1. Petals separate Sedum 2. Petals united at the very base a. Flower in 5's Cotyledon b. ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1913 edition. Excerpt: ... Family Herbs with fleshy leaves; sepals 3-5, petals 3-5, in some united at the base, stamens 3-10, pistils 3-5, separate as a rule, fruit a small follicle; flower apocarpous, apopetalous, hypogynous, regular. 1. Petals separate Sedum 2. Petals united at the very base a. Flower in 5's Cotyledon b. Flower in 4's Bryophyllum Sedum--Stonecrop (Lat. sedeo, to sit, from the habit of growing on walls and rocks) 1. Creeping; leaves 4-6 mm. long; flowers yellow.9. acre: wall pepper 2. Erect; leaves 2-5 cm. long; flowers pink to white 5. teliphium: live-for ever Cotyledon--Cotyledon (Or. kotyledon, cup, from the form of the corolla) Leaves basal, wedge-shaped, glaucous; flowers red C. orbiculata Bryophvllum--Bryophyllum (Gr. bryon, bud, phyllon, leaf, from'the buds which form on the leaf) Leaves ovate, simple or ternate; flowers large, greenish, hanging 2f. calycinum Hamamelidaceae--Witch-Hazel Family Shrubs or trees, with simple alternate leaves; sepals 4, petals 4, stamens 8, 4 more or less imperfect, ovary 2-celled, styles 2, fruit a capsule; flower syncarpous, apopetalous, hypogynous, regular. Hamamelis--Witch Hazel (Gr. hamamelis, a kind of tree) Tall shrub with obovate leaves; flowers yellow, appearing in autumn just before leaf-fall //. virginica Sapindales Maple Order Sapindaceae--Soapberry Family Woody plants or climbing herbs, mostly with compound leaves; in the following genus, the sepals are 4, petals 4, stamens 8, ovary 3-celled, styles 3, fruit a bladdery 3-lobed pod; flower syncarpous, apopetalous, hypogynous, nearly regular. Cardiospermum--Balloon-Vine, Heart-Seed (Or. kardia, heart, sperma, seed, from the heart-shaped seed scale) Leaves 2-ternate, alternate; flower clusters with hook-like tendrils; flowers white; seed with a...
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Add this copy of Guide to the Autumn Flowers of Minnesota, Field and to cart. $53.62, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2016 by Palala Press.
Add this copy of Guide to the Autumn Flowers of Minnesota, Field and to cart. $54.95, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2016 by Wentworth Press.