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Page 11
... racemes or panicles Flowers solitary . 6. Petals as large as the sepals ; all the stamens perfect ; styles long the sepals , and gradually passing into the stamens . Thalictrum . Anemone . 7. Petals ( if present ) much smaller than 8 ...
... racemes or panicles Flowers solitary . 6. Petals as large as the sepals ; all the stamens perfect ; styles long the sepals , and gradually passing into the stamens . Thalictrum . Anemone . 7. Petals ( if present ) much smaller than 8 ...
Page 12
... racemes ; stem simple , nearly leafless . Flowers panicled . 2. T. flavum . Common M. Panicle compact ; flowers erect . 3. T. minus . Lesser M. Panicle diffuse ; flowers mostly drooping ; stem zigzag ; " folia sexpartitæ . " majus . GEN ...
... racemes ; stem simple , nearly leafless . Flowers panicled . 2. T. flavum . Common M. Panicle compact ; flowers erect . 3. T. minus . Lesser M. Panicle diffuse ; flowers mostly drooping ; stem zigzag ; " folia sexpartitæ . " majus . GEN ...
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... racemes . Dwarf shrubs . 4. H. vulgare . Common R. Flowers yellow ; leaves not hoary . 5. H. polifolium . White R. Flowers white ; leaves hoary . VII . PAPAVERACEÆ . A. Ovary long and pod - shaped ; ( juice yellow ) . 1. Capsule 2 ...
... racemes . Dwarf shrubs . 4. H. vulgare . Common R. Flowers yellow ; leaves not hoary . 5. H. polifolium . White R. Flowers white ; leaves hoary . VII . PAPAVERACEÆ . A. Ovary long and pod - shaped ; ( juice yellow ) . 1. Capsule 2 ...
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... racemes ; plant very bitter . GEN . X. SENEBIERA . WORT - CRESS . 1. S. Coronopus . Common W. , Swine's - cress . Style promi- nent ; pod undivided . Coronopus Ruellii . 2. S. didyma . Lesser W. Pod notched ; style very short . Lepidium ...
... racemes ; plant very bitter . GEN . X. SENEBIERA . WORT - CRESS . 1. S. Coronopus . Common W. , Swine's - cress . Style promi- nent ; pod undivided . Coronopus Ruellii . 2. S. didyma . Lesser W. Pod notched ; style very short . Lepidium ...
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... racemes . • Convolvulus . dumetorum . Fagopyrum . Fruit smooth , longer than the perianth . 8. Leaves crowded ; stipules as long as the internodes 9. Leaves distant ; stipules much shorter than the internodes . . maritimum . Roberti ...
... racemes . • Convolvulus . dumetorum . Fagopyrum . Fruit smooth , longer than the perianth . 8. Leaves crowded ; stipules as long as the internodes 9. Leaves distant ; stipules much shorter than the internodes . . maritimum . Roberti ...
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