The Treasury of Botany: A-KJohn Lindley, Thomas Moore |
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achenes Africa allied alternate anthers apex Asia axillary axils bark base bearing beautiful belonging berry bracts branches called calyx capsule carpels cells colour common name Composite family consisting containing corolla corymbs covered cultivated cymes distinguished drupe eight erect Europe feet high female ferns filaments five five-cleft five-parted fleshy florets flower-heads flowers four fronds fruit furnished gardens genera genus green growing habit hairs hairy herbaceous herbs inches long India Indies involucre known lance-shaped leaflets leaves limb linear lobes male margin natives natural order nearly numerous oblong one-celled opposite orchids ovary ovate ovules panicles pappus perennial perianth petals pinnate pods produced purple racemes resembling resin roots scales seeds segments sepals sessile short shrubs slender small genus smooth solitary sometimes South America species spikes spores stalked stamens stems stigma style terminal three-celled toothed tree tropical tube tubular two-celled umbels upper white flowers wood yellow flowers