A Practical Course in Botany With Especial Reference to Its Bearings On Agricu
A Practical Course in Botany With Especial Reference to Its Bearings On Agricu
Eliza Frances Andrews
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Now turn the flower over and sketch the inside, labeling the three large, petal-like expan- sions in the center, stigmas. Do you see any stamens ? Remove one of the sepals and look under the stigma; what do you find there ? Notice the little honey pockets at the foot of the stamen. Run the head of your pencil into them and see what would happen to the head of an insect probing for honey. Fig. 290. — Iris flower: sp, spathes ; s, sepals + p, petals = perianth. - Vertical section of iris flower: ...ov, ovules ; pi, placenta ; tu, tube of the perianth inclosing the style ; sta, stamen ; sti, stigma : o, ovary. (After Gray. ) Fig. 2 9 2 . — Vertical section of iris flower, with perianth removed, showing a stamen and three stig- mas: «/, stigmatic surface. Fig. 293. — Cross sec- tion of ovary of iris flower : c, c, carpels ; /, /, locules ; Oil, ovules ; pi, placenta. 206 PRACTICAL COURSE IN BOTANY Remove the perianth and sketch the remaining organs in profile, showing the position of the stamens.
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