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CHAPTER XXII 
THE MONOCOTYLEDONS 
This is a class of Angiosperms characterized by the following 
peculiarities: 
Fic. 359.—Morphology of the typical monocotyledonous plant. 4A, leaf, 
parallel-veined; B, portion of stem, showing irregular distribution of vascular 
bundles; C, ground plan of flower (the parts in 3’s); D, top view of flower; E, seed 
showing monocotyledonous embryo. (Gager.) 
(1) One cotyledon or seed leaf in the embryo, terminal in 
position. 
(2) Stems usually endogenous with closed collateral or 
concentric fibro-vascular bundles, which are scattered. , 
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