THALAMIFLOfiiE. 



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Fig. 860. 



Fiq. 861. 



Fig. 866 



Fig. 860. Diagram of a Cruciferous flower Fig. 861. Portion of the flowering 



brand! of the Wallflower Fig. 862. Essential organs of the ^Taliaower {Chei- 



ranthus Cheiri). r. Receptacle or thalamus, gl. Glands, e, c. Tetradynamous 



stamens, sti. Stigma. Fig. 863. Siliqua of the Wallflower, v^ith one of the 



valves removed to show the replum, and the seeds attached by funiculi Fig. 



864. The silicula of Shepherd's Purse {Thlaspi Bursa Paston'a} io tlie act of 



dehiscing. Fig. 865. Silicula of the Scurvy-grass (Cochlear ia officiivalis') in the 



act of dehiscing. Fig. 866. The embryo oi Bunias or^ntalis Fig 86". The 



embryoof the Cabbage (B?-as5icaoferacea). J, Undivided. 2. Horizontal section. 

 r. Radicle, c Cotjiedona. 



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