THALAMIFLOR^. 



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Fig. 891. 



Fig. 892. 



Fig, 893. Fig. 894. 



Fig. 895. 



7. 896. 



/^i^. 891. A portion of the stem of the common Milkwort (.Polygala vulgaris), 



with simple, alternate, exstipulate leave8; and irregular flowers Fig- 892. 



Diagram of the flower of the ahove plant, s. Sepals, p s, p s, p s. Posterior 



and anterior large petals, pr, pr. Lateral petals e. Stamens, c. Carpels 



Fig. 893. Pistil of the above, ov. Ovary, sti/l. Style, stig. Stigma Fig. 



894. Fruit with one cell opened, per. Pericarp, gr. Seed. r. Aril or caruncula. 



Fig. 895. Section of seed. te. Testa, ar. Aril or caruncula. al. Albumen. 



pi. Embryo Fig. 896. Androecium of the same, with one-celled anthers 



dehiscing at their apex. 



almost every part of the globe. The individual genera are, 

 however, generally confined to particular regions, with the ex- 

 ception of the genus Polygala, which is very widely distributed, 

 being found in almost every description of station, and in both 

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