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SYSTEMATIC BOTANY. 



Fig. 894. 



Fig. 895. 



Fig. 898. 



Fig. 899. 



F/jr. 894. A portion of the stem of tlie common Milkwort (Pnlt/gala vul- 

 garis), with simi)le alternate exstiimlate leave.*; and irregular 

 flowers. Fig. 89.5. Diagram of the flower of the above plant, s. Se- 

 pals. ps,ps,ps. Posterior and anterior large petals. ]}r, pr. Lateral 



petals, e. Stamens, c. Carpels. Fig. 896. Gynoeoinm of the above. 



oy, Ovar.v. styl. Style, st i g. Si\gma. Fig. »97. Fruit with one cell 



opened, per. Pericarp, gr. Seed. r. Caruncula, Fig. 898. Section 



of seed. te. Testa, ar. Caruncula. al. Albumen, pi. Embryo. 



Fig. 899. Androecium of the same, with one-celled anthers dehiscing 

 at their apex. 



coherent, of which 1, forming the keel, is larger than the rest, 

 and placed at the anterior part of the flower ; the keel is either 

 naked, crested (fig. 894), or 3-lobed ; the other 2 petals are 

 posterior, and alternate with the wings and posterior sepal of 



