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ANGIOSPERMS 



dodendrons and Heathers. 

 The Trailing Arbutus 

 (Epigaea), which is the 

 favorite spring flower 

 wherever it grows, and the 

 Madrona, one of the most 

 beautiful trees of the 

 Pacific coast, belong to this 

 family. 



Sweet Potato Family 

 (Convolvulaceae). The 

 plants of this family are 

 chiefly trailing or twining 

 herbs. Their flowers, as 



m those of the Morning Glory 



FIG. 440. A portion of a Tomato . J 



plant bearing flowers and fruits, and also illustrate, are often quite 

 a flower enlarged to show the structure showy. TJiey have five 

 of the flower. stamens, and their calyx 



and corolla are composed 

 of five parts (Fig. 438). 

 There is usually one pistil 

 with two or three locules 

 in the ovary. 



The Sweet Potato is of 

 considerable value for food 

 and is quite extensively 

 grown in a number of 

 states. A number of 

 plants of this family are 

 weeds, of which the Morn- 

 ing Glory (Ipomoea), Bind- 

 weeds, and Dodders (Fig. 

 439) are the chief ones. 

 The Morning Glory and 

 Bindweeds twine around 

 cultivated plants, cutting 

 off the light and often 



FIG. 441. A portion of a Jimson 

 Weed bearing flowers and fruit. Both 

 sepals and petals are joined most of their 



length. 



breaking them down. The 



Bindweeds are extremely hard to eradicate because of their 

 spreading roots and rootstocks which propagate the plants 



