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OTHER FLOWERING PLANTS 



Figure 348. — Wild Columbine. 



Figure 349. — Stamens and 

 Pistils of Rose. 



of the characteristics of 

 the crowfoot family. 

 The leaves are commonly 

 dissected ; the petals, 

 sepals, and pistil are all 

 disconnected. The juice 

 of the buttercup is color- 

 less and is biting to the 

 taste. 



Mustard Family. — 

 Garden vegetables such 

 as the turnip, radish, 

 cabbage, horse-radish, 

 and mustard belong to 

 this family. All have 

 regular flowers consist- 

 ing of four sepals, four 

 petals, and six stamens. 

 The corolla is in the 

 form of a Greek cross. 

 These plants have a 

 pungent, watery juice 

 which is non-poisonous. The 

 fruit is a kind of pod called a 

 silique. 



Rose Family. — The flowers 

 are regular with the calyx usually 

 of five sepals and the corolla of 

 five petals. The leaves are 

 alternate and usually serrate on 

 the edge. The rose family is as 

 important in furnishing the 

 luxuries of our food as the grass 

 family is for the necessaries. To 



