Fig. 199. Common flax (Linurri) : 

 A. entire flower, showing calyx 

 and corolla ; B, floral leaves re- 

 moved, showing stamens and 

 syncarpous p'stil ; C, a mature 

 Fig. 198. Flowers of elm (Vlmus) : A, branch capsule splitting open. —After 



bearing clusters of flowers and scaly buds ; Schimpeb. 



B, single flower, showing simple perianth 

 and stamens, being a staminate flower ; C, 



flower showing perianth, stamens, and the two divergent styles stigmatic on inner 

 surface, being a perfect flower; D, section through perfect flower, showing peri- 

 anth, stamens, and pistil with two loculi each with a single ovule. — After Engler. 



Fig. 200. A flower of peony, showing the four sets of floral organs: k, the sepals, to- 

 gether called the calyx; c, the petals, together called the corolla; a, the numerous 

 stamens; g, the two carpels, which contain the ovules.— After Strasburger. 



