PAPILIONACEOUS FLOWERS 



139 



pea shape are said to be papil- 

 ionaceous (Latin papilio, a but- 

 terfly). 



277. Flowers of the pea and 

 its kind have a pecu- 

 liar arrangement of 

 stamens. The sta- 

 mens are 10, of which ' fn J 

 9 are united into a Cass S oweri 

 tub.- which incloses *^wtl 

 the pistil. The tenth k*H*ato. 

 stamen lies on tin- upper edge 

 of the pistil. The remains of 

 these stamens are seen in Fig. 

 190. The stamens are said to 

 be diadelphous (" in two brother- 

 hoods") when united into two 

 groups. Stamens in one group 



222. Papilionaceous flowers. - 

 Sweet pea. 



w on Id 

 be called 

 monadelphous, and this arrange- 

 ment occurs in some members of 

 the Leguminosae or pea family. 



278. MALLOW FLOWERS. The 

 flowers of the mallow family are 



well represented in single holly- 

 hocks (Figs. 206, 207) and in the 

 little plant (Fig. 224) known as 

 " cheeses." Tin- peculiar structure j! 

 is the column formed by the united 

 filaments, tin- inclosed stj Les, ami 

 the ring of ovaries at the bottom 

 of the style-tube. 

 5-merous. Count 

 They sit on the 



The uOWer is 234. Common mallow, a trailing 



plant to vi in'ii 1 he circle of 

 I In- OVarieS. frulta, '. givei ti"' uaxnei 



" .in-. .!<." itml " uhlrl button 



torus, out are piam 



