B 



FIG. 199. Common flax (Linum) : 

 A, entire flower, showing calyx 

 and corolla ; B, floral leaves re- 

 moved, showing stamens and 

 syi.carpous p'stil ; C, a mature 

 FIG. 198. Flowers of elm (Ulmus): A, branch" capsule splitting open. After 



bearing clusters of flowers and scaly buds ; SCHIMPEK. 



B, single flower, showing simple perianth 

 and stamens, being a statnii ate flower ; C, 



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

 surface, being a perfect flower; Z>, 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. 



