FLOWER TYPES 



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may appear quite ditfereut, but an examination of the flowers 

 shows them to be very similar and belonging to one family 

 {Solenacew). The flowers of the potato, tomato and pepper are 

 very similar ; the flower of the tobacco is somewhat difi^erent, 



Fig. 57.— Sunflower head. Composite type of inflorescence. 



but has the same general characters ; the cultivated potato has 

 almost the power of producing fruit, but when the fruit is pro- 

 duced it is very similar to a small tomato ; the fruit of the tomato 

 is fleshy; the fruit of the pepper very similar but tending to 

 become leathery; the fruit of the tobacco is of the same char- 

 acter but tending to become papery in character. 



