Wayside Weeds, Or, Botanical Lessons From the Lanes And Hedgerows : With a Chapter On Classification
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at the base by their filp,ments^ and Sur- Pia»33;— PodcrlJeiamsdf cpnanbnSroonii. a, legume; i, persistent calyS; c, remains of stamens; i2,. remains of stigmat roundj. as. it .were^ the pistil which in the broom (Fig. 32) has a peculiar curve. This pistil enlarges, into the -seed-pod or legume (Fig, 33), and from this ■WAYSIDE WEKDS; 41 "form of seediTessel the whole of these Vetch and pea • plants have taken theii' family name of Legu- minoua Plants; albeit they have another name, taken from ...the fancied resemblance of some of the •pea-blossoms to a butterfly, and hence they are sometimes called Papilionaceous Plants^ The pe- culiar form of these butterfly-like petals has pro- cured for them the names which are appended to the figure (Fig- 31). Tou can scarcely see one of these leguminous plants again without knowing its social status in the botanical world, and recognizing it as a member of a very important family — quite one of the most so in Flora's kingdom. Most im- portant to man, seeing that from it he draws such a number of articles which are almost indispensable to his comfortable existence.
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