Identifier: nativeflowersfer02meeh (
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The native flowers and ferns of the United States in their botanical, horticultural and popular aspectsYear:
1879 (
1870s)Authors:
Meehan, Thomas, 1826-1901Subjects:
Wild flowers -- United States Ferns -- United StatesPublisher:
Boston : L. Prang and Co.Contributing Library:
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view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book.Text Appearing Before Image:owever, we may dare to criti-cise the artistic skill of Nature as regards the composition of thewhole plant, we can at least offer her our congratulations on hersuccess in the formation of each single flower, as shown in theground plan. Fig. 3. Here there is truly a beautiful harmonyof proportions in the stellate form ; and the little fringy margins,which produce so unsatisfactory an effect when we look at theinflorescence in its totality, are just what is required here togive perfection to the whole. The side view of the flower(Fig. 4) is also a very pretty model of artistic beauty. Explanation of thic Plate.— i. Lower portion of a flower-stem, with fibres and clusteredroot-leaves. — 2. Upper portion of flower-stem, with complete inlloresccncc. —3. Full-face view of a (lower. —4. Side view of a flower.— 5. Longitudinal section of calyxand ovary, showing the gynophcjro or stalk on wliich the pistil is raised, and the arrange-ment of the ovaries on the central placenta. r- 6.Text Appearing After Image: ' Note About Images Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.