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Field and Woodland Plants · William S. Furneaux — chapter 5 of 87 · ~135 words · public domain

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1. Red Valerian

2. Narrow-leaved Flax

3. Tufted Horse-shoe Vetch

4. Spiked Speedwell

5. Pasque Flower

6. Bee Orchis

7. Yellow Oat Grass

Erratum.--On Plate VI, for 'Spring Rest Harrow' read 'Spiny Rest Harrow.'

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

GENERAL CHARACTERS OF PLANTS

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Forms of Roots 2

Running underground stem of Solomon's Seal 4

Arrangement of Leaves 5

Leaf of Pansy with two large Stipules 5

Margins of Leaves 6

Various Forms of Simple Leaves 7

Forms of Compound Leaves 7

Forms of Inflorescence 8

Longitudinal Section through the flower of the Buttercup 10

Inferior and Superior Ovary 11

Unisexual Flowers of the Nettle 11

Dehiscent Fruits 12

THE POLLINATION AND FERTILISATION OF FLOWERS

Pollen Cells throwing out their Tubes 25

CLIMBING PLANTS

Prickles of the Wild Rose 31

Ivy, showing the Rootlets or Suckers 32

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