Flora Scotica, or A description of Scottish plants : arranged both according to the artificial and natural methods ; in two parts / by William Jackson Hooker.

  • William Jackson Hooker
Date:
1821
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Credit: Flora Scotica, or A description of Scottish plants : arranged both according to the artificial and natural methods ; in two parts / by William Jackson Hooker. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by King’s College London. The original may be consulted at King’s College London.

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    1. R. Raphanistrum, leaves simply lyrate, pods of one cell jointed striated, p. 204. 2. R. marilimus, leaves interruptedly lyrate, pods of one cell jointed striated, p. 204. Order LXVI. FUMARIEiE. Decand. Cal. (braclece?) of two leaves. Petals (sepals P) 4, irregular, in two series, the upper one saccate at the base. Stamens definite, in two bundles, opposite the outer petals. Anthers turned outwards. Ovary 1, 1-celied, 1- or many-seeded. Style simple. Stigma horned. Fruit either a little 1-seeded drupe, or a 2- or many-seeded capsule. Seeds attached by their middle. Embryo very minute, in the base of a fleshy albumen. Radicle opposite the hilum. Herbs with climbing shoots and divided leaves. Flower? in spikes, 1. FUMARIA. Cal. small, of 2 leaves. Pet. 4, irregular, one of them gibbous at the base. Filaments 2, membranaceous, each bearing 3 anthers. * Capsule sphcerical, 1 -seeded. (Fumaria.) 1. F. officinalis, spike lax, stem branched spreading, leaves bi- pinnate, leaflets almost linear, p. 210.—Corn-Jields. 2. F. capreolata, spike lax, stem climbing by means of the ten- dril-like petioles, leaves triternate, leaflets obovato-cuneiform cut and lobed. p. 210.—Hedges. ** Caps, linear, 2- or more seeded. (Corydalis, Dec.) 3. F. claviculata, spikes lax, stern climbing pinnate, leaflets 3—5-partite, lobes ovato-acute, petioles ending in tendrils. p. 211.—Rocks. Order LXVII. PAPA VERACE^E. Juss. Cal. of 2—4 leaves, deciduous. Cor. of 4—8 petals. Stamens indefinite. Ovary 1. Stigma lobed. Capsule one-celled, many-seeded. Placenta parietal, 2- or many-parted. Seeds with a caruncule. Embryo in the base of a fleshy albumen. Milky plants. Leaves alternate. Flowers spicate, umbellate, or solitary, Mirb, [t2]