An illustration of a germinating spore of the common polypody: sp, exospore; k, first root-hair.
An illustration of a germinating spore of the common polypody: sp, exospore; k, first root-hair.
"The maple spot gall, so common on the leaves of the red maple, is made by the fungus-gnat of the order…
"Longitudinal section through fertilized ovule of a spruce. p, pollen grains; t, pollen tubes; n neck…
Euphorbia caputmedusae or the Medusa's Head is a spurge from the diverse genus, Euphorbia.
"Canadian St.-John's-wort (Hypericum Canadense). a, leaf; b, seed-capsule." -Whitney, 1911
"Marsh St.-John's-wort (Triadenum Virginicum). a, flower; b, seed-capsule." -Whitney, 1911
Extrorse or outward facing stamens of the flower of Hippocratea, a genus of staff vine.
Very short filament bearing a single anther-cell; it is open from top to bottom, showing the pollen…
Stamen of Mallow; the anther supposed to answer to that of Pentstemon pubescens, but the cells completely…
Stamen of Moonseed, with anther cut across; this 4-celled, or rather 4-locellate.
Stamen of Pentstemon pubescens; the two-anther-cells diverging, and almost confluent.
Stamens of the mint family. Of a Monarda: the two anther-cells with bases divergent so that they are…
Flower of Standing Cypress (Gilia coronopifolia); gamopetalous: the tube answering to the long claws…
"Star of Bethlehem, or Ornithogalum, a genus of bulbous plants belonging to the order Liliacae."—Finley,…
Short piece of stem of Flax, magnified, showing the bark, wood, and pith in a cross section.
The central part of the stem is the pith, then is the cellular tissue and finally the bark.
The central part of the stem is the pith, then is the cellular tissue and finally the bark.
"Stilbe Pinastra. 1. a flower; 2. the same cut open; 3. a perpendicular section of an ovary." -Lindley,…
Stellaria holostea is an ornamental plant also known as Addersmeat or the Greater Stitchwort.
"1. Chara vulgaris; 2. a portion of a branch with a nucule and globule; 3. the globule more magnified;…
"In botany, a runner; a weak, creeping shoot sent out from the bottom of the stem, and rooting and forming…
"3. perpendicular section of a flower of Fragaria indica (Duchesnea indica); 4. the same section of…
The Woodland Strawberry (Fragaria vesca) is a flowering plant in Rosaceae, the rose family.