The colours of flowers [microform] : as illustrated in British flora (1882)
Allen, Grant, 1848-1899 · London : Macmillan · leaf 17
THE ORIGIN OF PETALS. 5 of these parts is shown in the accompanying diagrams (Figs. I and 2). As regards function, the pistil produces the seeds and grows later into the fruit. The stamens produce pollen, to impregnate the pistil. The petals attract the fertilising insects by their bright colour,… … Fic. 1.—Diagram of typical primitive monocotyledonous flower. a, carpels; 4, inner whorl of stamens; c, outer whorl of stamens; @, petals; e, sepals. Each whorl consists of three members. from the attacks of uscless creeping or honey-eating insects. One more preliminary explanation is necessary…
Flowers · Color of flowers · Fleurs · Couleur des fleurs
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