The colours of flowers [microform] : as illustrated in British flora (1882)
Allen, Grant, 1848-1899 · London : Macmillan · leaf 46
petal retains its original hue; and this law is strikingly illustrated in these two crowfoots. It is remarkable, too, that in this respect they closely resemble the half-faded flowers of the lesser celandine, which become white from the edge inward as they die. The petals also similarly vary in… … Fic. ga.—F lower of water crowfoot Seton aie aguatilis); white, with yellow claws. In many Ranunculacee there is a great tendency for the sepals to become petaloid, and this peculiarity is very marked in Caltha palustris, the marsh-marigold, which has no petals, but bright yellow sepals, so that it…
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