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Vegetable Teratology

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

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1. Diagram of regular pentamerous flower 4

2. Cohesion of branch Dipsacus sylvestris 10

3. Fasciated lettuce ('Gard. Chron.') 11

4. Fasciation in Asparagus 12

5. Fasciation in Pinus Pinaster 13

6. Fasciation and spiral torsion in Asparagus ('Gard. Chron.') 14

7. Fasciation in scape of dandelion 16

8. Pitcher on leaf of Pelargonium 22

9. Transition from flat to tubular segments of the perianth in Eranthis 24

10. Pitcher of Crassula arborescens (C. Morren) 26

11. Gamopetalous corolla, Papaver bracteatum 28

12. Adhesion of petaloid stamen to segment of perianth, Crocus 35

13. Adhesion of petal, stamen and carpel, Cheiranthus Cheiri 36

14. Synanthy. Campanula Medium ('Gard. Chron.') 37

15, 16. Synanthic flowers of Calanthe vestita 39

17. Synanthy in Digitalis purpurea ('Gard. Chron.') 40

18. Synanthy in Calceolaria 41

19, 20. Syncarpic apples 47

21. Adhesion of two stems of oak ('Gard. Chron.') 51

22. Adhesion of branches of elm ('Gard. Chron.') 52

23. Adhesion of two roots of carrot, one white, the other red ('Gard. Chron.') 53

24. Section through inverted and adherent mushrooms 54

25. Bifurcated male catkin, Cedrus Libani 61

26. Bifurcated leaf, Lamium album 62

27. Bifurcated leaf, Pelargonium 63

28. Bifurcated frond, Scolopendrium 64

29. Three-lobed lip of Oncidium 68

30. Dialysis of corolla in Correa 71

31. Dialysis of corolla in Campanula (De Candolle) 72

32. Anomalous form of orange 74

33, 34. Disjoined carpels of orange (Maout) 75

35. Proliferous rose (Bell Salter) 78

36, 37. Apple flower, with detached calyx, &c. 79

38. Flower of Œnanthe crocata, with detached calyx, &c. 80

39. Anomalous bulbs of tulip 85

40. Displaced leaf of Gesnera (C. Morren) 88

41. Leaves of Pinus pinea 89

42. Deranged leaves of yew 90

43. Cohesion of sepals and displacement of parts of Oncidium cucullatum 92

44. Malformed flower of Cypripedium 93

45. Diagram of the same 93

46. Diagram of natural structure in Cypripedium 93

47. Diagram of malformed flower of Lycaste Skinneri 93

48. Diagram of malformed flower of Dendrobium nobile 94

49. Natural arrangement in same flower 94

50. Diagram of malformed violet 94

51. Monstrous flower of Cerastium ('Gard. Chron.') 97

52. Inflorescence of Polyanthus, with tufts of leaves at the summit 105

53. Lateral prolification in inflorescence of Pelargonium 108

54. Paniculate inflorescence of Plantago major 109

55. Branched spike and leafy bracts of the same 110

56. Inflorescence of Plantago lanceolata, with leaves and secondary flower-stalks at its summit 111

57. Branched inflorescence of Reseda Luteola 112

58. Thalamus of strawberry prolonged into a leafy branch ('American Agriculturist') 116

59. Flower of Verbascum, with dialysis of calyx and corolla and prolonged thalamus 116

60. Median floral prolification of Dianthus 120

61. Leafy carpels and prolification of Daucus Carota 123

62. Median floral prolification of Delphinium 126

63. Median prolification, &c., of Orchis pyramidalis 128

64. Proliferous rose (Bell Salter) 130

65. Axillary floral prolification of Nymphæa Lotus ('Gard. Chron.') 144

66. Axillary floral prolification of Dianthus 146

67. Proliferous rose 151

68. Proliferous rose ('Gard. Chron.') 152

69. Diagram of prolified orchid 153

70. Diagram of prolified orchis 154

71. Adventitious roots from petiole of celery 158

72. Germinating plant of mango 159

73, 74. Adventitious roots from leaves 160

75. Hip of rose bearing leaf 162

76. Leaves proceeding from the ovary of Nymphæa sp. 162

77. Flower-stalk of dandelion, with leaves 163

78. Tuft of leaves in place of flowers in Valeriana sp. 165

79. Scale-bearing spikelets of Willdenovia 167

80. "Rose Willow" 167

81. Viviparous flowers of Aira vivipara 169

82. Formation of shoot on leaf of Episcia bicolor 171

83. Adventitious buds on root of sea-kale 172

84, 85. Production of adventitious bulbs in hyacinth ('Gard. Chron.') 172

86. Adventitious buds on hyacinth ('Gard. Chron ') 173

87–92. Nepaul barley 174, 175

93. Formation of buds on fruit of Opuntia 179

94. Flower-bud in the pod of Sinapis 181

94*, 95. Adventitious pod in silique of Cheiranthus 182

96, 97. Grapes, with adventitious fruits in interior 183

98. Stamens in ovary of Bæckea diosmifolia 184

99. Pollen in ovule of passion flower (S. J. Salter) 185

100. Female flowers at the summit of the inflorescence of Carex acuta 192

101. Monœcious hop ('Gard. Chron.') 193

102. Superior ovary, &c., of fuchsia 198

103. Hermaphrodite flower of Carica 199

104. Ovuliferous anthers of Cucurbita sp. 200

105, 106. Prolonged inflorescence of fig 205

107. Hollow turnip, with inverted leaves 206

108. Normal flower of Gloxinia 207

109. Regular peloria of Gloxinia 207

110, 111. Structural details of erect Gloxinia 208

112. Reflected corolla of azalea 209

113, 114. Enlarged and erect placenta of Cuphea miniata (C. Morren) 210

115. Dimorphic leaves of Juniperus sinensis 217

116. Regular peloria of Delphinium 219

117. Structural details of the preceding 219

118. Regular peloria of violet 220

119. Double-flowered regular violet 220

120. Regular peloria of Eccremocarpus scaber 222

121. Regular peloria of Cattleya 223

122. Peloria of Calceolaria 230

123. Peloric flower of Aristolochia 232

124, 125. Peloric flowers of Corydalis 236

126. Rose plantain 242

127. Leafy bracts in Plantago major 243

128. Leafy scales of Dahlia 244

129. Leafy sepals of rose 246

130. Leafy sepals of Fuchsia ('Gard. Chron.') 247

131. Leafy calyx of primrose 248

132. Leafy calyx of melon 248

133. Leafy sepals and petals of Geranium 251

134. Leafy stamens of Petunia 254

135, 136. Leafy anthers of Jatropha (Müller) 255

137. Proliferous rose, with leafy carpels, &c. (Bell Salter) 257

138. Cucumber, with adventitious leaf attached (S. J. Salter) 258

139. Leafy carpels in flower of Triumfetta 260

140. Leafy ovules of Sinapis 264

141, 142. Leafy ovules of Trifolium repens (Caspary) 265

143. Portion of leafy carpel of Delphinium, with ovules (Cramer) 266

144, 145. Enlarged view of section of leafy carpel, &c., of Delphinium (Cramer) 267

146. Placentæ of Dianthus, bearing ovules and carpels ('Gard. Chron.') 268

147. Ovules passing into carpels, Dianthus ('Gard. Chron.') 268

148. Leafy shoot in place of ovule of Gaillardia 270

149, 150. Leafy sepals, petals, &c., of Epilobium 273

151. Leafy carpel of rose, with deformed ovules 274

152. Flower of St. Valery apple 282

153. Petaloid calyx of Mimulus 284

154. Double stellate columbine 287

155. Four-winged filaments of Rhododendron 290

156. Diagram of malformed flower of Catasetum 291

157. Petaloid stamen of Viola 292

158. Double columbine 293

159. Petaloid stamens of Hibiscus 293

160. Displaced coloured leaf, &c., of tulip 302

161. Supernumerary carpels in orange (Maout) 303

162. Pistilloid stamens of poppy 304

163. Pistilloid stamens of wallflower, &c. 306

164. Passage of stamen to carpel in lily 307

165. Transition of stamens to carpels, Sempervivum tectorum 309

166. Ascidia of cabbage 312

167. Stalked pitcher on lettuce leaf 313

168. Tubular petal of Primula sinensis 315

169. Spurs on flower of Calceolaria 316

170. Contorted stem of Juncus 317

171. Contorted branch of Cratægus 317

172. Spirally-twisted stem of teazel 321

173. Spirally-twisted stem Galium 323

174. Spirally-twisted root ('Gard. Chron.') 324

175. Interrupted growth of radish (American Agriculturist) 327

176. Interrupted growth in apple 327

177. Polymorphous leaves of lilac 331

178. Adventitious growth on frond of Pteris quadriaurita 333

179, 180. Coloured flower-stalks of feather hyacinth (C. Morren) 347, 348

181. Multiplication of catkins, Corylus 349

182. Branched inflorescence of broccoli ('Gard. Chron.') 351

183, 184. Supernumerary leaf of elm 353, 354

185. Supernumerary leaf of hazel 355

186. Multiplication of parts of flower in a plum ('Gard. Chron.') 366

187. Wheat-ear carnation 372

188. Multiplication of bracts in Delphinium Consolida 373

189. Multiplication of bracts in Pelargonium 373

190. Double white lily 376

191. Double flower of Campanula rotundifolia 378

192. Diagram of usual arrangement of parts in Orchis (Darwin) 381

193. Diagram of malformed flower of Ophrys aranifera 385

194. Malformed flower of Ophrys aranifera 385

195. Diagram of malformed flower of Orchis mascula (Cramer) 386

196. Multiplication of carpels, Tulip 388

197. Section of St. Valery apple 388

198. Regular dimerous flower of Calanthe vestita 402

199. Regular dimerous flower of Odontoglossum Alexandræ 402

200. Hypertrophied branch of Pelargonium 418

201. Tubers in the axils of leaves of the potato 420

202. Hypertrophied pedicels of ash 421

203, 204. Hypertrophy and elongation of flower-stalk, &c., in pears 422, 423

205. Hypertrophied perianth, Cocos nucifera 428

206. Elongation of flower-stalk, Ranunculus acris 436

207. Linear leaf-lobes of parsley 438

208. Passage of pinnate to palmate leaves in horse-chestnut 439

209. Elongation of thalamus, apostasis, &c., in flower of Delphinium (Cramer) 441

210. Adventitious growths from cabbage leaf 445

211. Crested fronds of Nephrodium molle 447

212. Supernumerary petals, &c., Datura fastuosa 450

213. Supernumerary petaloid segments in flower of Gloxinia 451

214. Catacorolla of Gloxinia (E. Morren) 452

215. Atrophied leaves of cabbage 460

216. Abortion of petals, pansy 461

217. Flower of Oncidium abortivum 462

218. Bladder plum 464

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