Identifier: rockymou00clem (
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Rocky Mountain flowers : an illustrated guide for plant-lovers and plant-usersYear:
1920 (
1920s)Authors:
Clements, Frederic E. (Frederic Edward), 1874-1945 Clements, Edith S. (Edith Schwartz)Subjects:
Wild flowersPublisher:
New York : H. W. WilsonContributing Library:
The LuEsther T Mertz Library, the New York Botanical GardenDigitizing Sponsor:
Metropolitan New York Library Council - METROView Book Page:
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view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book.Text Appearing Before Image:stipules Paronychia Agrostemma Linne 1753 Corn Cockle(Gr. agros, field, stemma, garland)PI. 9, fig. 3.Sepals 5, united into a 10-ribbed tube, the lobes long, narrow and leaf-like, petals 5, red, with a claw-like base, stamens 10, ovary 1-celled, styles5, fruit a capsule; flowers solitary on long stalks; leaves opposite, simple,entire; annual.Leaves lance-linear; flowers 2-3 in. wide A.githdgo Arenaria Linne 1753 Sandwort (Lat. arena, sand, from the habitat of many species) (Moehringia Linne) PI. 9, fig. 4-5. Sepals 5, separate, petals 5, white, entire or nearly so, rarely wanting, stamens 10, ovary 1-celled, styles usually 3, rarely 2-5, fruit splitting usu- PLATE 8 PINK ORDERFOUR OCLOCK FAMILY 1. Allionia linearis 2. Mirabilis multiflora: Fonr-OClock GOOSEFOOT FAMILY 3. Chenopodium capitatnm: Strawberry Blite BUCKWHEAT FAMILY 4. Polygonum pennsilvanicum: Hearts-ease 5. Eriogonum Jamesii 8. Rumex venosus: Dock PINK FAMILY 6. Silene acaulis: Alpine Pink 7. Saponaria vaccaria: Cow PinkText Appearing After Image:EDITH S. CLEMENTS. PINXT ROCKY MOUNTAIN FLOWERS COCKAYNE. BOSTON PINK FAMILY 45 ally into 3-6 valves; flowers in terminal clusters or solitary; leaves opposite,simple, entire; annual or perennial. 1. Leaves needle-shaped, the tips often sharp a. Sepals lanceolate, long-pointed; leaves sharp- pointed (1) Flowers in an open branching cluster (a) Leaves rigid and pungent, 1-2 cm. long A.pungens (b) Leaves softer and less pungent, 2-10 cm. A. Fendleri (2) Flowers in a dense head-like cluster A.Hookeri b. Sepals oblong to lance-ovate, obtuse or short- pointed; leaves not sharp-pointed; dwarfalpine plants (1) Flowers 8-15 mm. wide; petals much longer than sepals A. biHora (2) Flowers 3-6 mm. wide; petals about as long as sepals A. verna 2. Leaves much broader, lanceolate to ovate a. Petals about twice as long as sepals A. lateriflora b. Petals shorter to a little longer than sepals (1) Leaves 2-6 cm. long A.macrophylla (2) Leaves .5-1.5 cm. long A.saxosa Cerastium Linne 1753 Chickweed (Gr.Note About Images Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.