This section is from the book "British Wild Flowers In The Four Seasons", by Thomas Moore. Also available from Amazon: British Wild Flowers.
A. - Butomus umbellatus, Linnaeus: p. 125.
1. A flower with the perianth removed.
2. One of the carpels.
3. A transverse section of the carpels. B. - Typha latifolia, Linnaeus: p. 121.
1. A male flower, separate.
2. A female flower, separate.
C. - Acorus Calamus, Linnaeus: p. 123.
1. A flower with its green scales and stamens, and broad sessile stigma.
2. One of the scales with its accompanying stamen, separate.
3. An ovary.
D. - Potamogeton natans, Linnaeus: p. 123.
1. One of the flowers.
2. A stamen, separate.
3. One of the carpels.
E. - Lemna trisulca, Linnaeus: p. 122.
1. A frond with its branches and root.
2. A flower.
F. - Juncus efiusus, Linnaeus: p. 124.
1. A portion of the cylindrical stem.
2. A flower.
3. A capsule with the dry persistent perianth. G. - Carex riparia, Curtis: p. 129.
1. A flower of the male spikelet with its glume.
2. A flower of the female spikelet with its glume.
Plate 21.

Butomus umbellatus

Typha latifolia

Acorus Calamus

Poiamogeton nataris

Lemna trisulcas

Juncus effusu

Carex riparia
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