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2-25-27 Citrus vulgaris. Perso p 201
Bitter Orange. 4 leaves white dots on
back dark dots beneath veins marked
up. Tront quite entire but dots along
edge makes it look much less so.
Veins anamorphous as seen clearly
from back. Twojos ridged
2-26-27 Papaver dubium. L p 143
Long amors fruits poppy. Hill back 2 flecks
2elips. Dikmatic hairs 8, Petals ocelit
with no dark spots. Capsule in hed 3/4 in long.
Hairs on the stem (20 x) are minutely
torahd.
2-26-27 Cerastium vulgatum L or moscan
p129. Hill back 2 flecks Selip. (Recalls 2-8-27)
In my app. more like C. vis-capra to group
only 2 flo. Ped. 4mm. v Calyx 5 mm.
But petals are larger than Calyx and
Capsule is slightly curved upwards
2-26-27 Valantia ludida p 306 -
Infs. peduncles lengthen & broken
Radicels from 3 above the center one
reflexed v bearing 2 globular fruits
considerably small petiochons.
2-26-27 Agave p 50
A. americana L. ? but not variegated
as possibly A. barbodensis Trel?
Mature flowers on road bet. So Rd &
Middle Rd Pigeon (or Warrick) west ?
Portage store. Trle 25 ft (?) high,
trees covered with bright yellow bloom.
Bin buds standing erect at top.
Pedicel 1/4 in. Tube 1 to 7 ad. 6 lanceolate
segments making calyx 2 1/4 to 2 3/4 cm.
overall. Stamens borne on tube, perigone
Filaments dont cuticles 3/8 in middle
hairs & attached in exact center.
Stigma over not longer than stamens
3 lobes. Stigma 3 lobed & . Ovary inferior
in tube 3 celled. Ovaries flat v closely packed
Perianth lobes narrow v pointed & no
broader at apex than filaments.
Sessile 1/4 to 3/8 in across.