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Excerpt from Studies in Indian Fibre Plants: On the Inheritance of Characters in Hibiscus Sabdariffa L
Stem dark red. Stipules dark red. Leaves green with some red colour on the lower surface Of the veins, sometimes also on the upper surface gland on the midrib colourless; petiole dark red except for a narrow strip on the under surface; pulvinus red. Peduncle red. Epicalysc red. Sepals red; central gland on mid-nerve greenish. Corolla yellow, with a deep crimson eye, turning a deep salmon pink on withering. Stamens staminal tube red; pollen and anthers deep red. Stigmas red. Seedlings stem green with some red below the cotyledonary leaves; petiole red on the upper surface, green below; leaves green. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
