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... Cellular Tissue 2. Of Woody Fibre Page 1 ib . - 3 · 12 - 17 3. Of Vascular Tissue 4. Of Spurious Elementary Organs : 1. Intercellular Passages 2. Receptacles of Secretion 3. Air Cells 4. Raphides CHAP . II . Of the Compound Organs in ...
... Cellular Tissue 2. Of Woody Fibre Page 1 ib . - 3 · 12 - 17 3. Of Vascular Tissue 4. Of Spurious Elementary Organs : 1. Intercellular Passages 2. Receptacles of Secretion 3. Air Cells 4. Raphides CHAP . II . Of the Compound Organs in ...
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... Cellular tissue ; 2. Woody fibre ; and , 3. Vascular tissue . - SECT . I. Of Cellular Tissue . CELLULAR tissue ( Contextus cellulosus or Tela cellulosa , Lat . ; Pulpa , Parenchyma , or pithy part , of old writers ; Zellengewebe , Germ ...
... Cellular tissue ; 2. Woody fibre ; and , 3. Vascular tissue . - SECT . I. Of Cellular Tissue . CELLULAR tissue ( Contextus cellulosus or Tela cellulosa , Lat . ; Pulpa , Parenchyma , or pithy part , of old writers ; Zellengewebe , Germ ...
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... cellular tissue in a loose , dry state when ripe , the cellules may be readily separated from each other without boiling . It was formerly thought that cellular tissue might be compared to the air bubbles in a lather of soap and water ...
... cellular tissue in a loose , dry state when ripe , the cellules may be readily separated from each other without boiling . It was formerly thought that cellular tissue might be compared to the air bubbles in a lather of soap and water ...
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... cellular tissue were perforated by such holes as have been described ; for in that case colours would necessarily run together . One of the most striking instances with which I am ac- quainted , of cellular tissue having the appearance ...
... cellular tissue were perforated by such holes as have been described ; for in that case colours would necessarily run together . One of the most striking instances with which I am ac- quainted , of cellular tissue having the appearance ...
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... cellular tissue is fre- quently fluid , but is in the leaves and other parts more commonly composed of granules of various sizes ; this is particularly the case in all green parts ; in which the granules lie amongst greenish liquid ...
... cellular tissue is fre- quently fluid , but is in the leaves and other parts more commonly composed of granules of various sizes ; this is particularly the case in all green parts ; in which the granules lie amongst greenish liquid ...
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acid Adolphe Brongniart albumen anther apex appearance appendages arrangement axis bark base become body botanists bractea branches Brown buds called calyx Cand Candolle carpella cavity cells cellular tissue cellules centre chalaza characters Class colour common Compositæ compound considered consists corolla cotyledons cuticle dehiscence developed dicotyledons direction disk dissepiments distinct distinguished ducts earth elongated embryo exist extremely filament fleshy flowers fluid fructification fruit genera genus granules hairs hilum indehiscent inflorescence integuments kind latter leaf leaflets leaves Linnæus lobes margin medullary rays membrane Mirb Mirbel modifications monocotyledons nature observed organs ovarium ovula ovulum oxygen parenchyma peculiar pericarpium petals petiole pistillum pith placenta plants Plate plumula pollen produced racters radicle receptacle remarkable roots seed sepals separate side sometimes species spiral vessels sporules stamens stem stigma stomata structure substance surface term terminating testa tree tube valves vascular vegetation veins wood woody fibre
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Page 6 - Thysanotus fasciçularii, the flowers of which are of a deep brilliant violet, with a remarkably satiny lustre, that appearance will be found to arise from each particular cell containing a single drop of...
Page 217 - ... in its substance, and of evaporating pores on its surface, enables the crude fluid sent from the roots to be elaborated and digested until it becomes the peculiar secretion of the species; the contraction of a branch and its leaves forms a flower ; the disintegration of the internal tissue of a petal forms an anther; the folding inwards of a leaf is sufficient to constitute a...
Page 525 - ... verging to green. Again, the ranunculus, which is originally of an intense yellow, sports into scarlet, red, purple, and almost any colour but blue. White flowers, which have a tendency to produce red, will never sport to blue, although they will to yellow ; the rose, for example, and chrysanthemums. It is also probable that white flowers with a tendency to produce blue, will not vary to yellow.