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... . Of the Root or Descending Axis 4. Of the Appendages of the Axis 1. Leaf 2. Stipulæ 3. Bracteæ 22225 26 27 ib . 29 31 ib . 33 38 41 42 44 45 54 58 59 72 76 78 79 98 100 4. Flower 5. Inflorescence 6. Calyx 7. Corolla 8. Stamens.
... . Of the Root or Descending Axis 4. Of the Appendages of the Axis 1. Leaf 2. Stipulæ 3. Bracteæ 22225 26 27 ib . 29 31 ib . 33 38 41 42 44 45 54 58 59 72 76 78 79 98 100 4. Flower 5. Inflorescence 6. Calyx 7. Corolla 8. Stamens.
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... Corolla , and Disk · 257 VII . Stamens and Pistillum - 262 VIII . Fruit - - 266 IX . Seeds X. Colour , Smell , and Taste · 270 274 XI . Directions - 277 XII . Irritability XIII . Poisons XIV . Diseases XV . Hybrid Plants XVI ...
... Corolla , and Disk · 257 VII . Stamens and Pistillum - 262 VIII . Fruit - - 266 IX . Seeds X. Colour , Smell , and Taste · 270 274 XI . Directions - 277 XII . Irritability XIII . Poisons XIV . Diseases XV . Hybrid Plants XVI ...
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... , the white , blue , yellow , scarlet , and other hues of the corolla , and the green of the bark and leaves , is not owing to any difference in the colour of the. B 3 CHAP . I. 5 OF THE ELEMENTARY ORGANS . Inflorescence.
... , the white , blue , yellow , scarlet , and other hues of the corolla , and the green of the bark and leaves , is not owing to any difference in the colour of the. B 3 CHAP . I. 5 OF THE ELEMENTARY ORGANS . Inflorescence.
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... ; the ordinary size is about the bo or they are sometimes not more than the of an inch in the 3 , and Too . Kieser has computed that in the garden pink more than 5,100 are B 4 CHAP . I. OF THE ELEMENTARY ORGANS . Corolla.
... ; the ordinary size is about the bo or they are sometimes not more than the of an inch in the 3 , and Too . Kieser has computed that in the garden pink more than 5,100 are B 4 CHAP . I. OF THE ELEMENTARY ORGANS . Corolla.
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... corolla ; and rarely , but sometimes , upon the filaments , anthers , and styles . In fruit , they have only been noticed upon such as are membranous , and never upon the coat of the seed ; they exist , however , upon the surface of ...
... corolla ; and rarely , but sometimes , upon the filaments , anthers , and styles . In fruit , they have only been noticed upon such as are membranous , and never upon the coat of the seed ; they exist , however , upon the surface of ...
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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.