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Page 38
... margin , like an eyelash , as in Sempervivum tectorum . Bristles ( setæ , adj . setosus ) , when short and stiff , as on the stems of Echium . Stings ( stimuli , adj . stimulans ; pili subulati of De Candolle ) , when stiff and pungent ...
... margin , like an eyelash , as in Sempervivum tectorum . Bristles ( setæ , adj . setosus ) , when short and stiff , as on the stems of Echium . Stings ( stimuli , adj . stimulans ; pili subulati of De Candolle ) , when stiff and pungent ...
Page 41
... margin . A scale of this nature is called in Latin composition lepis , and a surface covered by such scales lepidotus , and not squamosus , which is only applied to a surface covered with the rudiments of leaves . Scales are the poils ...
... margin . A scale of this nature is called in Latin composition lepis , and a surface covered by such scales lepidotus , and not squamosus , which is only applied to a surface covered with the rudiments of leaves . Scales are the poils ...
Page 50
... margin , as in Malaxis paludosa , where they form minute granulations , first deter- mined to be buds by Professor Henslow , or as in Bryophyl- lum calycinum and Tellima grandiflora ; but they have been seen by M. Turpin proceeding from ...
... margin , as in Malaxis paludosa , where they form minute granulations , first deter- mined to be buds by Professor Henslow , or as in Bryophyl- lum calycinum and Tellima grandiflora ; but they have been seen by M. Turpin proceeding from ...
Page 84
... margin of a leaf the cuticle is generally harder than elsewhere , and sometimes becomes so indurated as to assume a ... margins are directed towards the earth and the heavens , the two faces are then alike in appearance , and are both ...
... margin of a leaf the cuticle is generally harder than elsewhere , and sometimes becomes so indurated as to assume a ... margins are directed towards the earth and the heavens , the two faces are then alike in appearance , and are both ...
Page 87
... margin or circumscription . If the lamina consists of one piece only , the leaf is said to be simple , whatever may be the depth of its divisions : thus , the entire lamina of Box , the serrated lamina of the Apple , the toothed lamina ...
... margin or circumscription . If the lamina consists of one piece only , the leaf is said to be simple , whatever may be the depth of its divisions : thus , the entire lamina of Box , the serrated lamina of the Apple , the toothed lamina ...
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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.