... 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... An Introduction to Botany - Page 525by John Lindley - 1832 - 557 pagesFull view - About this book
| John Claudius Loudon - Arboriculture - 1835 - 1326 pages
...verging to green. Again, the ranunculus, which is originally of an intense yellow, sports into ecarlct, red, purple, and almost any colour but blue. White...yellow ; but of this I have no instance at hand." (Lind. Irürod. p. 525.) 1734. Smelt is changed in degree, but not in nature. In general, cultivation... | |
| 1837 - 276 pages
...white and red varieties, but nothing that can be compared to bright yellow ; the yellow hyacinths, so called, being a sort of pale yellow ochre colour,...tendency to produce blue, will not vary to yellow. Scent varies in degree rather than in nature ; some plants which are but slightly perfumed, as the... | |
| Horticulture - 1836 - 498 pages
...white and red varieties, hut nothing that can be compared to bright yellow ; the yellow hyacinths, so called, being a sort of pale yellow ochre colour,...tendency to produce blue will not vary to yellow. Scent varies in degree rather than in nature ; some plants which are but slightly perfumed, as the... | |
| Fruit-culture - 1836 - 586 pages
...ranunculus, which is originally of an intense yellow, sports into scarlet, red, purple, and almost any color but blue. White flowers which have a tendency to produce...tendency to produce blue, will not vary to yellow. Scent varies in degree rather than in nature ; some plants which are but slightly perfumed, as the... | |
| Gardening - 1836 - 520 pages
...ranunculus, which is originally of an intense yellow, sports into scarlet, red, purple, and almost any color but blue. White flowers which have a tendency to produce...tendency to produce blue, will not vary to yellow. Scent varies in degree rather than in nature ; some plants which are but slightly perfumed, as the... | |
| William MacGillivray - Botany - 1840 - 330 pages
...compared to bright yellow, the yellow hyacinths, as they are called, being a sort of pale yellow ochro verging to green. Again, the ranunculus, which is...sport to blue, although they will to yellow ; the Roses, for example, and Crysanthemums." nion and obvious. The Crab Apple, a small, globular, acid fruit,... | |
| Robert Chambers - Plant physiology - 1844 - 142 pages
...compared to bright yellow, the yellow hyacinths, as they are called, being a sort of pale yellow ochre verging to green. Again, the ranunculus, which is...sport to blue, although they will to yellow ; the roses, for example, and the crysanthemums." For further remarks on the subject of colour in flowers,... | |
| William Chambers, Robert Chambers - Art - 1845 - 846 pages
...compared to bright yellow — the yellow hyacinths, as they are called, being a sort of pale.yellow ochre verging to green. Again, the ranunculus, which is...sport to blue, although they will to yellow ; the roses, for example, and the crysanthemums." The changes which the fruit or seed undergoes are also... | |
| 1846 - 910 pages
...green. Again, the ranunculus, which is originally of an intense yellow, sports into scarlet. re<l, purple, and almost any colour but blue. White flowers...sport to blue, although they will to yellow — the roses, fur example, and the crysanthenmms.' A few gives to many plants their sole value, and to all... | |
| Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1869 - 274 pages
...compared to bright yellow — the yellow hyacinths, as they are called, being a sort of pale yellow ochre verging to green. Again, the ranunculus, which is...sport to blue, although they will to yellow ; the roses, for example, and the crysanthemums.' The changes which the fruit or seed undergoes are also... | |
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