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Bds . T.R.S.L. HISTORICAL ACCOUNT of Discoveries and Travels in North America , including the United States , Canada , the shores of the Polar Sea , and the Voyages in search of a North - West Passage : with Observations on Emigration .
Bds . T.R.S.L. HISTORICAL ACCOUNT of Discoveries and Travels in North America , including the United States , Canada , the shores of the Polar Sea , and the Voyages in search of a North - West Passage : with Observations on Emigration .
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according anther apex appearance applied arranged Author axis bark base bears become body botanists branches Brown buds called calyx Candolle cause cells cellular tissue cellules centre characters colour common consequence considered consists containing corolla covered cuticle described developed direction distinct distinguished divided doubt earth embryo exist external extremely fibre figure flowers former fruit green grow hairs important indicate instance kind known latter leaf leaves less light lines manner margin mass means membrane modifications nature observed occasionally opinion opposite organs origin ovarium particular perfect petals petiole pith placenta plants Plate position principles produced remarkable roots round seed seen separate sides simple single sometimes species spiral vessels stamens stem stigma structure surface term thing tree true tubes usually varieties vascular vegetation Vols whole wood woody fibre young zone
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Page 559 - SACRED HISTORY OF THE WORLD, Attempted to be Philosophically considered, in a Series of Letters to a Son. By SHARON TURNER, FSA and RASL New Edition, edited by the Rev.
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.