The Theory of Horticulture: Or, An Attempt to Explain the Principal Operations of Gardening Upon Physiological Principles |
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Page 18
... coloured infusions . 36. But although this appears to be a general rule , there are some exceptions of importance . If a Pea and a grain of Wheat are placed side by side in earth of the same kind , and made to grow under the same ...
... coloured infusions . 36. But although this appears to be a general rule , there are some exceptions of importance . If a Pea and a grain of Wheat are placed side by side in earth of the same kind , and made to grow under the same ...
Page 27
... coloured brown or some dark tint ; the lat- ter is external , pale yellow , and much softer . Heart- wood was originally alburnum , and altered its nature with age , in consequence of the solid matter with which all its tubes and ...
... coloured brown or some dark tint ; the lat- ter is external , pale yellow , and much softer . Heart- wood was originally alburnum , and altered its nature with age , in consequence of the solid matter with which all its tubes and ...
Page 52
... colour becomes intense , in proportion to their exposure to light within certain limits , and feeble , in proportion to their removal from it ; till , in total and continued darkness , they are entirely destitute of green secretion ...
... colour becomes intense , in proportion to their exposure to light within certain limits , and feeble , in proportion to their removal from it ; till , in total and continued darkness , they are entirely destitute of green secretion ...
Page 53
... colour , ceases to decom- pose carbonic acid , absorbs oxygen instead , gets into a morbid condition , and dies : it is then thrown off . This phenomenon , which we call the fall of the leaf , is going on the whole year round , except ...
... colour , ceases to decom- pose carbonic acid , absorbs oxygen instead , gets into a morbid condition , and dies : it is then thrown off . This phenomenon , which we call the fall of the leaf , is going on the whole year round , except ...
Page 55
... coloured , more fugitive than the calyx , and placed next within it ; each of these consists of leaves , called sepals in the calyx , and petals in the corolla . Both calyx and corolla are usually present ; but in some cases only one ...
... coloured , more fugitive than the calyx , and placed next within it ; each of these consists of leaves , called sepals in the calyx , and petals in the corolla . Both calyx and corolla are usually present ; but in some cases only one ...
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