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... observed both in plants in general , and in particular species , and also in each of their organs taken separately . It is that part of the science which has the most direct bearing upon practical objects . Its laws , however , are ...
... observed both in plants in general , and in particular species , and also in each of their organs taken separately . It is that part of the science which has the most direct bearing upon practical objects . Its laws , however , are ...
Page vii
... observed in describing and naming plants . As the great object of descriptions in natural history , is to enable every person to recognise a known species , after its station has been discovered by classification , and also to put those ...
... observed in describing and naming plants . As the great object of descriptions in natural history , is to enable every person to recognise a known species , after its station has been discovered by classification , and also to put those ...
Page viii
... observations which belong to others , it has been unknowingly or inadvertently . It is , however , impracticable , and if practicable it would not be worth while , to remember upon all occasions from what particular sources information ...
... observations which belong to others , it has been unknowingly or inadvertently . It is , however , impracticable , and if practicable it would not be worth while , to remember upon all occasions from what particular sources information ...
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... observed by Mohl in Palm - trees , where he found a successive addition of strata to the lining of the cavities of the cells ; and is appa- rently an universal occurrence where membrane becomes thickened . But the matter added to ...
... observed by Mohl in Palm - trees , where he found a successive addition of strata to the lining of the cavities of the cells ; and is appa- rently an universal occurrence where membrane becomes thickened . But the matter added to ...
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... observed distinctly in the cells of the corolla of Convolvulus tricolor , and in all proba- bility occurs in any ... observation , does not therefore consider with Grew that the membrane is woven together of fibres , but that their ...
... observed distinctly in the cells of the corolla of Convolvulus tricolor , and in all proba- bility occurs in any ... observation , does not therefore consider with Grew that the membrane is woven together of fibres , but that their ...
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Adolphe Brongniart albumen anther apex appears axis bark base become body botanists Botany bracts branches buds bundles called calyx Cand Candolle carbonic acid carpels cause cavity cells cellular tissue centre chalaza character cloth colour common consists containing corolla cotyledons cyclosis developement dicotyledons direction disk Dutrochet Edition embryo epidermis exist extremity fibres filament fleshy flowers fluid foramen fruit glands grains green growing hairs hilum inches integument kind latex layers leaf leaflets leaves light Linnæus lobes Loudon margin matter medullary rays membrane Mirbel monocotyledons nature nitrogen nucleus observed organs ovarium ovary ovule oxygen parenchyma pericarp petals petiole pistil pith placenta plants Plate plumula pollen pollen tube produced quantity radicle Raphides remarked roots round seeds separate side species specimens spiral vessels stamens stem stigma stomates structure substance surface term terminating tion tree tubes vascular vegetable veins wood woody tissue yellow