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... inches in length , and both having scattered hairs on the stem and leaves ; one has these leaves ovate , acute , rigid , tapering gradually into a short footstalk : the other has them rotundate , thin , and membranace- ous , distinctly ...
... inches in length , and both having scattered hairs on the stem and leaves ; one has these leaves ovate , acute , rigid , tapering gradually into a short footstalk : the other has them rotundate , thin , and membranace- ous , distinctly ...
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... inches long , slightly hairy . Peduncles longer than the leaves . Fruit of two round tumid lobes , much smaller than the calyx . Seeds large , cupped . 16. V. polita , Fries , ( grey procumbent field Speedwell ) ; leaves all petiolate ...
... inches long , slightly hairy . Peduncles longer than the leaves . Fruit of two round tumid lobes , much smaller than the calyx . Seeds large , cupped . 16. V. polita , Fries , ( grey procumbent field Speedwell ) ; leaves all petiolate ...
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... inches to 2 feet high . Commonly cultivated in gardens . I have never seen native specimens . 2. S. verbenáca , Linn . ( Wild English Clary or Sage ) ; leaves sinuated and serrated , corolla much narrower and scarcely longer than the ...
... inches to 2 feet high . Commonly cultivated in gardens . I have never seen native specimens . 2. S. verbenáca , Linn . ( Wild English Clary or Sage ) ; leaves sinuated and serrated , corolla much narrower and scarcely longer than the ...
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... inches high . Leaves more or less serrated . Flowers pale rose - colour . 3. V. officinális , Linn . ( great wild Valerian ) corolla gibbous at the base , leaves all pinnated , leaflets lanceolate nearly uniform serrated , Engl . Bot ...
... inches high . Leaves more or less serrated . Flowers pale rose - colour . 3. V. officinális , Linn . ( great wild Valerian ) corolla gibbous at the base , leaves all pinnated , leaflets lanceolate nearly uniform serrated , Engl . Bot ...
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... inches high , very slender . Stam . 2. Siigmas 3 . 4. S. triqueter , Linn . ( triangular Club - rush ) ; stem triquetrous straight at the point , its sheaths leafy , spikelets ovate or oblongo- ovate clustered sessile and stalked naked ...
... inches high , very slender . Stam . 2. Siigmas 3 . 4. S. triqueter , Linn . ( triangular Club - rush ) ; stem triquetrous straight at the point , its sheaths leafy , spikelets ovate or oblongo- ovate clustered sessile and stalked naked ...
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5-cleft acuminate acute Anthers axillary base Ben Lawers beneath bifid bipinnate Borrer bracteas branched calyx capsule Carpels catkins colour common cordate corolla crenate downy elliptical Engl England feet high fertile florets flowers foot high frequent fruit G. E. Smith genus germen glabrous glands glaucous hairy hedges Hook inches high involucre Ireland J. T. Mackay July June Juss.-Name lanceolate leaflets leafy leaves lanceolate leaves ovate legumes Lindl linear linear-lanceolate Linn lobes Lond margin Moist mountains nearly oblong obovate obtuse ovato-lanceolate panicle pastures pedicels peduncles Perianth Pericarps petals petiolate pinnate pinnatifid plant prickles procumbent pubescent purple racemes rare root Salict scales scape scarcely Scot Scotland seeds segments serrated sessile sheaths shorter silky slender solitary species specimens spikelets spikes spreading stalked Stam stamens stem erect stigmas stipules style teeth terminal toothed umbels upper valves waste places whorled Wilson Woods yellow
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