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Page vii
... rect observation , it may fairly claim to be ranked with those studies that truly serve for " generation , fruit , and comfort . " January 20th , 1857 . A. P. C. ERRATUM . At page 85 , 23. Myrrhis should be PREFACE . vii.
... rect observation , it may fairly claim to be ranked with those studies that truly serve for " generation , fruit , and comfort . " January 20th , 1857 . A. P. C. ERRATUM . At page 85 , 23. Myrrhis should be PREFACE . vii.
Page viii
... fruit oblong , second line from bottom , thus : Fruit oblong . 17. Scandix . 20. Egopodium . 21. Anthriscus . 23. Myrrhis . GLOSSARY . Abortive . Imperfectly developed . Achene . A.
... fruit oblong , second line from bottom , thus : Fruit oblong . 17. Scandix . 20. Egopodium . 21. Anthriscus . 23. Myrrhis . GLOSSARY . Abortive . Imperfectly developed . Achene . A.
Page ix
... fruit ; as in the Compositæ , Boragi- naceæ , & c . Acuminate . Tapering to a point . Albumen . The matter in a seed between the embryo and the skin of the seed . Albuminous . Containing albumen . Alternate . Springing alternately from ...
... fruit ; as in the Compositæ , Boragi- naceæ , & c . Acuminate . Tapering to a point . Albumen . The matter in a seed between the embryo and the skin of the seed . Albuminous . Containing albumen . Alternate . Springing alternately from ...
Page xi
... fruit , with a bony lining , as a Plum . Emarginate . Having a notch at the end , as if a piece had been cut out . Embryo . The rudimentary plant contained in the seed . Entire . Nearly destitute of division at the edge . Epigynous ...
... fruit , with a bony lining , as a Plum . Emarginate . Having a notch at the end , as if a piece had been cut out . Embryo . The rudimentary plant contained in the seed . Entire . Nearly destitute of division at the edge . Epigynous ...
Page xv
... fruit producing a membranous wing from its back or end . Scabrous . Rough . Scape . A stalk arising from the root , and bearing nothing but flowers . Scarious . Membranous and dry . Scattered . Not whorled , nor opposite . Scion . See ...
... fruit producing a membranous wing from its back or end . Scabrous . Rough . Scape . A stalk arising from the root , and bearing nothing but flowers . Scarious . Membranous and dry . Scattered . Not whorled , nor opposite . Scion . See ...
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