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Page 11
... the species , half an inch long and nearly as broad , succulent , firm , faintly striated ; a little convex below , where , and at the margin above , it is of a deep purple colour . Roots numerous Lemna . ] 11 DIANDRIA - MONOGYNIA .
... the species , half an inch long and nearly as broad , succulent , firm , faintly striated ; a little convex below , where , and at the margin above , it is of a deep purple colour . Roots numerous Lemna . ] 11 DIANDRIA - MONOGYNIA .
Page 25
... broad as the seed , but im- mediately distinguishable from the shining nut by its colour and texture . If R. aurea , the first species described by Vahl , is to be considered the type of the genus , then must our two British species be ...
... broad as the seed , but im- mediately distinguishable from the shining nut by its colour and texture . If R. aurea , the first species described by Vahl , is to be considered the type of the genus , then must our two British species be ...
Page 27
... ( broad - leaved Blysmus ) ; lowermost bractea subulate somewhat leafy , bristles 5-6 as long as the permanent style , leaves linear channelled . - Schanus compres- sus , L.-E. Bot . t . 791. - Retz . - Scirpus caricinus , E. Fl . v . i ...
... ( broad - leaved Blysmus ) ; lowermost bractea subulate somewhat leafy , bristles 5-6 as long as the permanent style , leaves linear channelled . - Schanus compres- sus , L.-E. Bot . t . 791. - Retz . - Scirpus caricinus , E. Fl . v . i ...
Page 29
... ( broad - leaved Cotton - grass ) ; " stem round , leaves flat with a triangular point , stalks of the spikes smooth , hairs thrice the length of the spikes . " E. Bot t . 563 . Bogs . Fl . April - June . 24 . 5. E. pubescens , Sm ...
... ( broad - leaved Cotton - grass ) ; " stem round , leaves flat with a triangular point , stalks of the spikes smooth , hairs thrice the length of the spikes . " E. Bot t . 563 . Bogs . Fl . April - June . 24 . 5. E. pubescens , Sm ...
Page 36
... broad leaves . Cal . scarcely nerved , thin and membranous , broadly oval , obtuse . Cor . of a thick texture , brownish - green , white and diaphanous at the blunted ex- tremity . Mr Wilson finds in the wet sand of the north shore at ...
... broad leaves . Cal . scarcely nerved , thin and membranous , broadly oval , obtuse . Cor . of a thick texture , brownish - green , white and diaphanous at the blunted ex- tremity . Mr Wilson finds in the wet sand of the north shore at ...
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1-celled 5-cleft acuminate acute Anthers axillary base beneath bifid bipinnate Borrer bracteas branched calyx capsule Carpels catkins cells chalky colour common cordate corolla Cotyledons crenate cylindrical downy England feet high fleshy florets flowers foot high frequent fronds fruit genus germen glabrous glaucous gravelly hairy hedges Hook imbricated inches high involucre Ireland July June Juss.-Named lanceolate leaflets leafy leaves lanceolate leaves ovate legumes Lindl linear linear-lanceolate Linn lobes margin Moist mountains nearly oblong obovate obtuse Ovary ovato-lanceolate panicle pastures peduncles Perianth Pericarps petals petiolate pinnate pinnatifid pinnules plant procumbent pubescent purple racemes rare receptacle ribs root Salict sandy scales scape Scotland seeds segments serrated sessile sheaths short shorter silky slender solitary spatha species spikelets spikes spreading stalked Stam Stamens stem erect stigmas stipules style subulate Suppl terminal toothed umbels upper valves waste places whorled Woods yellow