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... sometimes the leaves , are more or less pubescent . 3. V. alpína , L. ( alpine Speedwell ) ; racemes corymbose few- flowered , leaves elliptic - ovate serrated , calyx and bracteas ci- liated , capsule obovate notched tipped with the ...
... sometimes the leaves , are more or less pubescent . 3. V. alpína , L. ( alpine Speedwell ) ; racemes corymbose few- flowered , leaves elliptic - ovate serrated , calyx and bracteas ci- liated , capsule obovate notched tipped with the ...
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... sometimes used medicinally and made into tea . 10. V. montána , L. ( Mountain Speedwell ) ; racemes lax few- flowered , leaves cordato - ovate petiolate serrated , stem hairy all round , capsule orbicular two - lobed membranous much ...
... sometimes used medicinally and made into tea . 10. V. montána , L. ( Mountain Speedwell ) ; racemes lax few- flowered , leaves cordato - ovate petiolate serrated , stem hairy all round , capsule orbicular two - lobed membranous much ...
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... sometimes separate , and rise at once from the extremity of the flower - stalk . The wood is valuable for many purposes , especially for implements of husbandry , the young copse - wood for making hurdles , and the older for hop - poles ...
... sometimes separate , and rise at once from the extremity of the flower - stalk . The wood is valuable for many purposes , especially for implements of husbandry , the young copse - wood for making hurdles , and the older for hop - poles ...
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... sometimes three innermost ones are floriferous ; of which one ( " sometimes 2 , more rarely all , " Wilson ) bears a coated nut , almost as large as the spikelet . Stigmas generally two , sometimes cloven . ( Wilson . ) DIANDRIA DIGYNIA ...
... sometimes three innermost ones are floriferous ; of which one ( " sometimes 2 , more rarely all , " Wilson ) bears a coated nut , almost as large as the spikelet . Stigmas generally two , sometimes cloven . ( Wilson . ) DIANDRIA DIGYNIA ...
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... sometimes sterile . Bristles sometimes wanting . Style inarticulated , deciduous , leaving only a small mucro . - Nat . Ord . CYPERACEA , Juss.Name , according to Théis , from Cirs , in Celtic , which makes Cors in the plural , whence ...
... sometimes sterile . Bristles sometimes wanting . Style inarticulated , deciduous , leaving only a small mucro . - Nat . Ord . CYPERACEA , Juss.Name , according to Théis , from Cirs , in Celtic , which makes Cors in the plural , whence ...
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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