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In a leaf bud , all the appendages or leaves are in a high state of development , and the central part or axis , around which they are arranged , has a tendency to extend itself in the form of a branch as soon as the necessary stimulus ...
In a leaf bud , all the appendages or leaves are in a high state of development , and the central part or axis , around which they are arranged , has a tendency to extend itself in the form of a branch as soon as the necessary stimulus ...
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Hence , a flower bud , or flower , is nothing but a contracted branch ; as is proved by the occasional elongation of the ... with vigour , and without interruption , only rudiments of branches ( or leaf buds ) should be formed ; and why ...
Hence , a flower bud , or flower , is nothing but a contracted branch ; as is proved by the occasional elongation of the ... with vigour , and without interruption , only rudiments of branches ( or leaf buds ) should be formed ; and why ...
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... functions as well as if no union between them had ever existed . These systems of life are buds , each having a power of emitting descending fibres in the form of roots , · and also of ascending in the form of stem xviii INTRODUCTION .
... functions as well as if no union between them had ever existed . These systems of life are buds , each having a power of emitting descending fibres in the form of roots , · and also of ascending in the form of stem xviii INTRODUCTION .
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The first of these buds is the embryo ; the others are subsequently formed on the stem emitted by the embryo . As these secondary buds develope , their descending roots combine and form the wood , their ascending stems give rise again ...
The first of these buds is the embryo ; the others are subsequently formed on the stem emitted by the embryo . As these secondary buds develope , their descending roots combine and form the wood , their ascending stems give rise again ...
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system of life , or a bud , from a given plant , placing it in due heat and moisture , and surrounding it with ... Instead of taking a single bud , a stem containing two , three , or more buds , is placed in circumstances fitted for the ...
system of life , or a bud , from a given plant , placing it in due heat and moisture , and surrounding it with ... Instead of taking a single bud , a stem containing two , three , or more buds , is placed in circumstances fitted for the ...
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Page 509 - OBSERVATIONS ON THE DISEASES, DEFECTS, AND INJURIES, | IN ALL KINDS OF FRUIT AND FOREST TREES." WITH AN ACCOUNT OF | A PARTICULAR METHOD OF CURE, | PUBLISHED BY ORDER OF GOVERNMENT.
Page 577 - ... sowing of seed for general crops until June or July. If a small quantity of each esteemed variety be sown two or three times in these months, they will produce a plentiful supply for use in autumn and the early part of winter. One ounce of good Endive-seed will produce about five thousand plants. When the plants...