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In a flower bud , the appendages or leaves are in that imperfectly formed , contracted state , which we name calyx , corolla , stamens , and pistilla ; and the central part around which they are arranged has itself no tendency to ...
In a flower bud , the appendages or leaves are in that imperfectly formed , contracted state , which we name calyx , corolla , stamens , and pistilla ; and the central part around which they are arranged has itself no tendency to ...
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Eye nearly closed by the segments of the calyx . Stalk short , not deeply inserted . Skin marked with brownish red , intermixed with some streaks of deeper red ; the shaded side yellowish green , sprinkled with small brown dots .
Eye nearly closed by the segments of the calyx . Stalk short , not deeply inserted . Skin marked with brownish red , intermixed with some streaks of deeper red ; the shaded side yellowish green , sprinkled with small brown dots .
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Eye small , with a closed calyx , placed in a narrow basin , surrounded by several unequal plaits . Stalk short , slender , in a funnel - shaped cavity , even with the base . Skin pale yellow , with numerous small pearl - coloured ...
Eye small , with a closed calyx , placed in a narrow basin , surrounded by several unequal plaits . Stalk short , slender , in a funnel - shaped cavity , even with the base . Skin pale yellow , with numerous small pearl - coloured ...
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Eye closed by broad , short segments of the calyx , slightly sunk in a narrow , oblique , plaited hollow . Stalk rather short , not protruding beyond the base . Skin pale greenish yellow , tinged with orange on the sunny side .
Eye closed by broad , short segments of the calyx , slightly sunk in a narrow , oblique , plaited hollow . Stalk rather short , not protruding beyond the base . Skin pale greenish yellow , tinged with orange on the sunny side .
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Eye placed in the bottom of a hollow , scooped out like a funnel , and larger than that in which the stalk is placed , the divisions of the calyx remaining in part when the fruit is ripe . Skin of a very deep , dull red on the side next ...
Eye placed in the bottom of a hollow , scooped out like a funnel , and larger than that in which the stalk is placed , the divisions of the calyx remaining in part when the fruit is ripe . Skin of a very deep , dull red on the side next ...
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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...