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... growing membrane . In direction it is variable ( Plates I. and II . ) ; sometimes it is straight , and attains a considerable length , as in some fungi ; sometimes it is short and straight , but hooked at the apex , as in the lining of ...
... growing membrane . In direction it is variable ( Plates I. and II . ) ; sometimes it is straight , and attains a considerable length , as in some fungi ; sometimes it is short and straight , but hooked at the apex , as in the lining of ...
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... grow so firmly together , that their sides really form in their union but one membrane ; and it will be here- after seen that in many cases the partition between two cells is originally simple . The bladders of cellular tissue are ...
... grow so firmly together , that their sides really form in their union but one membrane ; and it will be here- after seen that in many cases the partition between two cells is originally simple . The bladders of cellular tissue are ...
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... grow at the upper lateral extremity of a joint or cell ; each at first is a small protuberance , which is trans- formed into a lateral cylindrical excrescence containing chlo- rophyll ( green colouring matter ) , and having its cavity ...
... grow at the upper lateral extremity of a joint or cell ; each at first is a small protuberance , which is trans- formed into a lateral cylindrical excrescence containing chlo- rophyll ( green colouring matter ) , and having its cavity ...
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... grown together , except at certain spaces where they separate and leave small dot - like spaces . This and the last have been noticed by Mr. Valentine in Orchidaceous plants , and have been extremely well figured by Slack . ( Trans ...
... grown together , except at certain spaces where they separate and leave small dot - like spaces . This and the last have been noticed by Mr. Valentine in Orchidaceous plants , and have been extremely well figured by Slack . ( Trans ...
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... growing over them . It is not at all uncommon to find them in what may be supposed a nascent state , merely looking like tumours , with a pore in the middle , as is shown at Plate II . fig . 5 . If the disks of coniferous wood are ...
... growing over them . It is not at all uncommon to find them in what may be supposed a nascent state , merely looking like tumours , with a pore in the middle , as is shown at Plate II . fig . 5 . If the disks of coniferous wood are ...
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Adolphe Brongniart albumen anther apex appears axis bark base become body botanists Botany bracts branches buds bundles called calyx Cand Candolle carbonic acid carpels cause cavity cells cellular tissue centre chalaza character colour common considered consists containing corolla cotyledons cyclosis developement dicotyledons direction disk distinct Dutrochet elongated embryo epidermis exist external extremity fibres filament fleshy flowers fluid foramen fruit glands grains green growing hairs hilum inches integument kind latex layers leaf leaflets leaves light Linnæus lobes margin matter medullary rays membrane Mirbel monocotyledons nature nitrogen nucleus observed organs ovarium ovary ovule oxygen parenchyma pericarp petals petiole pistil pith placenta plants Plate plumula pollen pollen tube produced quantity radicle Raphides remarked roots round seeds separate side sometimes species specimens spiral vessels stamens stem stigma stomates structure substance surface term terminating tion tree tubes vascular vegetable veins wood woody tissue yellow
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