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... axis , and are supported by nutritious matter conveyed into their system by the absorption of their lower extremities or roots . 4. Generally speaking , the latter are fixed to some substance from which they grow , are destitute of ...
... axis , and are supported by nutritious matter conveyed into their system by the absorption of their lower extremities or roots . 4. Generally speaking , the latter are fixed to some substance from which they grow , are destitute of ...
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... axis . Consequently it is found in every part of a plant , and especially in those which are succulent , such as the pulp of fruit and all the soft parts . It , however , sometimes acquires excessive hardness , as in the stones of ...
... axis . Consequently it is found in every part of a plant , and especially in those which are succulent , such as the pulp of fruit and all the soft parts . It , however , sometimes acquires excessive hardness , as in the stones of ...
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... axis or root ; that upwards , the ascending axis or stem ; that horizontally the medullary system ; and the part from which these two axes start is called the collet or neck . 61 This elongation in three directions takes place simulta ...
... axis or root ; that upwards , the ascending axis or stem ; that horizontally the medullary system ; and the part from which these two axes start is called the collet or neck . 61 This elongation in three directions takes place simulta ...
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... axes , with their appendages ; their elongation downwards increases the diameter of that part of the axis which pre - existed , and produces roots . 76. a . Roots , therefore , in all cases , should consist of extensions of woody tissue ...
... axes , with their appendages ; their elongation downwards increases the diameter of that part of the axis which pre - existed , and produces roots . 76. a . Roots , therefore , in all cases , should consist of extensions of woody tissue ...
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John Lindley. 84. It is produced by the elongation of the axis upwards . 85. It serves to nourish the young buds ... axes of the buds , and by the interposition of the medullary system , here called medullary rays , connecting the pith ...
John Lindley. 84. It is produced by the elongation of the axis upwards . 85. It serves to nourish the young buds ... axes of the buds , and by the interposition of the medullary system , here called medullary rays , connecting the pith ...
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3d Edit abortive absent Acrid Acrogens affinities albumen Alliance Anthers apex Apocarpous Aromatic arranged Astringent axils axis bark base botanists Botany bracts buds called calyx carpels Carpels solitary cells cellular tissue characters cloth coloured concentric layers connected consists corolla cotyledons dehiscence developed Dicotyledonous dissepiments Ditto elongation embryo Endogens Engravings Epigynosæ epigynous Estivation Exogenous plants Fcap floral envelopes flower-buds Flowers unisexual formed Fruit eatable genera germination Gymnospermæ hilum HISTORY hypogynous imbricated indehiscent indusium inflorescence integument involucre lamina latter leaf leaf-buds leaves Maps margins medullary system membranous MEMOIRS Menispermaceæ modifications monopetalous natural nucleus one-celled operculum organs ovary ovule oxygen parietal pedicel peduncle pericarp petals petiole pistil pith Pittosporales placenta Plates Polyandrous polypetalous radicle Rhizantheæ root Seeds sepals separate sometimes spiral vessels Stamens Stamens distinct stem stigma stipules stomates style SUBCLASS succulent sup.-roy Syncarpous Thecæ tonic Tubiferosæ vascular vascular tissue veins vesicles Vols whorl wood woody tissue
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