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... developed within a seed . 55. A leaf - bud is a young plant , produced without the agency of sexes , enclosed within rudimentary leaves called scales , and developed on a stem , 56. Seeds propagate the species . 57. Leaf - buds ...
... developed within a seed . 55. A leaf - bud is a young plant , produced without the agency of sexes , enclosed within rudimentary leaves called scales , and developed on a stem , 56. Seeds propagate the species . 57. Leaf - buds ...
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... developed . 73. The greater the number of leaf - buds above a given part , the greater the diameter of that part ; and vice versâ . 74. In the spring the newly forming wood is to be traced in the form of fibres descending from the leaf ...
... developed . 73. The greater the number of leaf - buds above a given part , the greater the diameter of that part ; and vice versâ . 74. In the spring the newly forming wood is to be traced in the form of fibres descending from the leaf ...
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... developed ; but very often a considerable number develope ; Ex . Asparagus . 128. When a terminal bud only of an Endogenous plant deve- lopes , the stem is cylindrical ; Ex . Palms ; when several develope , it becomes conical ; Ex ...
... developed ; but very often a considerable number develope ; Ex . Asparagus . 128. When a terminal bud only of an Endogenous plant deve- lopes , the stem is cylindrical ; Ex . Palms ; when several develope , it becomes conical ; Ex ...
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... developed , the form of floral envelopes or sexual apparatus . 144. Notwithstanding this difference , a leaf - bud sometimes indicates a tendency to become a flower - bud ; and flower - buds frequently assume the characters of leaf ...
... developed , the form of floral envelopes or sexual apparatus . 144. Notwithstanding this difference , a leaf - bud sometimes indicates a tendency to become a flower - bud ; and flower - buds frequently assume the characters of leaf ...
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... developed also ; and vice versa . 160. Leaves are developed alternately , one above and opposite the other , around their common axis ; but sometimes in con- sequence of the internodes being unequally developed , leaves become opposite ...
... developed also ; and vice versa . 160. Leaves are developed alternately , one above and opposite the other , around their common axis ; but sometimes in con- sequence of the internodes being unequally developed , leaves become opposite ...
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