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... fruits , and the hardness of nuts . The essays- twenty - three in number - are neither long nor deep , but they give a broad general view of the principles and methods of evolution , couched in clear , untechnical , and oftentimes racy ...
... fruits , and the hardness of nuts . The essays- twenty - three in number - are neither long nor deep , but they give a broad general view of the principles and methods of evolution , couched in clear , untechnical , and oftentimes racy ...
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... the grubs and locusts ; the flower must open and secure its fertilisation ; the fruit must set and ripen its seeds ; the seed again must be dispersed and Every reach its proper soil and position . plant which 66 VIGNETTES FROM NATURE .
... the grubs and locusts ; the flower must open and secure its fertilisation ; the fruit must set and ripen its seeds ; the seed again must be dispersed and Every reach its proper soil and position . plant which 66 VIGNETTES FROM NATURE .
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... fruits in tropical forests ; and those fruits were specially coloured to allure their eyes , just as the speedwells and primroses and buttercups are specially coloured to allure the eyes of bee or butterfly . And further , as the eyes ...
... fruits in tropical forests ; and those fruits were specially coloured to allure their eyes , just as the speedwells and primroses and buttercups are specially coloured to allure the eyes of bee or butterfly . And further , as the eyes ...
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... fruit . They are barren blossoms , without any other object in life than that of bare display . What , then , is the good of them ? Well , their purpose is , no doubt , to add extra attractiveness to the bunches of which they form part ...
... fruit . They are barren blossoms , without any other object in life than that of bare display . What , then , is the good of them ? Well , their purpose is , no doubt , to add extra attractiveness to the bunches of which they form part ...
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... very young flower - buds , and look at it carefully with my powerful little pocket lens , I can see that in this early stage it has three cells in H the undeveloped fruit , whereas the ripe berry has only GUELDER ROSE . 97.
... very young flower - buds , and look at it carefully with my powerful little pocket lens , I can see that in this early stage it has three cells in H the undeveloped fruit , whereas the ripe berry has only GUELDER ROSE . 97.
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