Lessons in Elementary Botany: The Part of Systematic Botany Based Upon Material Left in Manuscript by the Late Professor Henslow |
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... single cell of the group monopolises the originating of new tissue . You find , then , that the root avoids the light ; that it is pale or nearly white ; that its fibres give off , irregularly , numerous delicate thread - like branches ...
... single cell of the group monopolises the originating of new tissue . You find , then , that the root avoids the light ; that it is pale or nearly white ; that its fibres give off , irregularly , numerous delicate thread - like branches ...
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... single , pale- coloured body , attached to the base of the cavity . This is the rudiment of a future seed , and it is termed , in its present stage , an ovule . The hollow leaf which con- tains and protects the tender ovule is called a ...
... single , pale- coloured body , attached to the base of the cavity . This is the rudiment of a future seed , and it is termed , in its present stage , an ovule . The hollow leaf which con- tains and protects the tender ovule is called a ...
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... , but they have enlarged and hard- ened ; the stigmatic apex has dried up , so that the top of each carpel is simply pointed or slightly hooked . Open- ing any ripe carpel , a single seed will be 8 [ CHAP . EXAMINATION OF.
... , but they have enlarged and hard- ened ; the stigmatic apex has dried up , so that the top of each carpel is simply pointed or slightly hooked . Open- ing any ripe carpel , a single seed will be 8 [ CHAP . EXAMINATION OF.
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... single seed will be found filling its cavity . If we cut one of these seeds right through length- wise , we shall find that it consists of a very thin ( mem- branous ) shell , the testa , enclosing a solid , uniform and horny substance ...
... single seed will be found filling its cavity . If we cut one of these seeds right through length- wise , we shall find that it consists of a very thin ( mem- branous ) shell , the testa , enclosing a solid , uniform and horny substance ...
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... single cell . These cells almost invariably have a double coat , an outer and an inner ; and in the outer coat there are frequently thin places , or actual openings here and there , which permit the inner coat to grow through it at one ...
... single cell . These cells almost invariably have a double coat , an outer and an inner ; and in the outer coat there are frequently thin places , or actual openings here and there , which permit the inner coat to grow through it at one ...
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