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... termed sessile . The same word is used of any part of a plant to denote the absence of a stalk , whether that stalk be a petiole ( which is the stalk of a foliage - leaf only ) or not . All the foliage- leaves have the blade spread out ...
... termed sessile . The same word is used of any part of a plant to denote the absence of a stalk , whether that stalk be a petiole ( which is the stalk of a foliage - leaf only ) or not . All the foliage- leaves have the blade spread out ...
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... termed calyx- leaves or Sepals ; together they form the Calyx of the flower . The sepals being free , that is , separate from each other and from the other parts of the flower , the calyx is bolysepalous . * 6. Immediately inside the ...
... termed calyx- leaves or Sepals ; together they form the Calyx of the flower . The sepals being free , that is , separate from each other and from the other parts of the flower , the calyx is bolysepalous . * 6. Immediately inside the ...
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... termed , in its present stage , an ovule . The hollow leaf which con- tains and protects the tender ovule is called a carpellary leaf or Carpel . tion of a carpel of Buttercup , containing one inverted ovule ( magnified ) . Examine the ...
... termed , in its present stage , an ovule . The hollow leaf which con- tains and protects the tender ovule is called a carpellary leaf or Carpel . tion of a carpel of Buttercup , containing one inverted ovule ( magnified ) . Examine the ...
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... termed the stigma . It is invariably present . The lower portion of the carpel , containing the ovule , is the ovary . The stigma is very shortly stalked in the buttercup . In many plants the stalk of the stigma is of considerable ...
... termed the stigma . It is invariably present . The lower portion of the carpel , containing the ovule , is the ovary . The stigma is very shortly stalked in the buttercup . In many plants the stalk of the stigma is of considerable ...
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... termed transpiration . A correct understand- ing of the process explains how it is that plants growing in parlours are apt to become faded even when watered , because the taking up of water ( termed absorption ) by the roots cannot ...
... termed transpiration . A correct understand- ing of the process explains how it is that plants growing in parlours are apt to become faded even when watered , because the taking up of water ( termed absorption ) by the roots cannot ...
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