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... appearance . This is something like the artificial system which the old botanists used . The natural system of Jussieu proceeds quite differently to arrange plants . It tells us to put together all those that in their general appearance ...
... appearance . This is something like the artificial system which the old botanists used . The natural system of Jussieu proceeds quite differently to arrange plants . It tells us to put together all those that in their general appearance ...
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... appearance , such as the wolf and the dog , the tiger and the cat , the cow , the horse , and the sheep . So it is with plants . We find in one family plants that look different in some respects , but have the same habits and uses and ...
... appearance , such as the wolf and the dog , the tiger and the cat , the cow , the horse , and the sheep . So it is with plants . We find in one family plants that look different in some respects , but have the same habits and uses and ...
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... appearance . The ash has been called the ' Venus of the woods ; ' and it is indeed a graceful tree , and contrasts well with the heavier and more massive appearance of the old oak tree , as it comes slowly and deliberately out with its ...
... appearance . The ash has been called the ' Venus of the woods ; ' and it is indeed a graceful tree , and contrasts well with the heavier and more massive appearance of the old oak tree , as it comes slowly and deliberately out with its ...
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... is pretty , but because it has a sweet smell , which is its goodness . GRANNY . The violet has always been thought to be the emblem of modesty , Alice . The Sweet Violet . 83 Its appearance would never attract 82 Talks about Plants .
... is pretty , but because it has a sweet smell , which is its goodness . GRANNY . The violet has always been thought to be the emblem of modesty , Alice . The Sweet Violet . 83 Its appearance would never attract 82 Talks about Plants .
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Phebe Lankester. The Sweet Violet . 83 Its appearance would never attract any notice , were it not for its sweet perfume , that is shed all around and pleases every one . The family name of the violet is like its own name ; it is ...
Phebe Lankester. The Sweet Violet . 83 Its appearance would never attract any notice , were it not for its sweet perfume , that is shed all around and pleases every one . The family name of the violet is like its own name ; it is ...
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