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... Four Seasons : A Short Account of the Structure of Plants , being Four Lectures written for the Working Men's Institute , Paris . With Illustrations . Imperial 16m0 , 3s . 6d . ' Distinguished by extreme clearness , and teems with ...
... Four Seasons : A Short Account of the Structure of Plants , being Four Lectures written for the Working Men's Institute , Paris . With Illustrations . Imperial 16m0 , 3s . 6d . ' Distinguished by extreme clearness , and teems with ...
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... four classes , and these again into orders , and named them according to the number and position of their stamens and pistils ; you will learn what these are presently . This manner of arranging plants is called the Linnæan or ...
... four classes , and these again into orders , and named them according to the number and position of their stamens and pistils ; you will learn what these are presently . This manner of arranging plants is called the Linnæan or ...
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... four petals are placed in such a way as to resemble a Maltese cross . Perhaps , however , as it is winter time now , and we cannot find many plants even in sheltered places , we had better content ourselves to - day with examining this ...
... four petals are placed in such a way as to resemble a Maltese cross . Perhaps , however , as it is winter time now , and we cannot find many plants even in sheltered places , we had better content ourselves to - day with examining this ...
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... four others , two of which are joined together , —the two that stand out are called wings in this family of plants . The daisy is not at all really like either of these other flowers in the way it is made . The little white bits you can ...
... four others , two of which are joined together , —the two that stand out are called wings in this family of plants . The daisy is not at all really like either of these other flowers in the way it is made . The little white bits you can ...
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... four stamens which are underneath another part of the flower , called the hood . Two of them are always longer than the others , and here is the style with all its parts . The calyx , or flower cup , is green , and also irregular in ...
... four stamens which are underneath another part of the flower , called the hood . Two of them are always longer than the others , and here is the style with all its parts . The calyx , or flower cup , is green , and also irregular in ...
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