The Four Seasons: A Short Account of the Structure of Plants : Four Lectures1865 - Plant anatomy - 75 pages |
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... Rose , the Moss Rose , the China Rose , and several others , all of the Rose genus . Thus it is that every plant is distinguished by two names , one , the Generic name for the genus to which it belongs , the second to denote some ...
... Rose , the Moss Rose , the China Rose , and several others , all of the Rose genus . Thus it is that every plant is distinguished by two names , one , the Generic name for the genus to which it belongs , the second to denote some ...
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... Rose , Larkspur , and Pæony , all of them garden flowers , also belong to the Ranun'culus family . Sometimes a genus takes the name of its discoverer , or that of some remarkable person . For instance , the genus Brown'ea is so called ...
... Rose , Larkspur , and Pæony , all of them garden flowers , also belong to the Ranun'culus family . Sometimes a genus takes the name of its discoverer , or that of some remarkable person . For instance , the genus Brown'ea is so called ...
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... roses emitted by the wood when the tree is first cut down . The Acacia also , belongs to the Mimosa tribe . Some of its species afford excellent timber , and in several the bark contains certain astringent and tonic properties , 34 THE ...
... roses emitted by the wood when the tree is first cut down . The Acacia also , belongs to the Mimosa tribe . Some of its species afford excellent timber , and in several the bark contains certain astringent and tonic properties , 34 THE ...
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... Rose trees , young Lilacs , and other trees . In the Acacia tree the suckers are innume- rable and grow with astonishing rapidity . A farmer who lived at Long Island , in North America , planted fourteen acres with Acacia suckers very ...
... Rose trees , young Lilacs , and other trees . In the Acacia tree the suckers are innume- rable and grow with astonishing rapidity . A farmer who lived at Long Island , in North America , planted fourteen acres with Acacia suckers very ...
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... Roses . The delightful Eastern perfume called Otto or Attar of Roses , with which Indian shawls are often scented , is an essential oil obtained from the petals of the Damask or Damascus Rose . In Europe the rose water used in medicine ...
... Roses . The delightful Eastern perfume called Otto or Attar of Roses , with which Indian shawls are often scented , is an essential oil obtained from the petals of the Damask or Damascus Rose . In Europe the rose water used in medicine ...
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