The Four Seasons: A Short Account of the Structure of Plants : Four Lectures1865 - Plant anatomy - 75 pages |
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... contains the future seeds of the plant . When they grow within it , it becomes very much larger and is then called the Seed - vessel . The style is like a neck or very small column on the top of the ovary , and on the top of the style ...
... contains the future seeds of the plant . When they grow within it , it becomes very much larger and is then called the Seed - vessel . The style is like a neck or very small column on the top of the ovary , and on the top of the style ...
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... plants , the part that contains the seed is called the Fruit , whether it be good for us to eat or not and , for this reason , the little stalk , which at first supports the flower and then the seed - vessel , is called SPRING . 9.
... plants , the part that contains the seed is called the Fruit , whether it be good for us to eat or not and , for this reason , the little stalk , which at first supports the flower and then the seed - vessel , is called SPRING . 9.
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... contain a great quantity of honey , but the whole plant is of so poisonous a nature that bees will not go near it . The ... contains within it the bud of the future plant , which remains quietly in its winter quarters till C 2 SPRING . 19.
... contain a great quantity of honey , but the whole plant is of so poisonous a nature that bees will not go near it . The ... contains within it the bud of the future plant , which remains quietly in its winter quarters till C 2 SPRING . 19.
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... contains the other parts within it , and defends them from damp and injury . 2. The cotyledons have their name from ... contain certain juices , with which they help to nourish the newly formed bud . Springing , as they do , from the ...
... contains the other parts within it , and defends them from damp and injury . 2. The cotyledons have their name from ... contain certain juices , with which they help to nourish the newly formed bud . Springing , as they do , from the ...
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... 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 FOUR SEASONS .
... 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 FOUR SEASONS .
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