The Four Seasons: A Short Account of the Structure of Plants : Four Lectures1865 - Plant anatomy - 75 pages |
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... crown . The lower whitish part of a petal shaped like that of the Wall - flower , is called the Claw , the spreading upper part the Limb or Border . ( Fig . 2. ) The claw of the petal is really the leaf- stalk , and the border the blade ...
... crown . The lower whitish part of a petal shaped like that of the Wall - flower , is called the Claw , the spreading upper part the Limb or Border . ( Fig . 2. ) The claw of the petal is really the leaf- stalk , and the border the blade ...
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... Crown Imperial , an Eastern plant , the flowers contain a great quantity of honey , but the whole plant is of so poisonous a nature that bees will not go near it . The faculty that is given to most creatures of distinguishing noxious ...
... Crown Imperial , an Eastern plant , the flowers contain a great quantity of honey , but the whole plant is of so poisonous a nature that bees will not go near it . The faculty that is given to most creatures of distinguishing noxious ...
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... or Damascus Rose . In Europe the rose water used in medicine is distilled from the petals of the sweetest - smelling roses that can be obtained . little crown of the withered sepals on the top of 40 THE FOUR SEASONS .
... or Damascus Rose . In Europe the rose water used in medicine is distilled from the petals of the sweetest - smelling roses that can be obtained . little crown of the withered sepals on the top of 40 THE FOUR SEASONS .
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... crown of the withered sepals on the top of unripe apples and pears . In plants of the Rose family the five petals are hollowed into the shape of saucers or little bowls , and are either white , or white tinted with a deli- cate pink or ...
... crown of the withered sepals on the top of unripe apples and pears . In plants of the Rose family the five petals are hollowed into the shape of saucers or little bowls , and are either white , or white tinted with a deli- cate pink or ...
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... - in the Dandelion , for example - an entire crown or wheel , formed of the branches of the down , is fixed upon a sort of stem or pillar , which is itself attached to the seed ; something in this manner , only 44 THE FOUR SEASONS .
... - in the Dandelion , for example - an entire crown or wheel , formed of the branches of the down , is fixed upon a sort of stem or pillar , which is itself attached to the seed ; something in this manner , only 44 THE FOUR SEASONS .
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