The British Encyclopedia: Or, Dictionary of Arts and Sciences. Comprising an Accurate and Popular View of the Present Improved State of Human Knowledge, Volume 1Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, 1809 - Natural history |
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... corolla ; stamina numerous ; united at the base . Female : calyx five parted ; no corolla ; styles three , lacerated . Capsule three - grained . ADENANTHERA , in botany , a genus of the Decandria Monogynia class of plants , the calyx of ...
... corolla ; stamina numerous ; united at the base . Female : calyx five parted ; no corolla ; styles three , lacerated . Capsule three - grained . ADENANTHERA , in botany , a genus of the Decandria Monogynia class of plants , the calyx of ...
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... corolla consists of five oblong obtuse beautiful petals ; and some- times there are more than five : there is no pericarpium ; the receptacle is oblong , spi- cated , and holds five series of seeds ; the seeds are numerous , irregular ...
... corolla consists of five oblong obtuse beautiful petals ; and some- times there are more than five : there is no pericarpium ; the receptacle is oblong , spi- cated , and holds five series of seeds ; the seeds are numerous , irregular ...
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... corolla adhering to it , and not opening . There are six species . ÆGINETA , in botany , a genus of the Didynamia Angiosperma class and order : calyx one - leafed , spathaceous ; corolla cam- panulate , two - lipped ; capsule many ...
... corolla adhering to it , and not opening . There are six species . ÆGINETA , in botany , a genus of the Didynamia Angiosperma class and order : calyx one - leafed , spathaceous ; corolla cam- panulate , two - lipped ; capsule many ...
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... corolla is nearly uniform , with all the flos- cules fertile , and the partial has the petals bent in , heart - shaped , and unequal : the stamina are simple filaments , with roundish anthers ; the pistillum is an inferior germ , and ...
... corolla is nearly uniform , with all the flos- cules fertile , and the partial has the petals bent in , heart - shaped , and unequal : the stamina are simple filaments , with roundish anthers ; the pistillum is an inferior germ , and ...
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... corolla is one petalled ; the stamina are six filaments , inserted into the throat , shorter than the corolla ; the anthers kidney - shaped and incumbent ; the pistillum is a superior germ ; the style filiform , of the length of three ...
... corolla is one petalled ; the stamina are six filaments , inserted into the throat , shorter than the corolla ; the anthers kidney - shaped and incumbent ; the pistillum is a superior germ ; the style filiform , of the length of three ...
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