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... plant is per- formed by the selective and appropriative power of the rootlets which strike into the soil , or , in the case of water - plants , lie submerged in the fluid ; what is needed is absorbed and assimilated , the rest is ...
... plant is per- formed by the selective and appropriative power of the rootlets which strike into the soil , or , in the case of water - plants , lie submerged in the fluid ; what is needed is absorbed and assimilated , the rest is ...
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... plant or animal , is governed by a principle incorporate in the seed and developed in the structure as it rises to maturity ; external con- ditions may modify its details , but they can never change its nature . It is just so with the ...
... plant or animal , is governed by a principle incorporate in the seed and developed in the structure as it rises to maturity ; external con- ditions may modify its details , but they can never change its nature . It is just so with the ...
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... Plants . Size 114 in . by 81⁄2 in . , handsomely bound , price One Guinea . FLEISCHMANN , A. , M.R.C.S. PLAIN AND PRACTICAL MEDICAL PRECEPTS . Second Edition , revised and enlarged . On a large sheet , 4d . FORBES , URQUHART A. , of ...
... Plants . Size 114 in . by 81⁄2 in . , handsomely bound , price One Guinea . FLEISCHMANN , A. , M.R.C.S. PLAIN AND PRACTICAL MEDICAL PRECEPTS . Second Edition , revised and enlarged . On a large sheet , 4d . FORBES , URQUHART A. , of ...
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... PLANTS , NEW AND RARE . Illustrated with 54 Coloured Engravings . One Volume , super - royal 8vo , cloth , £ 1 55 .; reduced price 18s . 9d . For First Series see under Lowe . HOOKER , Sir W. J. , F.R.S. EXOTIC FLORA ; Containing ...
... PLANTS , NEW AND RARE . Illustrated with 54 Coloured Engravings . One Volume , super - royal 8vo , cloth , £ 1 55 .; reduced price 18s . 9d . For First Series see under Lowe . HOOKER , Sir W. J. , F.R.S. EXOTIC FLORA ; Containing ...
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... PLANTS . Published under the direction of the London Botanical Ex- change Club , adapted for marking Desiderata in ... PLANTS . Describing the most beautiful - leaved Plants in cultivation in this country . Illus- trated with 60 Coloured ...
... PLANTS . Published under the direction of the London Botanical Ex- change Club , adapted for marking Desiderata in ... PLANTS . Describing the most beautiful - leaved Plants in cultivation in this country . Illus- trated with 60 Coloured ...
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