The Popular Science Review: A Quarterly Miscellany of Entertaining and Instructive Articles on Scientific Subjects, Volume 12James Samuelson, Henry Lawson, William Sweetland Dallas Robert Hardwicke, 1873 - Science |
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Page 154
... stamens with their filaments . But in But- tercups , Bachelor's Buttons , & c . , a quantity of stamens pass into the condition of flower - leaves or petals ; and if a wild single Rose is compared with a full - leaved garden variety ...
... stamens with their filaments . But in But- tercups , Bachelor's Buttons , & c . , a quantity of stamens pass into the condition of flower - leaves or petals ; and if a wild single Rose is compared with a full - leaved garden variety ...
Page 155
... stamen or pistil . We shall , how- ever , on careful examination , see that some of the narrow petals have whitish tips ... stamens than petals ; the one fertile stamen is petal - like , with an anther on the margin ;, the style is also ...
... stamen or pistil . We shall , how- ever , on careful examination , see that some of the narrow petals have whitish tips ... stamens than petals ; the one fertile stamen is petal - like , with an anther on the margin ;, the style is also ...
Page 156
... stamens , which is normal in some plants , occurs in others as a monstrosity . For example , I noticed , in February , a Fuchsia ( in a greenhouse ) with a very strange - looking flower . Two of the sepals , instead of taking their ...
... stamens , which is normal in some plants , occurs in others as a monstrosity . For example , I noticed , in February , a Fuchsia ( in a greenhouse ) with a very strange - looking flower . Two of the sepals , instead of taking their ...
Page 340
... stamens at the time when insects are seeking the flowers for the sake of the honey , it will be seen that the anthers are almost always at this time discharging their pollen , and that it is impossible for the insect to find its way to ...
... stamens at the time when insects are seeking the flowers for the sake of the honey , it will be seen that the anthers are almost always at this time discharging their pollen , and that it is impossible for the insect to find its way to ...
Page 341
... stamens in the same flower arrive at maturity at dif- ferent times may be noticed without difficulty by the most care- less observer . It is only necessary to gather the common rib - grass ( Plantago lanceolata ) to observe that the ...
... stamens in the same flower arrive at maturity at dif- ferent times may be noticed without difficulty by the most care- less observer . It is only necessary to gather the common rib - grass ( Plantago lanceolata ) to observe that the ...
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