The British Encyclopedia, Or Dictionary of Arts and Sciences: Comprising an Accurate and Popular View of the Present Improved State of Human Knowledge : Illustrated with Upwards of 150 Elegant Engravings. N - R. 5Longman, 1809 - 680 pages |
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Page 7
... Essential character : co- rolla funnel form , with a plaited border ; stamina inclined ; capsule two - valved , two- celled . There are seven species , of which N. rustica , English tobacco , seldom rises more than three feet in height ...
... Essential character : co- rolla funnel form , with a plaited border ; stamina inclined ; capsule two - valved , two- celled . There are seven species , of which N. rustica , English tobacco , seldom rises more than three feet in height ...
Page 9
... Essential character : male , spathe ; corolla six - petalled : female , spathe ; corolla none ; drupes angular . There is but one species , viz . N. fruticans , the young palm , is without the trunk ; but in the adult state , it is some ...
... Essential character : male , spathe ; corolla six - petalled : female , spathe ; corolla none ; drupes angular . There is but one species , viz . N. fruticans , the young palm , is without the trunk ; but in the adult state , it is some ...
Page 15
... Essential character : corolla , salver shaped , with truncated segments ; capsule , two - celled , margined ; seeds solitary . There are seven species , of which N. undulata , wave - leaved Nyctanthes , is a shrub about six feet in ...
... Essential character : corolla , salver shaped , with truncated segments ; capsule , two - celled , margined ; seeds solitary . There are seven species , of which N. undulata , wave - leaved Nyctanthes , is a shrub about six feet in ...
Page 17
... Essential character : calyx two- leaved ; corolla four - cleft , bell - shaped ; sta- mina from the slits of the corolla ' ; capsule one - celled , two - valved , many - seeded . There is but one species , viz . O. virginica ...
... Essential character : calyx two- leaved ; corolla four - cleft , bell - shaped ; sta- mina from the slits of the corolla ' ; capsule one - celled , two - valved , many - seeded . There is but one species , viz . O. virginica ...
Page 27
... Essential character : calyx five - leav- ed ; corolla five - petalled ; berries one - seed- . ed , fastened to a large , roundish receptacle . There are three species . OCHROMA , in botany , a genus of the Monadelphia Pentandria class ...
... Essential character : calyx five - leav- ed ; corolla five - petalled ; berries one - seed- . ed , fastened to a large , roundish receptacle . There are three species . OCHROMA , in botany , a genus of the Monadelphia Pentandria class ...
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