Elements of Botany: Or, Outlines of the Natural History of Vegetables, Volume 1R. Desilver, 1827 - Botany |
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Page 81
... pericarp of the flower - bud . " All the different kinds of bractes , according to this multifarious genius , " serve the office of lungs , for the purpose of ex- " posing the vegetable blood to the influence of the air , " and of ...
... pericarp of the flower - bud . " All the different kinds of bractes , according to this multifarious genius , " serve the office of lungs , for the purpose of ex- " posing the vegetable blood to the influence of the air , " and of ...
Page 82
... pericarp with its impregnated seeds , " rises out of the ground , in the ensuing spring , on a stem " surrounded with bractes , and with other green leaves " below them , which produce new bulbs in their " bosoms . " 66 DR . DARWIN is ...
... pericarp with its impregnated seeds , " rises out of the ground , in the ensuing spring , on a stem " surrounded with bractes , and with other green leaves " below them , which produce new bulbs in their " bosoms . " 66 DR . DARWIN is ...
Page 122
... pericarp , of these vegetables . THE calyptre is either , 1. recta , straight ; equal on every side ; or , 2. obliqua , oblique , bent on one sidet . 7. The Volva , or Ruffle ‡ , as Dr. Withering calls it , is defined to be the ...
... pericarp , of these vegetables . THE calyptre is either , 1. recta , straight ; equal on every side ; or , 2. obliqua , oblique , bent on one sidet . 7. The Volva , or Ruffle ‡ , as Dr. Withering calls it , is defined to be the ...
Page 179
... Pericarp , Seed - vessel , or Seed - case . Each of these terms may be employed ; for each is just and significant . I shall however more generally make use of the word pericarp , as being most agreeable to the prevailing English ...
... Pericarp , Seed - vessel , or Seed - case . Each of these terms may be employed ; for each is just and significant . I shall however more generally make use of the word pericarp , as being most agreeable to the prevailing English ...
Page 180
... pericarp , if the pollen has been prevented from having access to the stigma * . THE pericarp is an organ of great importance . Hence , like all the truly important parts of vegetables , and of animals , it is very generally present ...
... pericarp , if the pollen has been prevented from having access to the stigma * . THE pericarp is an organ of great importance . Hence , like all the truly important parts of vegetables , and of animals , it is very generally present ...
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