American Edition of the British Encyclopedia: Or, Dictionary of Arts and Sciences ; Comprising an Accurate and Popular View of the Present Improved State of Human Knowledge, Volume 11Mitchell, Ames and White, 1821 - Natural history |
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... Jussieu . Essential charac- ter : calyx three - leaved ; corolla three - pe- talled : male , filaments commonly twenty- four : female , pistils many ; seeds many , naked . There are five species . SAGITTARIUS , the archer , in astro ...
... Jussieu . Essential charac- ter : calyx three - leaved ; corolla three - pe- talled : male , filaments commonly twenty- four : female , pistils many ; seeds many , naked . There are five species . SAGITTARIUS , the archer , in astro ...
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... Jussieu . Essen- tial character : calyx ventricose , entire ; petals none ; stamens one or two ; seed one , covered by the calyx . There are nine species , of which the most remark- able is the S. perennis , with a shrubby branching ...
... Jussieu . Essen- tial character : calyx ventricose , entire ; petals none ; stamens one or two ; seed one , covered by the calyx . There are nine species , of which the most remark- able is the S. perennis , with a shrubby branching ...
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... Jussieu . Es- sential character : calyx five parted ; corolla five petalled ; style none ; cap- sule three - celled , three - valved , many seeded . There is but one species , viz . S. racemosa , a native of the woods of Guiana . SALMO ...
... Jussieu . Es- sential character : calyx five parted ; corolla five petalled ; style none ; cap- sule three - celled , three - valved , many seeded . There is but one species , viz . S. racemosa , a native of the woods of Guiana . SALMO ...
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... Jussieu . Essential character : ca- lyx five - leaved ; corolla none ; capsule one - seeded ; seed screw - shaped . There are thirty - one species . These plants are well known for producing alkaline salt , commonly called barilla ...
... Jussieu . Essential character : ca- lyx five - leaved ; corolla none ; capsule one - seeded ; seed screw - shaped . There are thirty - one species . These plants are well known for producing alkaline salt , commonly called barilla ...
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... Jussieu . Essential character : corolla un- equal ; filaments fastened transversely to apedicle . There are seventy - nine species . This extensive genus consists of herbs or under shrubs ; the flowers are from one to three together ...
... Jussieu . Essential character : corolla un- equal ; filaments fastened transversely to apedicle . There are seventy - nine species . This extensive genus consists of herbs or under shrubs ; the flowers are from one to three together ...
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