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... surface as to prevent the access of air and moisture ; and that , retaining their vitality under these circumstances , they have been excited to germination when at last exposed to the re- quisite conditions . Thus Professor Lindley ...
... surface as to prevent the access of air and moisture ; and that , retaining their vitality under these circumstances , they have been excited to germination when at last exposed to the re- quisite conditions . Thus Professor Lindley ...
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... surface of the leaves , but from the walls of the passages which are channeled - out in their interior . Into this complex labyrinth , the outer air finds its way through orifices in the cuticle , which are termed stomata ; and through ...
... surface of the leaves , but from the walls of the passages which are channeled - out in their interior . Into this complex labyrinth , the outer air finds its way through orifices in the cuticle , which are termed stomata ; and through ...
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... surfaces : a loss of weight of the solid parts , owing to the conti- nued disengagement of carbon from its tissues ... surface exposed , and the degree of light to which it is subjected . 90. The influence of Light upon the direction ...
... surfaces : a loss of weight of the solid parts , owing to the conti- nued disengagement of carbon from its tissues ... surface exposed , and the degree of light to which it is subjected . 90. The influence of Light upon the direction ...
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... surface ; and that it is a matter of indifference which side of the little disk is at first turned upwards , since each has the power of developing stomata , or roots , according to the influence it receives . After the tendency to the ...
... surface ; and that it is a matter of indifference which side of the little disk is at first turned upwards , since each has the power of developing stomata , or roots , according to the influence it receives . After the tendency to the ...
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... surface ; and here we seem to have a manifestation of Chemical agency , analogous to that which gives color to the Vegetable surface . Thus it is a matter of familiar expe- rience , that the influence of light upon the skin of many ...
... surface ; and here we seem to have a manifestation of Chemical agency , analogous to that which gives color to the Vegetable surface . Thus it is a matter of familiar expe- rience , that the influence of light upon the skin of many ...
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