The British encyclopedia, or, Dictionary of arts and sciences, Volume 6 |
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... Essential character : calyx two - leaved , inferior ; corolla supe- rior ; germ between the calyx and corolla . There are three species with several va- rieties . SANICULA , in botany , sanicle , a genus of the Pentandria Digynia class ...
... Essential character : calyx two - leaved , inferior ; corolla supe- rior ; germ between the calyx and corolla . There are three species with several va- rieties . SANICULA , in botany , sanicle , a genus of the Pentandria Digynia class ...
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... Essential character : calyx four - leaved ; petals four ; capsule fleshy , con- nate , ventricose . There are thirteen species ; ; of which we shall notice the S. saponaria , with winged leaves , which grows naturally in the islands of ...
... Essential character : calyx four - leaved ; petals four ; capsule fleshy , con- nate , ventricose . There are thirteen species ; ; of which we shall notice the S. saponaria , with winged leaves , which grows naturally in the islands of ...
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... Essential character : calyx an ament with one - flowered scales ; corolla none ; germs four ; berries four , one seeded . There is but one species ; viz . S. cernuus , lizard's tail , a native of North America . SAUVAGESIA , in botany ...
... Essential character : calyx an ament with one - flowered scales ; corolla none ; germs four ; berries four , one seeded . There is but one species ; viz . S. cernuus , lizard's tail , a native of North America . SAUVAGESIA , in botany ...
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... Essential character : calyx five - parted , five - petalled ; capsule two - beak ed , one - celled , many - seeded . There are fifty species ; of these we shall notice the S. granulata , or white saxifrage , which grows naturally in the ...
... Essential character : calyx five - parted , five - petalled ; capsule two - beak ed , one - celled , many - seeded . There are fifty species ; of these we shall notice the S. granulata , or white saxifrage , which grows naturally in the ...
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... Essential character : calyx six - parted ; co- rolla none ; styles none ; capsule three , in- flated , one - seeded . There is but one spe- cies , viz . S. palustris , a native of the North of Europe . SCHIEFER spar , one of the species ...
... Essential character : calyx six - parted ; co- rolla none ; styles none ; capsule three , in- flated , one - seeded . There is but one spe- cies , viz . S. palustris , a native of the North of Europe . SCHIEFER spar , one of the species ...
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