First Steps to Botany [...]Longman, 1826 - 391 страници |
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... species of Ixia are used as articles of diet ; and in some places , those of the Star of Bethlehem , especially of the broad - leaved species , are much consumed by the lower classes . The roots of the tulip are converted to a similar ...
... species of Ixia are used as articles of diet ; and in some places , those of the Star of Bethlehem , especially of the broad - leaved species , are much consumed by the lower classes . The roots of the tulip are converted to a similar ...
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... species of fir , which Lord Byron men- tions as being peculiar to the Alps , and thriving only in very rocky parts , where it might be sup- posed there could not be soil sufficient for its nourishment . Yet trees of this kind acquire a ...
... species of fir , which Lord Byron men- tions as being peculiar to the Alps , and thriving only in very rocky parts , where it might be sup- posed there could not be soil sufficient for its nourishment . Yet trees of this kind acquire a ...
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... in warmer regions the numerous species of Cactus , Mesembryanthemum and some other genera , are found flourishing best * Bartram's Travels through Carolina , & c . p . 87 . where there is most aridity and heat , as among C 5.
... in warmer regions the numerous species of Cactus , Mesembryanthemum and some other genera , are found flourishing best * Bartram's Travels through Carolina , & c . p . 87 . where there is most aridity and heat , as among C 5.
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... species that encumber it ; but in Britain we can only ( Cryptogamics , such as such as mosses , lichens , & c . excepted , ) enumerate three true parasitics ; these are the Misseltoe , and two species of dodder ( Cuscuta ) . To the ...
... species that encumber it ; but in Britain we can only ( Cryptogamics , such as such as mosses , lichens , & c . excepted , ) enumerate three true parasitics ; these are the Misseltoe , and two species of dodder ( Cuscuta ) . To the ...
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... species : - 1. CAULIS , the Stalk . 2. CULMUS , the Culm , or Straw . 8. SCAPUS , the Scape . 4. PEDUNCULUS , the Peduncle . 5. PETIOLUS , the Petiole . 6. FRONS , the Frond . 7. STIPES , the Stipe . The peduncle , or flower - stalk ...
... species : - 1. CAULIS , the Stalk . 2. CULMUS , the Culm , or Straw . 8. SCAPUS , the Scape . 4. PEDUNCULUS , the Peduncle . 5. PETIOLUS , the Petiole . 6. FRONS , the Frond . 7. STIPES , the Stipe . The peduncle , or flower - stalk ...
Често срещани думи и фрази
afford animals anther appearance beautiful blossoms botanist Botany branches buds bulb called calyx capsule CAULIS clothed colour common compound flower contains corolla covered culm cuticle different species Digynia earth example feet ferns filaments fleshy floating florets FOLIUM frond fructification fruit Fuci Fucus garden genera genus grasses green grow hairs hence herb insects instance INVOLUCRUM Jamaica juice kind latter leaf leaf-stalk leaflets leaves Legume Lichen lily Linnæus means Monogynia mosses named native nature nourishment observe palm peduncle perhaps perianth pericarp petals petiole pinnate pinnate leaf pistil plants pollen primrose produce RADIX receptacle remarkable resemble root round says scarcely sea-weeds seed-vessels seeds shrub silicle Sir J. E. Smith sometimes stalk stamens stem stipe succulent plants surface sweet tendrils term thick thorn Travels trees TRIANDRIA Trigynia trunk tube tubers umbel vegetables violet volva Voyage winds Withering wood
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