The Flowering Plants of Great Britain, Volume 1Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1855 - Botany |
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... STAMENS . The stamens ( 62 ) are the small organs which stand around the centre of the perianth . The lower part of the stamen is termed the filament ; the anther is the upper part . When the filament is slender throughout , it is said ...
... STAMENS . The stamens ( 62 ) are the small organs which stand around the centre of the perianth . The lower part of the stamen is termed the filament ; the anther is the upper part . When the filament is slender throughout , it is said ...
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... stamens springing from the base of the ovary . This Sub - class contains twenty - two British Orders . Sub - class II . CALYCIFLORE . Flowers with calyx and corolla ; sepals distinct , or united ; petals distinct ; stamens inserted in ...
... stamens springing from the base of the ovary . This Sub - class contains twenty - two British Orders . Sub - class II . CALYCIFLORE . Flowers with calyx and corolla ; sepals distinct , or united ; petals distinct ; stamens inserted in ...
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... stamens usually numerous , inserted on the receptacle ; ovaries usually many ; fruit consisting of one or many - seeded carpels ; in Actæa , a berry . Herbs or shrubs . Leaves often divided . Plants acrid and poisonous , some of them ...
... stamens usually numerous , inserted on the receptacle ; ovaries usually many ; fruit consisting of one or many - seeded carpels ; in Actæa , a berry . Herbs or shrubs . Leaves often divided . Plants acrid and poisonous , some of them ...
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... stamens that they seem like little tufts of gold threads ; they appear in June and July , and the plant is perennial . Several varieties of this species occur , and these have by some botanists been regarded as distinct species . 3. T ...
... stamens that they seem like little tufts of gold threads ; they appear in June and July , and the plant is perennial . Several varieties of this species occur , and these have by some botanists been regarded as distinct species . 3. T ...
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... stamens 5-10 . Plant perennial . This plant , which is in flower throughout the summer , is much smaller than the last species , and its blossoms are not nearly so attractive . It grows either in shallow waters , or in places where ...
... stamens 5-10 . Plant perennial . This plant , which is in flower throughout the summer , is much smaller than the last species , and its blossoms are not nearly so attractive . It grows either in shallow waters , or in places where ...
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Page 124 - Hence these shades Are still the abodes of gladness ; the thick roof Of green and stirring branches is alive And musical with birds, that sing and sport In wantonness of spirit; while below The squirrel, with raised paws and form erect, Chirps merrily.
Page 234 - ... and walk to some neighbouring wood, accompanied with music and the blowing of horns, where they broke down branches from the trees and adorned them with nosegays and crowns of flowers. This done, they returned...
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Page 110 - Which strike ev'n eyes incurious ; but each moss, Each shell, each crawling insect holds a rank Important in the plan of Him, who fram'd This scale of beings ; holds a rank, which lost Would break the chain, and leave behind a gap Which nature's self would rue.
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