The Vegetable Kingdom: Or, Handbook of Plants and Fruits

abundant albumen alkalies ammonia animals annual annual plants anthers bark barley beans boiled branches bread buds bulbs bushels called calyx carbonic acid cellular climates color common composed compound constitute contain corolla cotyledons crop cultivated Dicotyledons earth eaten effects elements feet fibres fibrine flour flowers fruit genera genus germ germination gluten grains grasses green grow growth heat hence hydrogen important inches Indian corn juice kinds leaf leaves less lime maize manure medicinal moisture mucilage nature nitrogen nourishment nutriment nutritive organic matter oxygen pericarp petals petiole pistils plants potash potatoes pounds principles produced proportion proximate principles pulpy quantity radicles resins rice roots salt seeds sepals soil sown species spring stalk stamens stamens and pistils starch stem substances sugar tion tree tribe tubers turnips varieties vegetable vessels volatile wheat winter wood woody yield