Hardwicke's Science-gossipRobert Hardwicke, 1893 |
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... plants dried between highly glazed paper lose their colours much less than when dried in the orthodox fashion . - J . L. CASUAL AND ALIEN PLANTS . - Under the above heading an interesting notice appears in the Decem- ber number of ...
... plants dried between highly glazed paper lose their colours much less than when dried in the orthodox fashion . - J . L. CASUAL AND ALIEN PLANTS . - Under the above heading an interesting notice appears in the Decem- ber number of ...
Page 112
... plants noxious to animal life in a high degree . These un- expected results naturally lead us to enquire : What is the cause of poisons in plants , and how were they produced ? Only one logical answer can be given : They were evolved ...
... plants noxious to animal life in a high degree . These un- expected results naturally lead us to enquire : What is the cause of poisons in plants , and how were they produced ? Only one logical answer can be given : They were evolved ...
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... plants habitually produce two kinds of flowers ; one kind open , and coloured so as to attract insects . Hence we may conclude , that if insects had not been developed on the face of the earth , our plants would not have been decked ...
... plants habitually produce two kinds of flowers ; one kind open , and coloured so as to attract insects . Hence we may conclude , that if insects had not been developed on the face of the earth , our plants would not have been decked ...
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Field Mice 86 | 17 |
Plants Colouration in | 22 |
Flowers yet fresh form Childhood 145 | 35 |
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