Hardwicke's Science-gossipRobert Hardwicke, 1893 |
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Page 109
... producing no effect if applied directly to the nerves . Nicotine has pro- duced serious poisoning by being merely rubbed ... produced serious illness , and a larger number , if eaten , would prove fatal . Their colour , black in laureola ...
... producing no effect if applied directly to the nerves . Nicotine has pro- duced serious poisoning by being merely rubbed ... produced serious illness , and a larger number , if eaten , would prove fatal . Their colour , black in laureola ...
Page 112
... produced ? Only one logical answer can be given : They were evolved through the struggle for existence , which , selecting those variations most useful to the plant , gave the most poisonous individuals a better chance to live ...
... produced ? Only one logical answer can be given : They were evolved through the struggle for existence , which , selecting those variations most useful to the plant , gave the most poisonous individuals a better chance to live ...
Page 185
... produce two kinds of flowers ; one kind open , and coloured so as to attract insects . Hence we may conclude , that ... produced only such poor flowers as we see on our fir , oak , nut and ash trees , on grasses , spinnach , docks , and ...
... produce two kinds of flowers ; one kind open , and coloured so as to attract insects . Hence we may conclude , that ... produced only such poor flowers as we see on our fir , oak , nut and ash trees , on grasses , spinnach , docks , and ...
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Field Mice 86 | 17 |
Plants Colouration in | 22 |
Flowers yet fresh form Childhood 145 | 35 |
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