Wild Flowers Worth NoticeDavid Bogne, 1879 - 159 pages |
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... four or five , of the artizan class . The one striking feature of this meeting seems to have been the hale and hearty appearance of the men already advanced in life ; they were fine specimens of youth carried on into old age . There is ...
... four or five , of the artizan class . The one striking feature of this meeting seems to have been the hale and hearty appearance of the men already advanced in life ; they were fine specimens of youth carried on into old age . There is ...
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... four sepals and many petals in several rows , contracting gradually into stamens . The fruits are numerous , but are either imbedded into the receptacle , or combined together to form a single ovary with many cells . Nymph¿a alba , the ...
... four sepals and many petals in several rows , contracting gradually into stamens . The fruits are numerous , but are either imbedded into the receptacle , or combined together to form a single ovary with many cells . Nymph¿a alba , the ...
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... - divided leaves and no stipules . The sepals are two in number , and fall off as the flower expands The flower consists of four regular - shaped petals . The stamens are distinct and numerous . The fruit is PRICKLY POPPY . 13.
... - divided leaves and no stipules . The sepals are two in number , and fall off as the flower expands The flower consists of four regular - shaped petals . The stamens are distinct and numerous . The fruit is PRICKLY POPPY . 13.
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... four sepals , four petals of equal size , or two on the outer- side layer . The stamens are six in number , of which two are generally shorter , or sometimes altogether absent . The fruit is a pod , divided into two cells by a thin ...
... four sepals , four petals of equal size , or two on the outer- side layer . The stamens are six in number , of which two are generally shorter , or sometimes altogether absent . The fruit is a pod , divided into two cells by a thin ...
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... four British species of this genus . None are of any importance but the one we have selected . The Welsh species , or the fairy flax , is an elegant little mountain species , which is remarkable for its beauty and grace , and has a ...
... four British species of this genus . None are of any importance but the one we have selected . The Welsh species , or the fairy flax , is an elegant little mountain species , which is remarkable for its beauty and grace , and has a ...
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acrid appearance beautiful berries birds blossoms botanists Botany bracts branches bright yellow Britain British species BRYONY called Calluna calyx charming cloth Colchicum Coloured Plates contain corolla Cowslip Crown 8vo cultivated curious Daisy delicate Demy 8vo districts DOG ROSE downy early eaten Edition England favourite Fcap FLOWERING RUSH gardens genus Geranium green ground growing heath heather hedges Henbane Herb Robert herbs HOLLY Hyacinth Illustrated inches long known lanceolate leaflets leaves Linn¿us little plant lobes long stalks lovely MALLOW MARSH meadows medicine Mistletoe MUSK MALLOW native NATURAL HISTORY natural order Nettles numerous oblong Orchis ovate pale PAPAVER ARGEMONE petals plant belongs poisonous pretty plant PRIMROSE properties purple resemble root rose SAXIFRAGE Scotland SEA HOLLY seeds seen sepals smooth spring SPRING GENTIAN SPRING SQUILL stamens stem super-royal 8vo teazle tree tuft umbels Vols Vulgaris Water-cresses whole plant wild flowers Woodcuts woods yellow colour
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