The Sagacity & Morality of Plants: A Sketch of the Life & Conduct of the Vegetable KingdomChatto and Windus, 1884 - 311 pages |
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... fertilised by the wind . Every farmer knows the necessity for dry , fairly windy weather , when " the corn is on the ... fertilised . Un- less they are fertilised . no seed - corn is produced . The weight or produc- tion of the grain ...
... fertilised by the wind . Every farmer knows the necessity for dry , fairly windy weather , when " the corn is on the ... fertilised . Un- less they are fertilised . no seed - corn is produced . The weight or produc- tion of the grain ...
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... fertilised . Each ovule begins to increase in size- in other words , to grow . The top of the pistil usually withers , and the stamens always ; and the vital energy of the plant , or what is left after expending so much in insuring ...
... fertilised . Each ovule begins to increase in size- in other words , to grow . The top of the pistil usually withers , and the stamens always ; and the vital energy of the plant , or what is left after expending so much in insuring ...
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... fertilised by the pollen brought from the stamens of another flower , and especially from that of another plant , produce better and stronger individuals than the seeds would have ripened into if the pistils had been fertilised by ...
... fertilised by the pollen brought from the stamens of another flower , and especially from that of another plant , produce better and stronger individuals than the seeds would have ripened into if the pistils had been fertilised by ...
Page 63
... fertilised . But this latter class is slenderly represented , so that we may leave it out of our calculation just now . Observe the number of plants , shrubs , and trees , which bear flowers so thoroughly deprived of all the organs and ...
... fertilised . But this latter class is slenderly represented , so that we may leave it out of our calculation just now . Observe the number of plants , shrubs , and trees , which bear flowers so thoroughly deprived of all the organs and ...
Page 67
... fertilised or anemophilous flowers are unat- tractive . On the other hand , insects are possessed of such a marvellous sense of smell that it is probably their chief sense , and that by which they gain their knowledge of the world ...
... fertilised or anemophilous flowers are unat- tractive . On the other hand , insects are possessed of such a marvellous sense of smell that it is probably their chief sense , and that by which they gain their knowledge of the world ...
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