Hardwicke's Science-gossip: An Illustrated Medium of Interchange and Gossip for Students and Lovers of Nature, 2. köideMordecai Cubitt Cooke, John Ellor Taylor Robert Hardwicke, 1867 |
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... plants . But occasionally all the pistils become fertilized , and the result is a compound fruit as in the present instance . More than one botanical friend has remarked to me upon the prevalence of monstrous forms of flowers during the ...
... plants . But occasionally all the pistils become fertilized , and the result is a compound fruit as in the present instance . More than one botanical friend has remarked to me upon the prevalence of monstrous forms of flowers during the ...
Page 11
... plants , COTTON being of the chief importance ( fig . 11 , a ) . This has been described as a flat band with thickened margins , and a delicate tracery down the centre ; much twisted throughout its length . This may appear to be the ...
... plants , COTTON being of the chief importance ( fig . 11 , a ) . This has been described as a flat band with thickened margins , and a delicate tracery down the centre ; much twisted throughout its length . This may appear to be the ...
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... plants , Corchorus olitorius and Corchorus capsularis . The presence of this fibre , which , by the way , is an adulterant in extensive use , can be easily detected by the microscope ( fig . 13 , b ) . It has a rougher outline and is ...
... plants , Corchorus olitorius and Corchorus capsularis . The presence of this fibre , which , by the way , is an adulterant in extensive use , can be easily detected by the microscope ( fig . 13 , b ) . It has a rougher outline and is ...
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... plant . I am not aware that these small objects were used as ornaments by the Celtic people , although , from their being commonly met with , it is not unlikely that such was the case . The Celts , like other uncivilized races ...
... plant . I am not aware that these small objects were used as ornaments by the Celtic people , although , from their being commonly met with , it is not unlikely that such was the case . The Celts , like other uncivilized races ...
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... plant un- doubtedly shows to the British Burnets ( Sanguisorba and Poterium ) . Like its European prototypes , this ... plants , in addition to carbon ; they have become so compacted and are reduced so thoroughly to the condition of a ...
... plant un- doubtedly shows to the British Burnets ( Sanguisorba and Poterium ) . Like its European prototypes , this ... plants , in addition to carbon ; they have become so compacted and are reduced so thoroughly to the condition of a ...
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