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... Nectary . The last , however , is not always a part of the corolla ; and , therefore , at present , I shall take no further notice of it . It is said , that , in general , the corolla may be distin- guished from the perianth , by the ...
... Nectary . The last , however , is not always a part of the corolla ; and , therefore , at present , I shall take no further notice of it . It is said , that , in general , the corolla may be distin- guished from the perianth , by the ...
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... Nectary . " THE petal constitutes the principal part of the co- rolla . It surrounds both the stamens and the pistils , or the male and female organs of generation . It consists of one or more pieces . ACCORDING to the number of its ...
... Nectary . " THE petal constitutes the principal part of the co- rolla . It surrounds both the stamens and the pistils , or the male and female organs of generation . It consists of one or more pieces . ACCORDING to the number of its ...
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... Nectary * . Of this last - men- tioned part I am now to give some account . LINNÆUS defines the nectary " the melliferous part " of the vegetable , peculiar to the flower . " According to our author , it secretes or contains a peculiar ...
... Nectary * . Of this last - men- tioned part I am now to give some account . LINNÆUS defines the nectary " the melliferous part " of the vegetable , peculiar to the flower . " According to our author , it secretes or contains a peculiar ...
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... nectary , as a generic term equivalent to the Latin nectariumt , there is less objection , especially as the word nectar , applied to a sweet or honied liquor , is so fa- miliar in the English language ; as are also , the words ...
... nectary , as a generic term equivalent to the Latin nectariumt , there is less objection , especially as the word nectar , applied to a sweet or honied liquor , is so fa- miliar in the English language ; as are also , the words ...
Strona 147
... nectary . This kind of nectary , being entirely distinct from the petals , is denominated necta- rium proprium , or proper nectary . b . In some plants , the nectary is really a part of the corolla , since it lies within the substance ...
... nectary . This kind of nectary , being entirely distinct from the petals , is denominated necta- rium proprium , or proper nectary . b . In some plants , the nectary is really a part of the corolla , since it lies within the substance ...
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