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... plants , appear , like expressed oils , to consist of two substances ; one solid , which has received the name of ... plant is mixed with camphor - oil , from the gradual oxidation of which it appears to be produced . STEATITE ...
... plants , appear , like expressed oils , to consist of two substances ; one solid , which has received the name of ... plant is mixed with camphor - oil , from the gradual oxidation of which it appears to be produced . STEATITE ...
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... plants , and are sometimes cultivated in pots . STELLA'TÆ , the name of a natural order of plants formed by Ray . The verticillate arrangement of the leaves of the plants of this order gives them a starlike appearance , whence the name ...
... plants , and are sometimes cultivated in pots . STELLA'TÆ , the name of a natural order of plants formed by Ray . The verticillate arrangement of the leaves of the plants of this order gives them a starlike appearance , whence the name ...
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... plants are said to be without stems or roots , this cannot be absolutely true , as all plants develop themselves in two directions , upwards and downwards ; the one growth forming the stem , the other the root . The stem , or ascending ...
... plants are said to be without stems or roots , this cannot be absolutely true , as all plants develop themselves in two directions , upwards and downwards ; the one growth forming the stem , the other the root . The stem , or ascending ...
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... plant , to serve as a medium for conveying the sap from the roots to every other part , and to become the depository in many plants of their various secretions . ( For further information see SAP ; SECRETIONS , VEGE- TABLE ; ROOT ...
... plant , to serve as a medium for conveying the sap from the roots to every other part , and to become the depository in many plants of their various secretions . ( For further information see SAP ; SECRETIONS , VEGE- TABLE ; ROOT ...
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... plants ) , yet he only seemed bashful , while in fact he was dimsighted and drowsy ; for at night , as you per- ceive by his figure , he had open eyes , and as much boldness as any of the Lemures poetical or Linnean . ' In a state of ...
... plants ) , yet he only seemed bashful , while in fact he was dimsighted and drowsy ; for at night , as you per- ceive by his figure , he had open eyes , and as much boldness as any of the Lemures poetical or Linnean . ' In a state of ...
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