| Agriculture - 1828 - 568 pages
...is no.ta certain indication of a deficiency of hardihood. The functions of the leaves appear to be a combination of those of the lungs and stomach of...from the atmosphere. The sap, after elaboration in these organs, differs in every plant; though, as far as experiments have been tried, it appears to... | |
| Gardening - 1828 - 574 pages
...is not a certain indication of a deficiency of hardihood. The functions of the leaves appear to be a combination of those of the lungs and stomach of...from the atmosphere. The sap, after elaboration in these organs, differs in every plant; though, as far as experiments have been tried, it appears to... | |
| Library, John Baxter - Agriculture - 1830 - 594 pages
...is not a certain indication of a deficiency of hardihood. The functions of the leaves appear to be a combination of those of the lungs and stomach of...from the atmosphere. The sap after elaboration in these organs, differs in every plant; though, as far as experiments have been tried, it appears to... | |
| Library, John Baxter - Agriculture - 1830 - 614 pages
...fuñe liona of the leaves appear to be a combination of iliu.su of the lungs and stomach of animal«; they not only modify the food brought to them from...the size of the parent plant, but they also absorb nourishmentfrom the atmosphere. The sap after elaboration in these organs, differs in every plant;... | |
| 1833 - 222 pages
...of t'irf on the »pin'. — Donovan. they not only modify the food brought to the* from the roofc, so as to fit it for increasing the size of the parent...they also absorb nourishment from the atmosphere. The power of a leaf to generate sap is in proportion to its area of surfaot, exposure to the light, and... | |
| 1834 - 498 pages
...of God, and " God is love."—* * * LEAVES OF PLANTS. — The functions of the leaves appear to be a combination of those of the lungs and stomach of...they also absorb nourishment from the atmosphere. The power of a leaf to generate sap is in proportion to its area of surface, exposure to the light, and... | |
| George William Johnson - Gardening - 1847 - 636 pages
...variegation is not a certain indication of a deficiency of hardihood. The function of the leaves appear to be a combination of those of the lungs and stomach of...increasing the size of the parent plant, but they under side of leaves is an absorbing do not require so much water in cold weather, nor during -the... | |
| George William Johnson - Cottage gardening - 1857 - 852 pages
...is not a certain indication of a deficiency of hardihood. The functions of the leaves appear to be a combination of those of the lungs and stomach of...animals ; they not only modify the food brought to them Iroiu the roots, so as to fit. it for increasing the size of the parent plant, but they also absorb... | |
| George William Johnson - Gardening - 1862 - 396 pages
...the embryo of the Mistletoe is green. — (Keith's Lexicon.) The functions of the leaves appear to be a combination of those of the lungs and stomach of...from the atmosphere. The sap, after elaboration in these organs, differs in every plant, though, as far as experiments have been tried, it appears to... | |
| George William Johnson - Gardening - 1877 - 932 pages
...is not a certain indication of a deficiency of hardihood. The functions of the leaves appear to be a combination of those of the lungs and stomach of...they also absorb nourishment from the atmosphere. The snp, after elaboration in these organs, differs in every plant, though, as far as experiments have... | |
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