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... stamens lose their irritability , and become so flexible that they may be moved backwards and forwards without difficulty . When , however , the Berberry is placed in solutions of arsenic or corrosive sublimate , the stamens equally ...
... stamens lose their irritability , and become so flexible that they may be moved backwards and forwards without difficulty . When , however , the Berberry is placed in solutions of arsenic or corrosive sublimate , the stamens equally ...
Page 54
... stamens . Such examples are , however , wholly exceptional . All leaves arrive at their final condition through intermediate states ; and if their growth is arrested by any cause , whether DEVELOPMENT OF LEAVES . 55 constitutional or ...
... stamens . Such examples are , however , wholly exceptional . All leaves arrive at their final condition through intermediate states ; and if their growth is arrested by any cause , whether DEVELOPMENT OF LEAVES . 55 constitutional or ...
Page 81
... stamens and pistil , of which the pistil occupies the centre , and the stamens surround it ; except in those cases where the sexes are produced in separate flowers , when each sex is central in its own flower . The stamens consist of a ...
... stamens and pistil , of which the pistil occupies the centre , and the stamens surround it ; except in those cases where the sexes are produced in separate flowers , when each sex is central in its own flower . The stamens consist of a ...
Page 82
... stamens become pistils ; and so on . Hence the origin of double flowers . In a double Barbadoes Lily , described by ... stamen - like petals ( Fig . XV . ) . In their ordinary state the parts of a flower are extremely unlike leaves , and ...
... stamens become pistils ; and so on . Hence the origin of double flowers . In a double Barbadoes Lily , described by ... stamen - like petals ( Fig . XV . ) . In their ordinary state the parts of a flower are extremely unlike leaves , and ...
Page 86
... stamens ; and in the centre of all are five carpels , or hollow cases , arranged in a ring , and containing seeds . All these parts are regarded in theory as leaves in an altered state , and the whole flower as a very short branch ...
... stamens ; and in the centre of all are five carpels , or hollow cases , arranged in a ring , and containing seeds . All these parts are regarded in theory as leaves in an altered state , and the whole flower as a very short branch ...
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