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... carbon , hydrogen , oxygen , and nitrogen . These four organic elements the plant - cell receives in the form of carbonic acid gas , atmospheric air , water , and ammo- nia ; together with these it takes up certain salts and metals ...
... carbon , hydrogen , oxygen , and nitrogen . These four organic elements the plant - cell receives in the form of carbonic acid gas , atmospheric air , water , and ammo- nia ; together with these it takes up certain salts and metals ...
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... carbonic acid with which to - day our breathing fills the air , to - morrow seeks its way round the world . The date - trees that grow round the falls of the Nile will drink it in by their leaves ; the cedars of Lebanon will take of it ...
... carbonic acid with which to - day our breathing fills the air , to - morrow seeks its way round the world . The date - trees that grow round the falls of the Nile will drink it in by their leaves ; the cedars of Lebanon will take of it ...
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... Carbonic acid .04 , Aqueous Vapour 1.40 ; it also contains traces of acids and gases , but for all common purposes it is sufficient to say that one atom of oxygen is accompanied by four atoms of nitrogen . The average pressure of the ...
... Carbonic acid .04 , Aqueous Vapour 1.40 ; it also contains traces of acids and gases , but for all common purposes it is sufficient to say that one atom of oxygen is accompanied by four atoms of nitrogen . The average pressure of the ...
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abundant acid Acrogens Africa alumina America Ammonite animal atmosphere bark beautiful beds belemnites bread-plants called carbon carbonic acid cells Ceylon chiefly clay climate coal cocoa cocoa-nut colour contains copper countries crystals cultivated Cyclopteris deep diamond earth employed Europe Exogens extensive feet fibre flowers fluid forests fossil fruit fusel oil garden Glyptodon gold greywacke ground grow GUTTA PERCHA heat Ichthyosaurus important India iron islands kinds land leaves Lepidodendron lime limestone maize manufacture manure medicine Megatherium metals mineral mountains naphtha native natural numerous nutrition o'er obtained ocean ornamental palm peculiar plantain plants plesiosaur produce purposes quantity resins rivers rocks roots sand sandstone seeds shells silica soft South South America species Sphenopteris spring starch stem stone strata substance sulphur sulphuric acid supply surface Teleosaurus thickness thou timber trees tropical varieties various vegetable weather wind wood yields