The Book of NatureJ. & J. Harper, 1831 - 467 páginas |
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... organs , and which is seldom or never observed from burnt vegetable substances of a decided and unquestion- able character . Ammonia , however , upon destructive distillation , is met with in small quantities in particular parts of most ...
... organs , and which is seldom or never observed from burnt vegetable substances of a decided and unquestion- able character . Ammonia , however , upon destructive distillation , is met with in small quantities in particular parts of most ...
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... at either end . See Thomson's Chemistry , v . 365 ; an assertion , however , opposed by various facts . See also Smith's Introd . p . 57. 60 . that their petals are not special organs , but stamens 90 ON ORGANIZED BODIES ,
... at either end . See Thomson's Chemistry , v . 365 ; an assertion , however , opposed by various facts . See also Smith's Introd . p . 57. 60 . that their petals are not special organs , but stamens 90 ON ORGANIZED BODIES ,
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John Mason Good. that their petals are not special organs , but stamens in an abortive or trans- formed state ... organ gives birth.f Yet , though the vessels of plants do not appear to possess any muscular fibres , we have evident proofs ...
John Mason Good. that their petals are not special organs , but stamens in an abortive or trans- formed state ... organ gives birth.f Yet , though the vessels of plants do not appear to possess any muscular fibres , we have evident proofs ...
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... organs secretes a wholesome aliment , in other organs secretes a deadly poison . As the viper pours into the reser- voir situated at the bottom of his hollow tusk a fluid fatal to other animals , while in the general substance of his ...
... organs secretes a wholesome aliment , in other organs secretes a deadly poison . As the viper pours into the reser- voir situated at the bottom of his hollow tusk a fluid fatal to other animals , while in the general substance of his ...
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... organ of a root to plants in general , there are several which have no root whateyer , and can derive nutriment in no ... organs . The seeds of the fucus prolifer sometimes evolve nothing but a leaf ; the plant being propagated also by ...
... organ of a root to plants in general , there are several which have no root whateyer , and can derive nutriment in no ... organs . The seeds of the fucus prolifer sometimes evolve nothing but a leaf ; the plant being propagated also by ...
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