A portable cyclopædia; or, Compendious dictionary of arts and sciences1810 |
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... calyx three- toothed , equal , tubulose ; corolla three - part- ed , equal ; nectarine two - lipped . It is a na- tive of the West Indies ; and is reared with us in stoves . ALQUIER , a Portuguese liquid mea- sure , two of which make an ...
... calyx three- toothed , equal , tubulose ; corolla three - part- ed , equal ; nectarine two - lipped . It is a na- tive of the West Indies ; and is reared with us in stoves . ALQUIER , a Portuguese liquid mea- sure , two of which make an ...
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... Calyx , a quinque par se perianthium , oblong and persistent : corolla monopetalous and funnel - shaped , the throat closed with scales : the samina consist of five short filaments ; anther , oblong , and covered : the pistillum has ...
... Calyx , a quinque par se perianthium , oblong and persistent : corolla monopetalous and funnel - shaped , the throat closed with scales : the samina consist of five short filaments ; anther , oblong , and covered : the pistillum has ...
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... calyx consists of five leaves , corolla five petals : stamina five , and inserted into the stylus ; female calyx , divided into five leaves : corolla none ; styli , three ; capsule , trilocular : seeds three . There are three species ...
... calyx consists of five leaves , corolla five petals : stamina five , and inserted into the stylus ; female calyx , divided into five leaves : corolla none ; styli , three ; capsule , trilocular : seeds three . There are three species ...
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... calyx , hemispheric , and subequal ; the florets of the ray exceeding five . There are nineteen spécies , the principal of which are 1. A. arabica , grows near two feet high with a single flower at the top , from the empalement of which ...
... calyx , hemispheric , and subequal ; the florets of the ray exceeding five . There are nineteen spécies , the principal of which are 1. A. arabica , grows near two feet high with a single flower at the top , from the empalement of which ...
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... calyx five leaves ; base of the corolla bent backwards , with pectoria ; capsule bilocu- lar . There are fifty - two species . The flower is beautiful ; and the scarlet and crimson kinds are particularly ornamen tal on walls . ANTISCII ...
... calyx five leaves ; base of the corolla bent backwards , with pectoria ; capsule bilocu- lar . There are fifty - two species . The flower is beautiful ; and the scarlet and crimson kinds are particularly ornamen tal on walls . ANTISCII ...
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