The Plant; a Biography: In a Series of Thirteen Popular Lectures |
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abundance ammonia animals Apocynacea appears atmosphere beautiful become blossoms body Botanist Botany Cactus called carbonic acid carpels caseine cells Cerealia character climate coast colour condition Conifers constituents contains Corals cultivated Cycadacea definite delicate Dicotyledons distribution earth especially essential exhibit existence favourable feet fibrine flowers fluid formation fruit Geognosy Gesneria globe gradually green heat Heligoland human humus important individual influence Infusoria inorganic islands juice kind land latitudes layer leaf leaves Lecture Lichens living Maize mankind masses matter means microscope Nature nitrogen North North America northern observed occur ocean organic origin oxygen Palms peculiar perfect phenomena physiognomy plants poisonous pollen portion present produced quantity region relation rich rise rocks salts scarcely seed-bud seeds shape soil South Spurges stamens stem Steppe strange substance surface temperature tion trees tropical vegetable world waves weather whole wholly wild wind woods