Letters on the Elements of Botany, Addressed to a Lady ... Translated Into English, with Notes and Twenty-four Additional Letters, by T. Martyn |
Common terms and phrases
almoſt alſo anthers baſe bearded becauſe Botaniſts Botany called calyx capſule character Chervil circumſtance claſs claſſes cloſe colour common compoſed compound flower corol dear Coufin diftinguiſh diſtinct diviſion fame faſtened feeds fide filaments firſt firſt order five flofcules florets flowers growing fome four fructification fruit gardens genera genus germ graſs incloſed itſelf lance-ſhaped laſt leaves legume leſs Linnĉus Linnĉus's Linnai lobes Monogynia monopetalous moſt muſt naked neceſſary oblong obſerve ovate panicle paſtures peduncles pericarp petals petioles piſtilliferous piſtils preſent purple racters receptacle reſemblance reſpect reſt ſame ſay ſcales ſcarcely ſecond ſection ſeeds ſegments ſeparate ſerve ſet ſeveral ſhall ſhaped ſhort ſhorter ſhould ſhrubs Silicle ſingle ſmall ſmaller ſmooth ſome ſometimes ſpecies ſpecimens ſpike ſpreading ſtalk ſtamens ſtand ſtate ſtem ſtigma ſtill ſtructure ſtudy ſtyle ſuch ſufficient ſuppoſe ſyſtem theſe theſe plants thoſe Triandria tribe umbellate umbellate plants univerſal uſe whoſe yellow