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... stamens are 3 or 4 times shorter than in F. Ornus ; the leaflets more stalked , more pointed , and sharply ser- rated . They are certainly distinct . Callicarpa , with long leaves , sent from Sirinagur by Sir R. Colquhoun ; -how does it ...
... stamens are 3 or 4 times shorter than in F. Ornus ; the leaflets more stalked , more pointed , and sharply ser- rated . They are certainly distinct . Callicarpa , with long leaves , sent from Sirinagur by Sir R. Colquhoun ; -how does it ...
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... stamen , particularly its filament . " This principle is found to be the only one which , while it is clear and precise in defining technical essential characters , leads to the establishment of natural genera . " It must be observed ...
... stamen , particularly its filament . " This principle is found to be the only one which , while it is clear and precise in defining technical essential characters , leads to the establishment of natural genera . " It must be observed ...
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... stamens and pistils of plants , or the theory of their reproduction , have paid little regard to the physiology of other parts , -as the calyx , corolla , or foliage . So , with respect to classification , VOL . 11 . 2 E some have ...
... stamens and pistils of plants , or the theory of their reproduction , have paid little regard to the physiology of other parts , -as the calyx , corolla , or foliage . So , with respect to classification , VOL . 11 . 2 E some have ...
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... stamens and pistils of flowers . Their number , situation , and proportion , afford the principles by which the twenty - four classes of Linnæus , and their respective orders , are discriminated . This alphabet is the key to our ...
... stamens and pistils of flowers . Their number , situation , and proportion , afford the principles by which the twenty - four classes of Linnæus , and their respective orders , are discriminated . This alphabet is the key to our ...
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... Stamens ( organs of im- pregnation ) are connected with each other , or with the Calyx ( external covering ) . Lastly , whether the Stamens and Pistils are situated in the same flower or in two di- stinct ones of the same species . stem ...
... Stamens ( organs of im- pregnation ) are connected with each other , or with the Calyx ( external covering ) . Lastly , whether the Stamens and Pistils are situated in the same flower or in two di- stinct ones of the same species . stem ...
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