Botanical sketches of the twenty-four classes in the Linnæan system1825 |
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Agrimony Algæ anthers beautiful berries blossom BLUE SKULLCAP blunt branches calyx capsule celled Clafs Class 17 Class 22 cloven colour corolla Cotyledon Umbilicus Cryptogamia cylindrical Decan'dria Diadelphia Dian'dria Didynamia Digy Digynia Dioi'ca dria edges egg-shaped filaments flat fleshy florets flowers grow flowers in June found in meadows four fruit fruit-stalks genus genus contains germen glands Grasses green Gymnospermia hairy heart-shaped Hexandria inches high June and July leaf leaf-stalks leafits legumen lobes Marsh Marsh Cinquefoil Monogynia months of June nectary Orchis Order Pentagy'nia Pentan'dria petals pileus pistilliferous pistils Polyan'dria Polyga'mia Polygynia purple receptacle reddish root roundish Sanicle scolloped seed-vessel seeds segments serrated shaped side smooth sometimes species belonging stalks stameniferous stamens stamens and pistils strap-shaped summit Syngene'sia term is applied Tetragy'nia Tetran'dria Trefoil Triandria tribe of plants Trigy'nia tube umbel upper upright Valerian valves varieties Vulgaris winged yellow YELLOW PIMPERNELL Yellow Rattle
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Page 93 - E.) smooth, rust-coloured, sprinkled with white dots. Flower-buds above the leaf-buds, at the ends of the branches, whence, as soon as the fructification is completed, the end of the branch dies, the leaf-buds which are on the sides shoot out, and the stem becomes compound. Buds composed of nine leafy, shining scales ; the first nearly opposite, very short, rectangularly pointed ; the rest egg-shaped, blunt. Leaves convoluted, sprinkled with resinous points, serrated towards the end, on leaf-stalks,...
Page 34 - Monandria, (2) Diandria, (3) Triandria, (4) Tetrandria, (5) Pentandria, (6) Hexandria, (7) Heptandria, (8) Octandria, (9...
Page 124 - UMBEL (umbella) a composition of flowers in which' a number of slender fruit-stalks proceed from the same centre, and rise nearly to the same height, so as to form a regular surface at the top. Hemlock, Carrot, and Cow-parmep, are examples. These are said to be umbelliferous plants. PI. 5".
Page 42 - This plant affords a most beautiful yellow dye for cotton, woollen, mohair, silk and linen; and is that which, is most commonly used by the dyers for that purpose, as it gives the brightest dye. Blue cloths, dipped in a decoction of it, become green. The yellow colour of the paint called Dutch pink, is got from this plant. The tinging quality resides in the stems and roots...
Page 46 - A perfumed water may be distilled from the blossoms. The pulp of the berries, beat up with sugar, makes the conserve of hepps of the London dispensatory.