The British encyclopedia, or, Dictionary of arts and sciences, Volume 5 |
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... calyx none ; petals five ; nectary five , two - lipped , within the corolla ; capsule as many , connected . There are five species ; these are annual herbaceous plants , with pinnate or bipinnate leaves , and linear leaf- lets ; flowers ...
... calyx none ; petals five ; nectary five , two - lipped , within the corolla ; capsule as many , connected . There are five species ; these are annual herbaceous plants , with pinnate or bipinnate leaves , and linear leaf- lets ; flowers ...
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... calyx five - toothed ; capsule one- seeded , ending in a ligulate wing . There are two species , viz . N. arborea , tree nisso- lia ; and N. fruticosa , shrubby nissolia , both natives of Carthagena , in woods and coppices . NITIDULA ...
... calyx five - toothed ; capsule one- seeded , ending in a ligulate wing . There are two species , viz . N. arborea , tree nisso- lia ; and N. fruticosa , shrubby nissolia , both natives of Carthagena , in woods and coppices . NITIDULA ...
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... calyx four , five , or six leaved ; corolla many petalled ; berry many celled , truncated . There are six species , of which N. alba , white water - lily , has a tuberous root , creeping far and wide in the mud ; the whole plant is ...
... calyx four , five , or six leaved ; corolla many petalled ; berry many celled , truncated . There are six species , of which N. alba , white water - lily , has a tuberous root , creeping far and wide in the mud ; the whole plant is ...
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... calyx , five parted ; co- rolla none : male , stamens ten : hermaphro- dite , stamens five ; pistil one ; drupe inferior . There are two species , viz . N. integrifolia , mountain tupelo ; and N. denticulata , water tupelo ; the former ...
... calyx , five parted ; co- rolla none : male , stamens ten : hermaphro- dite , stamens five ; pistil one ; drupe inferior . There are two species , viz . N. integrifolia , mountain tupelo ; and N. denticulata , water tupelo ; the former ...
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... calyx greenish red ; petals white , fleshy ; capsule eight or ten inches long . It is a native of America . OCHROXYLUM , in botany , a genus of the Pentandria Trigynia class and order . Essential character : calyx five - cleft ; pe ...
... calyx greenish red ; petals white , fleshy ; capsule eight or ten inches long . It is a native of America . OCHROXYLUM , in botany , a genus of the Pentandria Trigynia class and order . Essential character : calyx five - cleft ; pe ...
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