10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COMPOUND FLOWER»
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Encyclopædia britannica: or, A dictionary of arts, sciences, ...
Before proceeding farther, however, it will not be improper to premise, that as a
simple luxuriant flower is frequently, by beginners, mistaken for a compound
flower in a natural state, such flowers may always be distinguished with certainty
by ...
Colin Macfarquhar, George Gleig, 1797
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Encyclopaedia Britannica: Or, A Dictionary of Arts, ...
Before proceeding farther, however, it will not be improper to premise, that as a
simple luxuriant flower is frequently, by beginners, mistaken for a compound
flower in a natural state, such flowers may always be distinguished with certainty
by ...
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Encyclopaedia Perthensis; Or Universal Dictionary of the ...
As a simple luxuriant flower is frequently, by young botanists, mistaken for a
compound flower in a natural state, such flowers may always be distinguished
with certainty by this rule : That in simple flowers, however luxuriant, there is but
one ...
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Handbook of the flora of New South Wales: A description of ...
Leaves alternate, minute. Compound flower-heads globular, white, 4 to 6 lines
diameter. Involucral bracts very woolly above the middle, without lamina1.
Pappus-bristles plumosj from the base. — Southern sea-coasts C, Brownli, F. v.
M. 2*.
Charles Moore, Ernst Betche, 1893
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The Universal Gardener and Botanist: or, a general ...
Tubular Compound Flower, (tubulosus, or of hollow florets) ; all the florets that
compose the flower are tubular and funnel -shaped, that is, hollow almost from
bottom to top, and divided into five spreading parts at the brim, and which kind of
...
Thomas Mawe, John Abercrombie, 1778
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A Botanical Arrangement of British Plants: Including the ...
COMPOUND FLOWERS. Fig. 19. A Flower of Dandelion, as an example of a
compound Flower in which all the Florets are sirap-fliaped. Fi g . 20. The common
Empalement of a compound Flower, composed of upright Scales d.d; and
reflected ...
William Withering, Jonathan Stokes, 1792
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Encyclopaedia perthensis, or, Universal dictionary of the ...
As a simple luxuriant flower is frequently, by young botanists, mistaken for a
compound flower in a natural state, such flowers may always be distinguished
with certainty by this rule : That in simple flowers, however luxuriant, there is but
one ...
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Encyclopædia: Or, A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and ...
Thus in hawk-weed, a compound flower, each flat or tongue-shaped floret in the
aggregate has its five_ stamina and naked seed, which last is in effect its pistillum
; whereas, in a luxuriant lychnis, which is a simple flower, there is found only ...
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An Introduction to the Study of Botany: In which the Science ...
COMPOUND FLOWER. A compound flower consists of many small flowers, or
florets, (each having its stamens and pistils,) all situated on the same common
receptacle. The Daisy, Sun-flower and Dandelion, are familiar examples.
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An Introduction to the Study of Botany, Including a Treatise ...
COMPOUND FLOWER. A compound flower consists of many small flowers, or
florets, each having its stamens, or pistils, or both, on the same common
receptacle. The Daisy, Sun-flower and Dandelion, are familiar examples. In the
flowers of ...
3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COMPOUND FLOWER»
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What to grow: Voodoo Lily
It includes the titan arum from Sumatra, famous for producing the largest compound flower, which can grow 3.6–3.8m tall. Although it's much ... «The Daily Telegraph, Nov 13»
Gardening: Crape myrtles thrive as trees, shrubs or foundation plants
Osage is the best pink with large compound flower panicles, dark orange bark, glossy foliage and a round plant shape. Natchez is the most ... «Florida Times-Union, Jul 13»
Uganda: Poisonous Plant Species Colonises Nakasongola Vegetation
In some homes, it is still planted as a compound flower and a fence, while in other areas, children eat its small purple fruits. According to the ... «AllAfrica.com, Apr 05»