An Introduction to Botany: Containing an Explanation of the Theory of that Science; Extracted from the Works of Dr. Linnæus; with Twelve Copper-plates, Two Explanatory Tables, an Appendix and Glossary. The Third Edition, Corrected, with Large Additions. By James Lee, ...J. F. and C. Rivington, L. Davis, B. White, S. Crowder, G. Robinson, T. Cadell, and R. Baldwin, 1776 - 432 pagina's |
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Pagina xii - The palm-tree, as you know, is a planta diacia ; that is, one of those in which the male and female parts of generation are upon different plants. We having therefore no male plants, the flowers of our female were never impregnated with the farina of the male. There is a male plant of this kind in a garden at Leipsic, twenty German miles from Si-rlin.
Pagina 76 - The names of his 24 groups are self-explanatory to any one familiar with botanical terminology, and are as follows: (i) Monandria, (2) Diandria, (3) Triandria, (4) Tetrandria, (5) Pentandria, (6) Hexandria, (7) Heptandria, (8) Octandria, (9...
Pagina 3 - Linnxus describes it to be the termination of the cortical epidermis, or outer bark of the plant, which, after accompanying the trunk or stem through all its branches, breaks out with the flower, and is present in the fructification in this new form.
Pagina 154 - The fructification being admitted as the only foundation of the generic distinctions, all vegetables that agree in their parts of fructification are to be put together under one genus ; and all such as differ in those parts, are to be divided. The characteristic mark of each genus is to be fixed from the number, figure, proportion, and situation, of- all the parts : but as there are few genera wherein all the parts are constant in every one of the species, we ought...
Pagina 74 - Classes, which are divided into Orders, the Orders into Genera, the Genera into Species, and the Species into Varieties, when they exist.
Pagina 124 - Petal covering the reft, incumbent, greater, piano-horizontal, inferted by its Claw in the upper Margin of the Receptacle, approaching to a circular Figure when it leaves the Calyx, and nearly entire; along it, and...
Pagina 149 - ... 13 c. 3) Cavol. 1. scp 240. fruit may nevertheless swell, and come to an appearance of perfection: and so it is observed to do in the instance in question , and in many others, especially where the fruit is formed of one of the parts less connected with seed , äs the calix , receptacle, etc.
Pagina 5 - to be the termination of the liber, or inner bark, continued to, and accompanying the fructification in this new form of painted leaves." Its use is the same as that of -the calyx, serving as an inner work of defence, for the parts it encloses, as the calyx, which is usually .of stronger texture, does for an outer one. The leaves of which the corolla consists are called petals; by which appellation they are conveniently- distinguished...
Pagina 13 - The antherae, which, at the first opening of the flower, are whole, burst open soon after, and discharge the pollen ; which dispersing itself about the flower, part of it lodges on the surface of the stigma, where it is detained by the moisture with which that part is covered ; and each grain...
Pagina 15 - is a deciduous part of the vegetable, the rudiment of a new one, quickened for vegetation by the sprinkling of the pollen.