American Edition of the British Encyclopedia: Or, Dictionary of Arts and Sciences ; Comprising an Accurate and Popular View of the Present Improved State of Human Knowledge, Volume 3Mitchell, Ames and White, 1819 - Natural history |
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... Essential character : calyx three - leaved ; petals five , arched , semi- bifid ; anthers on each filament three ; stigma simple ; capsule muricate , ending in a five - rayed star punched with holes , five - celled , valveless , not ...
... Essential character : calyx three - leaved ; petals five , arched , semi- bifid ; anthers on each filament three ; stigma simple ; capsule muricate , ending in a five - rayed star punched with holes , five - celled , valveless , not ...
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... character ; bill sharp - edged , com- pressed on the sides , notched on each side near the apex , bent inwards ... Essential character ; calyx five- toothed , superior ; corolla none ; berry one - seeded . There is but one species ; viz ...
... character ; bill sharp - edged , com- pressed on the sides , notched on each side near the apex , bent inwards ... Essential character ; calyx five- toothed , superior ; corolla none ; berry one - seeded . There is but one species ; viz ...
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... Essential character : ca- lyx four cleft ; corol four cleft ; stamens from the divisions ; capsules two furrow- ed , two - celled , many - seeded . There are eight species , of which B. americana , long spiked buddlea , is a shrub the ...
... Essential character : ca- lyx four cleft ; corol four cleft ; stamens from the divisions ; capsules two furrow- ed , two - celled , many - seeded . There are eight species , of which B. americana , long spiked buddlea , is a shrub the ...
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... Essential character : calyx four - leaved ; corol four petalled ; capsules one - celled , two - seed- ed . There is but one species , viz . B. te- nuifolia ; small buffonia , or bastard chick- weed , has an annual root , the stem half a ...
... Essential character : calyx four - leaved ; corol four petalled ; capsules one - celled , two - seed- ed . There is but one species , viz . B. te- nuifolia ; small buffonia , or bastard chick- weed , has an annual root , the stem half a ...
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... Essential character : corolla five - cleft , with a five - leaved nectary ; drupe one- seeded . There are seven species , all trees or shrubs , and natives of the West- Indies . BUNIAS , in botany , a genus of the Te- tradynamia ...
... Essential character : corolla five - cleft , with a five - leaved nectary ; drupe one- seeded . There are seven species , all trees or shrubs , and natives of the West- Indies . BUNIAS , in botany , a genus of the Te- tradynamia ...
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