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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... corolla none ; berry one - seeded . There is but one species ; viz . B. buceras , olive bark tree , is a tree growing from twenty to thirty feet in height ; the branches and twigs are di- varicate or flexuose , roundish , smooth , and ...
... corolla none ; berry one - seeded . There is but one species ; viz . B. buceras , olive bark tree , is a tree growing from twenty to thirty feet in height ; the branches and twigs are di- varicate or flexuose , roundish , smooth , and ...
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... corolla , fastened to the receptacle ; an- thers saffron coloured : the capsule splits at top into two hearts ; seeds blackish . It is a native of England , France , Italy , and Spain . It flowers in May and June . BUFO , toad . See ...
... corolla , fastened to the receptacle ; an- thers saffron coloured : the capsule splits at top into two hearts ; seeds blackish . It is a native of England , France , Italy , and Spain . It flowers in May and June . BUFO , toad . See ...
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... corolla funnel - form , hexapetalous , with a narrow claw bearing the stamens ; capsule superior . There is but one spe- cies , viz . B. vernum , spring flowering bul- chicum in shape , though much smaller ; bocodium , resembles the ...
... corolla funnel - form , hexapetalous , with a narrow claw bearing the stamens ; capsule superior . There is but one spe- cies , viz . B. vernum , spring flowering bul- chicum in shape , though much smaller ; bocodium , resembles the ...
Page 9
... corolla five - petalled ; styles vil- lose capsule two - celled , two - beaked . There is but one species ; viz . B. trifolia , with a shrubby stem ; branches close , in all parts smooth ; branches obscurely an- gular , jointed , purple ...
... corolla five - petalled ; styles vil- lose capsule two - celled , two - beaked . There is but one species ; viz . B. trifolia , with a shrubby stem ; branches close , in all parts smooth ; branches obscurely an- gular , jointed , purple ...
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... corolla five - petalled ; capsule angular , one - celled , three - valved ; seven or eight seeded . There is but one spe- cies , viz B. villosa , an annual plant , with a branched stem two feet high , hirsute , with reddish brown hairs ...
... corolla five - petalled ; capsule angular , one - celled , three - valved ; seven or eight seeded . There is but one spe- cies , viz B. villosa , an annual plant , with a branched stem two feet high , hirsute , with reddish brown hairs ...
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