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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... 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 opening . There is but one species , viz . B ...
... 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 opening . There is but one species , viz . B ...
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... petals are lanceolate , entire , but rolled inwards , so as to appear as if they were emarginate ; the filaments are longer than the petals ; the pistils at first close , after divaricate , but never bend back . This description applies ...
... petals are lanceolate , entire , but rolled inwards , so as to appear as if they were emarginate ; the filaments are longer than the petals ; the pistils at first close , after divaricate , but never bend back . This description applies ...
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... petals involuted ; fruit roundish , compressed , striated . There are 19 spe- cies , of which B. rotundifolium , common circumstance of the stalk waxing or grow- thorough wax , so called from the singular small and fibrous ; the stem a ...
... petals involuted ; fruit roundish , compressed , striated . There are 19 spe- cies , of which B. rotundifolium , common circumstance of the stalk waxing or grow- thorough wax , so called from the singular small and fibrous ; the stem a ...
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... - ronaria , Linnæus . Bromeliæ , Jussieu . Es- sential character ; calyx prismatic colour- ed , trifid ; angles membranous ; petals three ; capsule three celled , straight ; seeds minute . There are but two species ; of which BUR BUR.
... - ronaria , Linnæus . Bromeliæ , Jussieu . Es- sential character ; calyx prismatic colour- ed , trifid ; angles membranous ; petals three ; capsule three celled , straight ; seeds minute . There are but two species ; of which BUR BUR.
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... petals six ; capsule six , many - seeded . There is but one species ; viz . B. umbel . latus , flowering rush or gladiole , has a perennial root ; leaves ensiform , long , triangular , smooth , quite entire , spongy , at bottom ...
... petals six ; capsule six , many - seeded . There is but one species ; viz . B. umbel . latus , flowering rush or gladiole , has a perennial root ; leaves ensiform , long , triangular , smooth , quite entire , spongy , at bottom ...
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