A portable cyclopædia; or, Compendious dictionary of arts and sciences1810 |
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... plants of the class pentandria monogynia and of the order of miscellaneæ . There are ele . ven species all natives of the East Indies . The altissima is the only one cultivated in Europe . It is about three feet in height with oblong ...
... plants of the class pentandria monogynia and of the order of miscellaneæ . There are ele . ven species all natives of the East Indies . The altissima is the only one cultivated in Europe . It is about three feet in height with oblong ...
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... class and order . ANDRACHNE , in botany , a genus of plants of the gynandria order , and the mo- noecia class . The male calyx consists of five leaves , corolla five petals : stamina five , and inserted into the stylus ; female calyx ...
... class and order . ANDRACHNE , in botany , a genus of plants of the gynandria order , and the mo- noecia class . The male calyx consists of five leaves , corolla five petals : stamina five , and inserted into the stylus ; female calyx ...
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... plants . ANTHERICUM , spider wort , a genus of the monogynia order , and hexandria class of plants ; and in the natural method ranking under the 10th order coronaria . Corolla , six oblong petals , expanding ; pericarpium an ovate ...
... plants . ANTHERICUM , spider wort , a genus of the monogynia order , and hexandria class of plants ; and in the natural method ranking under the 10th order coronaria . Corolla , six oblong petals , expanding ; pericarpium an ovate ...
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... plants . ANTHERICUM , spider wort , a genus of the monogynia order , and hexandria class of plants ; and in the natural method ranking under the 10th order coronaria . Corolla , six oblong petals , expanding ; pericarpium an ovate ...
... plants . ANTHERICUM , spider wort , a genus of the monogynia order , and hexandria class of plants ; and in the natural method ranking under the 10th order coronaria . Corolla , six oblong petals , expanding ; pericarpium an ovate ...
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... class of plants ; the natural method ranking under the 11th order , sarmentacer . Calyx , quinque partite three inferior petals bent out- wards ; the berry three - celled ; and con taining two seeds . There are thirters species ; but ...
... class of plants ; the natural method ranking under the 11th order , sarmentacer . Calyx , quinque partite three inferior petals bent out- wards ; the berry three - celled ; and con taining two seeds . There are thirters species ; but ...
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