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Page 113
The small, greenish-white flowers are borne in clusters in the leaf axils. The fruit
is a reddishbrown, flattened pod, up to 460 millimetres (about 18 inches) long,
sometimes sickle shaped and twisted. Brown beanlike seeds lie within,
separated ...
The small, greenish-white flowers are borne in clusters in the leaf axils. The fruit
is a reddishbrown, flattened pod, up to 460 millimetres (about 18 inches) long,
sometimes sickle shaped and twisted. Brown beanlike seeds lie within,
separated ...
Page 261
'causes and efl'ects 8:336b hyssop (Hyssopus ofl'icinalis), garden herb of the
mint family (Lamiaceae, or Labiatae) whose flowers and evergreen leaves are
used as a flavouring for foods and beverages and, Hyssop (Hyssopus olhcmalis)
...
'causes and efl'ects 8:336b hyssop (Hyssopus ofl'icinalis), garden herb of the
mint family (Lamiaceae, or Labiatae) whose flowers and evergreen leaves are
used as a flavouring for foods and beverages and, Hyssop (Hyssopus olhcmalis)
...
Page 314
Impatiens balsamina, an annual that grows about 75 centimetres (30 inches) in
height, has flowers of almost every colour except blue. I. Vincent van Gogh. In the
National Gallery, London By courtesy at the trustees ol the National Gallery, ...
Impatiens balsamina, an annual that grows about 75 centimetres (30 inches) in
height, has flowers of almost every colour except blue. I. Vincent van Gogh. In the
National Gallery, London By courtesy at the trustees ol the National Gallery, ...
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| Title | The New Encyclopaedia Britannica, Volume 24 The New Encyclopaedia Britannica |
| Edition | 15 |
| Publisher | Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1974 |
| Original from | University of Minnesota |
| Digitized | 24 Nov 2010 |
| ISBN | 0852292902, 9780852292907 |
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