The Popular Science Monthly, Volume 42D. Appleton, 1893 - Science |
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Page 43
... plants with which they were acquainted , but were entirely deficient in such terms as ' color , ' ' tone , ' ' sex , ' ' genus , ' ' spirit , ' " etc. The lan- guage of the Veddahs ( Ceylon ) is said to be so primitive " that the most ...
... plants with which they were acquainted , but were entirely deficient in such terms as ' color , ' ' tone , ' ' sex , ' ' genus , ' ' spirit , ' " etc. The lan- guage of the Veddahs ( Ceylon ) is said to be so primitive " that the most ...
Page 49
... ( plants and animals ) could not be reproduced in laboratories by the simple combination of the forces which the chemist employs , and which reside in dead matter . " Vital force only , " Gerhardt has said , " operates by synthesis and ...
... ( plants and animals ) could not be reproduced in laboratories by the simple combination of the forces which the chemist employs , and which reside in dead matter . " Vital force only , " Gerhardt has said , " operates by synthesis and ...
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... plants possess of develop- ing adventitious roots from almost any part , when placed under favoring conditions , is manifested in a somewhat extraor- dinary manner by several trees recently brought to the notice of botanists . In the ...
... plants possess of develop- ing adventitious roots from almost any part , when placed under favoring conditions , is manifested in a somewhat extraor- dinary manner by several trees recently brought to the notice of botanists . In the ...
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... PLANTS . BY ALICE CARTER . OLOR is as omnipresent as light . Life , the greatest of artists , uses the most common materials to produce masterpieces which sunset clouds can not surpass . The possibilities of almost infinite color ...
... PLANTS . BY ALICE CARTER . OLOR is as omnipresent as light . Life , the greatest of artists , uses the most common materials to produce masterpieces which sunset clouds can not surpass . The possibilities of almost infinite color ...
Page 76
... plants are common . Why ? What are the uses of color ? Since the publication of the works of Sprengel , Müller ... plant ; their careful protection from injury is of vital importance . They are , as a rule , so short - lived that there ...
... plants are common . Why ? What are the uses of color ? Since the publication of the works of Sprengel , Müller ... plant ; their careful protection from injury is of vital importance . They are , as a rule , so short - lived that there ...
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