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... plants , the latter are common to both divisions of living things . Both sets of phenomena , however , were at first ... plant or animal , was regarded as a complex of organs , each with its respective function , as an engine built up of ...
... plants , the latter are common to both divisions of living things . Both sets of phenomena , however , were at first ... plant or animal , was regarded as a complex of organs , each with its respective function , as an engine built up of ...
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... PLANTS . ecific if. In addition to the peduncular fibres above enumerated , all of which belong to what may be termed the system of the internal capsule and corona radiata , fibres from the fornix , taenia semi- circularis , outer layer ...
... PLANTS . ecific if. In addition to the peduncular fibres above enumerated , all of which belong to what may be termed the system of the internal capsule and corona radiata , fibres from the fornix , taenia semi- circularis , outer layer ...
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... plant , like that of an animal , consists of one or more structural units which are termed " cells , " and in plants , as in animals , the cell consists essentially of an individualized mass of protoplasm . The probable structure and ...
... plant , like that of an animal , consists of one or more structural units which are termed " cells , " and in plants , as in animals , the cell consists essentially of an individualized mass of protoplasm . The probable structure and ...
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... plants is endowed with all those tions of fundamental properties which are possessed by that of animals . When a plant is unicellular these properties are all exhibited , so far as they are necessary to the main- tenance of the organism ...
... plants is endowed with all those tions of fundamental properties which are possessed by that of animals . When a plant is unicellular these properties are all exhibited , so far as they are necessary to the main- tenance of the organism ...
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... plant they are absorbed in different quantities . And pacity . further , it has been ascertained that the different alts are absorbed in different proportions by the roots of different plants ; it is , in fact , upon this that the ...
... plant they are absorbed in different quantities . And pacity . further , it has been ascertained that the different alts are absorbed in different proportions by the roots of different plants ; it is , in fact , upon this that the ...
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