A Flora of North America: Illustrated by Coloured Figures, Drawn from Nature, Volume 1M. Carey & sons, 1821 - Botany |
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5-cleft acuminate acute American species Anthers apex appearance attenuated at base axillary Barton berries Blue borders botanists botany bracts branches Brown calicine Calix Capsule carmine-red Carolina Cinchona colour common Corolla corymb cultivation disk Drawn from Nature Engraved ERYTHRONIUM AMERICANUM feet high figure filaments filiform flowering specimen Flowers in July gardens genus Georgia germ glabrous glaucous GRATIOLA Green Grows hairs hairy inch long inches high Juss lanceolate leafy leaves LINDERNIA linear Linn Linnæus margin Michaux Monogynia native Nature by WPCBarton North America numerous Nuttall obtuse ORCHIS TRIDENTATA oval-lanceolate ovate pedicels peduncles Pentandria perfoliata Petals petioles Pinckneya pistil plate present plant present species pubescent Purple Pursh quadrangular raceme Radical radicles receptacle reddish resemblance RHEXIA Root perennial RUDBECKIA SCHISANDRA SCULL-CAP Seeds segments serrated sessile situations smooth soil SPECIFIC CHARACTER spikes stamens Stem erect Stigma SYNONYMS Table terminal tube UVULARIA Vaccinium whole plant Willd Wing yellow
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Page v - ... herself by coloring the plates for her husband's books? One further comment on Barton's two major works. His intention, as set forth in the preface to the Flora, was to show that Americans had arrived at scientific maturity and were capable of writing the natural histories of American species. He wrote: North American botany has hitherto owed its greatest accessions to the learning and enterprize of foreign botanists, who have devoted themselves to this alluring subject, under the liberal patronage...
Page vii - ... basis of character in a true American, has discovered its determination to emancipate itself from scientific subjugations to foreign countries. It has striven, and continues to strive, to form for itself a scientific and literary character, as it has long since established one for national glory. . . . Deeply impressed with these sentiments, the author has naturally entertained the idea, that, though the efforts of an individual can accomplish but very little, towards so great an object as promoting...
Page 112 - UVULAKIA, corolla inferior, 6-petalled, erect ; claws of the petals each furnished with a nectariferous cavity. Filaments very short, growing to the anthers ; stigmata reflected, capsule 3angled, 3-celled, 3-valved, valves septiferous in the middle ; seeds many, subglobose, arillate at the hilum — NuttalTs Gen.
Page vi - ... directly bestowed, or extended indirectly through the exploring zeal of learned societies and scientific associations. . . . That spirit of independence, however, which forms the basis of character in a true American, has discovered its determination to emancipate itself from scientific subjugations to foreign countries. It has striven, and continues to strive, to form for itself a scientific and literary character, as it has long since established one for national glory. . . . Deeply impressed...
Page 21 - Caiix tubuloiiH; 4-cleft, segments deflected* deciduous. Petals 4, inserted upon the calix. Stigma 4-cleft. Capsule 4-celIed, 4-vaIved, inferior.
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