An Introduction to Botany, in a Series of Familiar Letters, Etc1803 - 12 pages |
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alfo alſo anthers bafe baſe beautiful berry bloffom bloſſom calyx capfule catkins cells Chervil claffes clafs claſs clefts clofe cloſe colour compofed confifts containing corolla DEAR CONSTANCE defcription diftinct diftinguiſhed divided divifions edges egg-fhaped empalement fame fcales fecond feed-bud feed-veffel feeds FELICIA fertile flowers ferve feven fhaft fhall fhaped fhort fhould fhrub fides filaments fimple fingle firft firſt fituation five petals fixed florets flowers flowers grow fmall fmooth fome fometimes four fpecies fructification fruit-ftalks ftalks ftamens ftamens and pointals ftem ftigma fuch fummit fupply fupport furface furniſhed furrounded genera genus honey-cup inclofed kind leaf leaves legume LETTER Linnĉus moft moſt nectary obfervation oblong oppofite petals plants pleaſure pointals prefent purple purpoſe receptacle refemble root ſcale ſeparate ſhall ſhape Shrubbery ſmall ſome ſpecies ſpike Spurge ſtalk ſtem thefe theſe thofe thoſe trees tribe umbel upright uſed valves veffel whilft whofe winged yellow