Spring; Or, The Causes, Appearances, and Effects, of the Seasonal Renovations of Nature, in All Climates |
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Page 63
... stem of it would not in all pro- bability have exceeded a foot or a foot and a half ; but here the effect of the light upon it had been such , that it shot up full twenty - five times as much as it would have done in the open air ...
... stem of it would not in all pro- bability have exceeded a foot or a foot and a half ; but here the effect of the light upon it had been such , that it shot up full twenty - five times as much as it would have done in the open air ...
Page 121
... stems of more than one year's growth , like trees and shrubs , but which , gene- rally speaking , die down in the end ... stem and leaf . Scarcely any of them can be made to answer any of the ordinary pur- poses of timber ; and there are ...
... stems of more than one year's growth , like trees and shrubs , but which , gene- rally speaking , die down in the end ... stem and leaf . Scarcely any of them can be made to answer any of the ordinary pur- poses of timber ; and there are ...
Page 123
... for the species of plant , it runs up to stem and leaf , produces few or no flowers , and does not bring seed to maturity . In this way we find that oats and barley , 124 DISTINCTIONS IN though they run much to straw ,
... for the species of plant , it runs up to stem and leaf , produces few or no flowers , and does not bring seed to maturity . In this way we find that oats and barley , 124 DISTINCTIONS IN though they run much to straw ,
Page 124
... stems and roots , rather than from the seeds of any vegetable . A second mode of distinguishing plants into large divisions is obtained from the way in which the young plant first makes its appearance , when the seed ger- minates ...
... stems and roots , rather than from the seeds of any vegetable . A second mode of distinguishing plants into large divisions is obtained from the way in which the young plant first makes its appearance , when the seed ger- minates ...
Page 126
... stem in the air , and makes its annual appearance from a stem or root in the ground , or on its surface , there are only two ways in which the Spring can act upon it , MODE OF GROWTH . 127 -the one by germination of.
... stem in the air , and makes its annual appearance from a stem or root in the ground , or on its surface , there are only two ways in which the Spring can act upon it , MODE OF GROWTH . 127 -the one by germination of.
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