 L over the mouth of the nectary, and apparently laying their eggs in the substance of it ; it had precisely the smell of tainted beef. Now for the dimensions, which are the most astonishing part of the flower. It measured a full yard across ; the petals,...  Transactions of the Linnean Society - Page 203by Linnean Society of London - 1822Full view - About this book
 | 1833 - 814 pages
...their eggs in the substance of it. It had precisely the smell of tainted beef. Rafftetw Arnoidl. " Now for the dimensions, which are the most astonishing...flower. It measured a full yard across ; the petals being twelve inches high, and a foot apart from each other. The nectarium, in the opinion of us ail,... | |
 | 1834 - 440 pages
...their eggs in the substance of it. It had precisely the smell of tainted beef. Rafflcsia Arnoldi. " Now for the dimensions, which are the most astonishing...flower. It measured a full yard across; the petals being twelve inches high, and a foot apart from each other. The nectarium, in the opinion of us all,... | |
 | Gilbert Thomas Burnett - Botany - 1835 - 692 pages
...apparently laying their eggs in the substance of it ; it had precisely the smell of tainted beef. " Now for the dimensions, which are the most astonishing part of the flower. It measured * full yard acrots; the petals, which were subrotund, being 12 inches from the base to the apex, and... | |
 | Samuel Wilton Rix - 1849 - 160 pages
...and apparently laying their eggs in the interior : it had precisely the smell of tainted beef. * * * Now for the dimensions, which are the most astonishing...being twelve inches from the base to the apex, and about a foot from the insertion of one petal to the opposite one. Sir Stamford and Lady Raffles and... | |
 | Samuel Wilton Rix - 1849 - 152 pages
...and apparently laying their eggs in the interior : it had precisely the smell of tainted beef. * * * Now for the dimensions, which are the most astonishing...being twelve inches from the base to the apex, and about a foot from the insertion of one petal to the opposite one. Sir Stamford and Lady Baffles and... | |
 | Curiosities - 1849 - 192 pages
...and apparently laying their eggs in the substance of it.* It had precisely the smell of tainted beef. Now for the dimensions, which are the most astonishing...part of the flower: it measured a full yard across; Sir Stamford, Lady Baffles, and myself taking immediate measures to be accurate in this respect, by... | |
 | 1866 - 346 pages
...about twenty processes, somewhat curved, and sharp at the end, resembling a cow's horns ; there wore as many smaller, very short processes. A little more...which are the most astonishing part of the flower. It measures a full yard across ; the petals, which were subrotund, being twelve inches from the base to... | |
 | Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Daniel Oliver - Botanical gardens - 1872 - 126 pages
...substance Fig. 6. Rafflesia Arnoldi. Much reduced. of it. It had precisely the smell of tainted beef. .... Now for the dimensions, which are the most astonishing...flower. It measured a full yard across ; the petals being twelve inches from the base to the apex. The nectarium could hold twelve pints, and the weight... | |
 | Popular educator - 1876 - 854 pages
...the germen, and а little below it was another cord, somewhat moniliform (shaped like a necklace). " Now for the dimensions, which are the most astonishing part of the flower. It measures a full yard ocrosa ; the petals, puing (a sort of instrument like a woodman's chopping-hook),... | |
 | Hilderic Friend - Flowers - 1885 - 276 pages
...and apparently laying their eggs in the substance of it ; it had precisely the smell of tainted beef. Now for the dimensions, which are the most astonishing...across ; the petals, which were sub-rotund, being 1 2 inches from the base to the apex, and it being a foot from the insertion of the one petal to the... | |
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