The Theory and Practice of Horticulture: Or, An Attempt to Explain the Chief Operations of Gardening Upon Physiological GraoundsLongman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1855 - 606 páginas |
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... matter , and endeavoured , when- ever it appeared necessary , to support the doctrines of physiology by an appeal to facts which are or should be familiar to culti- vators . In doing this he has to express his sincere gratitude to the ...
... matter , and endeavoured , when- ever it appeared necessary , to support the doctrines of physiology by an appeal to facts which are or should be familiar to culti- vators . In doing this he has to express his sincere gratitude to the ...
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... matter , called tissue . It is fixed to the earth by roots , and it elevates into the air a stem bearing leaves , flowers , and fruit . It has no power of shifting its place except when it is acted upon by wind or other external forces ...
... matter , called tissue . It is fixed to the earth by roots , and it elevates into the air a stem bearing leaves , flowers , and fruit . It has no power of shifting its place except when it is acted upon by wind or other external forces ...
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... matter into the heads of , 1. Vital force ; 2. Ger- mination ; 3. Growth by the Root ; 4. Growth by the Stem ; 5. Action of the Leaves ; 6. Action of the Flowers ; and , 7. Maturation of the Fruit . By this means the life of a plant is ...
... matter into the heads of , 1. Vital force ; 2. Ger- mination ; 3. Growth by the Root ; 4. Growth by the Stem ; 5. Action of the Leaves ; 6. Action of the Flowers ; and , 7. Maturation of the Fruit . By this means the life of a plant is ...
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... matter , which can but reduce them to the condition of an apoplectic glutton . That power which causes the bud to sprout , the leaves to form , the pollen to act , the seed to produce its embryo ; which enables vegetation to breathe ...
... matter , which can but reduce them to the condition of an apoplectic glutton . That power which causes the bud to sprout , the leaves to form , the pollen to act , the seed to produce its embryo ; which enables vegetation to breathe ...
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... matter from without , while the root lengthens by the perpetual creation of new matter from within . For this reason , the extreme points of the roots are ex- ceedingly delicate , and are injured by very trifling causes ; moreover ...
... matter from without , while the root lengthens by the perpetual creation of new matter from within . For this reason , the extreme points of the roots are ex- ceedingly delicate , and are injured by very trifling causes ; moreover ...
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