The Theory of Horticulture; Or, An Attempt to Explain the Principal Operations of Gardening: Upon Physiological PrinciplesLongman, Orme, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1840 - 387 páginas |
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... Light . Humidity . - Chemical Changes ― - - Power of Temperature . CHAP . II . · 7 GROWTH BY THE ROOT . - Roots lengthen at their Points only . - Absorb at that Part chiefly . Increase in Diameter like Stems . Their Origin . Are feeding ...
... Light . Humidity . - Chemical Changes ― - - Power of Temperature . CHAP . II . · 7 GROWTH BY THE ROOT . - Roots lengthen at their Points only . - Absorb at that Part chiefly . Increase in Diameter like Stems . Their Origin . Are feeding ...
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... Light . Digestion or Decomposition of Car- Insensible Perspiration . - Formation of bonic Acid .. Secretions . by Leaves Fall of the Leaf . Formation of Buds - 38 CHAP . V. ACTION OF FLOWERS . - -- Structure of Flowers . Names of their ...
... Light . Digestion or Decomposition of Car- Insensible Perspiration . - Formation of bonic Acid .. Secretions . by Leaves Fall of the Leaf . Formation of Buds - 38 CHAP . V. ACTION OF FLOWERS . - -- Structure of Flowers . Names of their ...
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... Light . — 11. A SEED is a living body , separating from its parent , and capable of growing into a new indi- vidual of the same species . It is a reproductive fragment , or vital point , containing within itself all the elements of life ...
... Light . — 11. A SEED is a living body , separating from its parent , and capable of growing into a new indi- vidual of the same species . It is a reproductive fragment , or vital point , containing within itself all the elements of life ...
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... light , the seed again parts with some of its oxygen , and again fixes its carbon by the decomposition of its car- bonic acid . 16. In addition to this , the absorption of water causes all the parts to soften and expand ; many of the ...
... light , the seed again parts with some of its oxygen , and again fixes its carbon by the decomposition of its car- bonic acid . 16. In addition to this , the absorption of water causes all the parts to soften and expand ; many of the ...
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... light , decompose carbonic acid , fix the carbon , become green , and , by processes hereafter to be explained , when speaking of leaves , form the matter by which all the pre - existing parts are solidified . And thus a plant is born ...
... light , decompose carbonic acid , fix the carbon , become green , and , by processes hereafter to be explained , when speaking of leaves , form the matter by which all the pre - existing parts are solidified . And thus a plant is born ...
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The Theory of Horticulture: Or, An Attempt to Explain the Principal ... John Lindley Visualização integral - 1840 |
The Theory of Horticulture: Or, An Attempt to Explain the Principal ... John Lindley Visualização integral - 1881 |
The Theory of Horticulture; Or, An Attempt to Explain the Principal ... John Lindley Visualização integral - 1840 |
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