This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1855 Excerpt: ...raceme of flowers; in the middle a sprig of flowers from the preceding, with a detached leaf; on the left a sprig of fruits; fl. a separate flower; p. a pistil; fr., a fruit cut open perpendicularly.--Polygonum aviculare. Common Knot-grass. A flowering shoot; fl. a separate flower.--Rheum, Rhuharb. fl. a separate ...
Read More
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1855 Excerpt: ...raceme of flowers; in the middle a sprig of flowers from the preceding, with a detached leaf; on the left a sprig of fruits; fl. a separate flower; p. a pistil; fr., a fruit cut open perpendicularly.--Polygonum aviculare. Common Knot-grass. A flowering shoot; fl. a separate flower.--Rheum, Rhuharb. fl. a separate flower; stp. the stamens and pistil after the perigone has been removed. The plants included in this order are almost all herbs, some producing leaves of very large size, which are alternate and are especially distinguished by a peculiar kind of membranous, tubular sheath (ochrea), surrounding the base of their stalks and the part of the stem where they arise. The flowers are either perfect (containing stamens and pistils) or imperfect. The perianth is coloured or greenish, 6-leaved, the stamens 3--6--9, mostly inserted on the base of the perianth. The 3 carpels are united into one ovary containing a single seed, usually ripening into a little triangular nut, ordinarily containing much starch. The Polygonaceae are widely spread, in extremely cold and in tropical climates. Their properties are acid, astringent, and purgative as to their juices; the seeds of some contain enough starch to allow of their being used instead of corn. Bumex is the generic name of the Sorrels and Docks of our meadows and ditches. R. acetosa and acetosella, native, and R. scutata, cultivated, are sorrels used for salads, &c., containing oxalic acid. R. alpinus, Monk's Rhubarb, and other species, have purgative roots. Polygonum is the generic name of a number of common weeds with more or less acrid juices. P. hydropiper, Waterpepper, grows commonly in ditches. The creeping stems of some are edible. Fagopyrum esculentum, is the Buck-wheat, cultivated in Britain only for g...
Read Less
Add this copy of A Sketch of the Principal Families of Plants, to cart. $16.59, new condition, Sold by Books2anywhere rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Fairford, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2019 by Hardpress Publishing.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
PLEASE NOTE, WE DO NOT SHIP TO DENMARK. New Book. Shipped from UK in 4 to 14 days. Established seller since 2000. Please note we cannot offer an expedited shipping service from the UK.
Add this copy of A Sketch of the Principal Families of Plants, to cart. $19.75, new condition, Sold by Booksplease rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Southport, MERSEYSIDE, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2019 by Hardpress Publishing.
Add this copy of A Sketch of the Principal Families of Plants, to cart. $17.69, new condition, Sold by Paperbackshop International rated 1.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Fairford, GLOS, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2019 by Hardpress Publishing.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
PLEASE NOTE, WE DO NOT SHIP TO DENMARK. New Book. Shipped from UK in 4 to 14 days. Established seller since 2000. Please note we cannot offer an expedited shipping service from the UK.
