The physiology of plants; or the phenomena and laws of vegetation / [Anon].

  • John Murray
Date:
1833
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Credit: The physiology of plants; or the phenomena and laws of vegetation / [Anon]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    XU CHAPTER VII. Page. Phenomena of Germination—Vitality of Seeds, &c.—Modern Speculations—Ascent and Circulation of the Sap 139 CHAPTER VIII. Peculiar Secretions of Plants—Condensation and jRetension of Moisture by Trees 186 CHAPTER IX. Parasitic Vegetation—Air Plants—Extremes of Temperature in relation to Vegetation 202 CHAPTER X. Aquatic Vegetation—Purification of the Atmosphere—Eccen- tricities in Vegetation 229 CHAPTER XI. Relations of Light to Vegetation—Changeable Flowers—Noc- turnal Inflorescence—Night Smelling Plants—Peculiar Structure in Vegetation 249 CHAPTER XII. Relations of Electricity to Plants—Luminous Plants—Irrita- bility of Plants—Sleep of Plants 263 CHAPTER XIII. The Age of Plants—Decay of Plants—Perpetuity of Vegeta- tion—Conclusion 282
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