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. 1849 edition. Excerpt: ...5, pulpy, 1-seeded.. Malva viscus. Capsule 5-celled, 00-seeded... Hibiscus. 4! cells 3--6-seeded Abutilon. cells 1-seeded Sida. 1. MALVA. Calyx 5-cleft, with a 3-leaved involucel at its base. Carpels and styles numerous. Fruit cheese-form, separating when ripe into many one-seeded pieces, arranged circularly. ...
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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. 1849 edition. Excerpt: ...5, pulpy, 1-seeded.. Malva viscus. Capsule 5-celled, 00-seeded... Hibiscus. 4! cells 3--6-seeded Abutilon. cells 1-seeded Sida. 1. MALVA. Calyx 5-cleft, with a 3-leaved involucel at its base. Carpels and styles numerous. Fruit cheese-form, separating when ripe into many one-seeded pieces, arranged circularly. 1 Flowers white or rose-colored 2 1 Flowers deep red or purple 3 2 Stem prostrate. Leaves round-cordate. Flowers small... M. Rotondifolia. 2 Stem erect, tall. Lvs. abundantly crisped and curled.f M. Crispa. 9 Sts. ascend., clustered. Lvs. deeply 5-part. Fls. large, showy, f M. Mosciiata. 3 Erect, talL Lvs. roundish, lobed. Petals obcordate M. Sylvestris. 3 Erect. Lvs. triangular-ovate. Pet. wedge-obovate. N-W. M. Teiangul.ata. &GOSSYP'ITJM. Cotton. Calyx obtusely 5-toothed, surrounded by an involueel of 3 cordate, deeply-toothed leaves. Capsule 3--5-celled. Seeds involved in cotton.--Flowers yellow. L G. Herbaceum. Stem annual, but woody, erect, about 5f high. Leaves 5-lobed, lower ones 3-lobed or entire, each with a large gland on the mid-vein beneath, J' from the base, and covered with dark dots. Involueels very large. Flowers very showy. Cotton white. July. 3. ALTH M'A.. Hollyhock, &c. Calyx surrounded at base by a 6--9-eleft involueel. Carpels 00, 1-seeded, not opening, arranged circularly around the axis. Lvs. downy, entire or 3-lobed. Fls. rose-col., stalked. Marsh Mai. A.officinalis. Lvs. rough-hairy, roundish, 5--7-lobed. Fls. sessile. (Hollyhock.)...A. Rosea. Lvs. hairy, deeply 7-parted. Fls. orange-colored. FigUaved Holl.) A. Ficifolia. 4. HI BI S'C U S. Marsh Mallow. Flower-of-an-hohe, &c Calyx 5-eleft, surrounded by a many-leaved involueel. Styles united, stigmas 5, distinct. Fruit a 5-eelled, 5--many-seeded...
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Fair. No dust jacket. Heavily foxed throughout. Cloth boards worn, bumped, lightly stained; but black calf spine brightly gilded, lettering sharp. 255 p. Includes: illustrations, index. Rare, and in solid condition. Not to be confused with other similar titles by same author. This is the small "common schools" item, not the "colleges" item or the "Class Book" Hard to find, offered from a private collection.
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Fair (heavy wear to boards and spine, writing on end pages; foxing spots, missing pages 243-254, which is part of the index and glossary. Text and illustrations are otherwise clear. ) Brown boards with black cloth spine; gilt lettering and tooling on spine; 242 (missing 243-254) 255, 266. Bw illustrated frontispiece; bw illustrations throughout. The 1856 reprint from the 1848 edition. A textbook on botany. Includes suggestions to teachers.
