 | Anthony Florian Madinger Willich - 1802 - 570 pages
...the morning tiH noon. This species affords a striking instance of what is called the steep of plants. Every night the leaves approach in pairs, so as to include, within their upper surfaces, the lender rudiments of the flew shoots : and the uppermost pair, but one, at the end of the stalk, is... | |
 | William Nicholson - 1809 - 716 pages
...instance of the sleep of plants ; for every night the tenet approach in pairs, including with fteir upper surfaces the tender rudiments of the new shoots...the uppermost pair but one, at the end of the stalk, is furnished with longer leaf-stalks than the others, so tilt tbey can close upon the terminating pair,... | |
 | Luke Herbert - 1826 - 408 pages
...The common chicken-weed, with white blossoms, affords a notable instance) of^hat is called the sleep of plants, for every night the leaves approach in pairs, so as to include within their upper surface the tender rudiments of the new shoots, while the uppermost pair but one, at the end -of the... | |
 | 1828 - 488 pages
...remarkable instance of the sleep of plants ; for every night the leaves approach in pairs, including within their upper surfaces the tender rudiments of...the uppermost pair but one, at the end of the stalk, is furnished with longer leafstalks than the others, so that they can close upon the terminating pair,... | |
 | Philip Miller - 1835 - 742 pages
...remarkable instance of the sleep of plants ; for every night the leaves approach in pairs, including within their upper surfaces the tender rudiments of...the uppermost pair but one, at the end of the stalk, is furnished with longer leafstalks than the others, so that they can close upon the terminating pair,... | |
 | John Jacob - 1836 - 374 pages
...Linnaeus, in the Amanilatn Academics, quotes this plant as an instance of what is called the Sleep of plants ; " for every night the leaves approach in pairs, so as to include within their upper surface the tender rudiments of the new shoots ; and the uppermost pair but one, at the end of the... | |
 | George William Francis - 1839 - 236 pages
...remarkable instance of the sleep of plants ; for every night the leaves approach in pairs, including within their upper surfaces the tender rudiments of...the uppermost pair but one, at the end of the stalk, is furnished with longer leaf stalks than the others, so that they can close upon the terminating pair,... | |
 | 1839 - 444 pages
...Egcrton Brydge*. SLEEP OF PLANTS. Alsine, or chickweed, affords a remarkable Instance of the sleep of plants; for every night the leaves approach In pairs so as to include with their upper surfaces the tender rudiments of the new shoots; and the UN>crniost pair but one at... | |
 | 1847 - 736 pages
...remarkable instance of the sleep of plants, for every night the leaves approach in pairs, including within their upper surfaces the tender rudiments of...the uppermost pair but one at the end of the stalk is furnished with longer leaf-stalks than the others, so that they can close upon the terminating pair... | |
 | Robert Kemp Philp - 430 pages
...remarkable instance of the sleep of plants ; for every night the leaves approach in pairs, including within their upper surfaces the tender rudiments of...the uppermost pair but one, at the end of the stalk, is furnished with longer leaf-stalks than the others, so that they can close upon the terminating pair,... | |
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It is a remarkable instance of the sleep of plants ; for every night the leaves approach in pairs, including within their upper surfaces the tender rudiments of the new shoots ; and the uppermost pair but one, at the end of the stalk, is furnished with... 
