Petrifactions and Their Teachings: Or,. A Hand-book to the Gallery of Organic Remains of the British MuseumHenry G. Bohn, 1851 - 496 pages |
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Page 12
... transverse sections , to show the structure . On the top of this case there are portions of large stems of fossil Palms , from Chemnitz , and from the State of Ohio . D. [ 4. ] This case is chiefly allotted to the fossil Club- mosses ...
... transverse sections , to show the structure . On the top of this case there are portions of large stems of fossil Palms , from Chemnitz , and from the State of Ohio . D. [ 4. ] This case is chiefly allotted to the fossil Club- mosses ...
Page 35
... or depressions with which the surface is studded , each being attached by its base to the tubercle or eminence in the centre of the areola . When broken transversely , a small cylindrical core or axis is. ROOM I. 35 STIGMARIA .
... or depressions with which the surface is studded , each being attached by its base to the tubercle or eminence in the centre of the areola . When broken transversely , a small cylindrical core or axis is. ROOM I. 35 STIGMARIA .
Page 36
... transversely , a small cylindrical core or axis is found extending longitudinally throughout the stem like a medullary column , ( a , Lign . 9. ) and there is generally a depression or furrow running parallel with it on the outer ...
... transversely , a small cylindrical core or axis is found extending longitudinally throughout the stem like a medullary column , ( a , Lign . 9. ) and there is generally a depression or furrow running parallel with it on the outer ...
Page 44
... transversely and polished ; the specimens labelled as above are chiefly from the Triassic or New Red Sandstone deposits ... transverse sections 1 For a full consideration of this subject see " Wonders of Geology , " pp . 669 , 718 , 731 ...
... transversely and polished ; the specimens labelled as above are chiefly from the Triassic or New Red Sandstone deposits ... transverse sections 1 For a full consideration of this subject see " Wonders of Geology , " pp . 669 , 718 , 731 ...
Page 46
... transverse . The outer surface of the bark is in consequence marked with elevated lozenge - shaped cicatrices , separated from each other by a marginal furrow , which is surrounded by a parallel ridge or band of a fibrous structure ...
... transverse . The outer surface of the bark is in consequence marked with elevated lozenge - shaped cicatrices , separated from each other by a marginal furrow , which is surrounded by a parallel ridge or band of a fibrous structure ...
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