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" The individuals of the vegetable world may be considered as inferior or less perfect animals; a tree is a congeries of many living buds, and in this respect resembles the branches of coralline, which are a congeries of a multitude of animals. Each of... "
Cherry Blossom Epiphany -- The Poetry and Philosophy of a Flowering Tree - Page 11
by Robin D. Gill - 2006 - 740 pages
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Zoonomia; Or, The Laws of Organic Life, Volume 1

Erasmus Darwin - Science - 1800 - 676 pages
...viviparous or its oviparous offspring in buds or feeds ; has its own roots, which extending down the ftem of the tree are interwoven with the roots of the other...form the bark, which is the only living part of the ftem, is annually renewed, and is fuperinduced upon the former bark, which then dies, and with its...
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Zoonomia; Or, The Laws of Organic Life ...

Erasmus Darwin - Evolution - 1801 - 552 pages
...viviparous or its oviparous offspring in buds or feeds ; has its own roots, which extending down the Hem of the tree are interwoven with the roots of the other...form the bark, which is the only living part of the r>em, is ann-ually renewed, and is fuperinduced upon the former bark, which then dies, and with its...
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Zoonomia; Or, The Laws of Organic Life ...

Erasmus Darwin - Evolution - 1801 - 548 pages
...feeds ; has its own roots, which extending down the ftem of the tree are interwoven with the-roots of the other buds, and form the bark, which is the only living part of the ftem, is annually renewed, and is fupcrindueed upon the former bark, which then dies, and with its...
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Zoonomia, Or, The Laws of Organic Life: In Three Parts, Volume 1

Erasmus Darwin - Evolution - 1803 - 622 pages
...viviparous or its oviparous offspring in buds or feeds ; has its own roots, which extending down the ftem of the tree are interwoven with the roots of the other...form the bark, which is the only living part of the ftem, is annually renewed, and is fuperinduced upon the former bark, •which then dies, and with its...
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Elements of Natural Philosophy: Arranged Under the Following Heads: Matter ...

Astronomy - 1808 - 290 pages
...tree has its proper leaves or petals for lungs, produces its viviparous or its oviparous oflfgpring in buds or seeds ; has its own roots, which extending...roots of the other buds, and form the bark, which it the only living part of the stem, is annually renewed, and is superinduced upon the former bark,...
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Zoonomia, Volume 1

Erasmus Darwin - 1818 - 616 pages
...excited into action by the fluids applied to their mouths like the lacteals and lymphatics of animals. 2. The individuals of the vegetable world may be considered...then dies, and with its stagnated juices gradually hardenVOL. I. L ing into wood forms the concentric circles, which we see in blocks of timber. The following...
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Comparative Psychology and Universal Analogy: Vol. 1. Vegetable ..., Volume 1

M. Edgeworth Lazarus - Anthropomorphism - 1851 - 270 pages
...into action by the fluids applied to their mouths, as to the lacteals and lymphatics of animals. 2. The individuals of the vegetable world may be considered...concentric circles, which we see in blocks of timber. The following circumstances evince the individuality of the buds of trees. First, there are many trees,...
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Comparative Psychology and Universal Analogy: Vol. 1. Vegetable ..., Volume 1

M. Edgeworth Lazarus - Anthropomorphism - 1851 - 286 pages
...has its own roots, which extending down the stem of the tree, are interwoven with the roots of the f other buds, and form the bark, which is the only living...concentric circles, which we see in blocks of timber. The following circumstances evince the individuality of the buds of trees. First, there are many trees,...
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Evolution, old and new; or, The theories of Buffon, dr. Erasmus Darwin, and ...

Samuel Butler - Evolution - 1879 - 436 pages
...animals; a tree is a congeries of many living buds, and in this respect resembles the branches of the coralline, which are a congeries of a multitude of...concentric circles which we see in blocks of timber. "The following circumstances evince the individuality of the buds of trees. First, there are many trees...
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Evolution, Old and New, Or, The Theories of Buffon, Dr. Erasmus Darwin and ...

Samuel Butler - Biology - 1911 - 702 pages
...animals ; a tree is a congeries of many living buds, and in this respect resembles the branches of the coralline, which are a congeries of a multitude of...hardening into wood, forms the concentric circles which wo see in blocks of timber. "The following circumstances evince the individuality of the buds of trees....
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