"Labiatae" Quotes from Famous Books
... of plant families, no alkaloids have been found. In the labiatae none has been discovered, nor in the ... — Scientific American Supplement, No. 623, December 10, 1887 • Various
... grapes, hang from the forest-trees. In the open glades upon the nandubays,*5* the algarrobos, and the espinillos, hang various Orchidaceae,*6* called by the natives 'flores del aire', covering the trees with their aerial roots, their hanging blossoms, and their foliage of tender green. The Labiatae, Compositae, Daturae, Umbelliferae, Convolvulaceae, and many other species, cover the ground in spring or run up trees and bushes after the fashion of our honeysuckle and ... — A Vanished Arcadia, • R. B. Cunninghame Graham |