"Coleus" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... black to the absorption of them. In some plants with variegated foliage we have the curious fact that the cells containing chlorophyl reflecting one color produce cells which reflect an entirely different color. In the coleus "Lady Burrill," for instance, the lower half of the leaf is of a deep violet-crimson color, and the upper half is golden yellow. In other varieties of coleus, in Perilla nankiensis, and other plants, we have ...
— Scientific American, Volume XLIII., No. 25, December 18, 1880 • Various |
