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Nothing could be more useful than botany-those who could not distinguish between a dicotyledon and a monocotyledon could certainly never rightly grasp the nature of a hedgerow. Bellis perennis and Sinapis arvensis were not to be confounded, and Triticum repens was a sure sign of a bad farmer.
And such is the milky juice in the centre of the cocoa-nut, and part of the kernel of it; the same I suppose of all other monocotyledon seeds, as of the palms, grasses, and lilies. The process of generation is still involved in impenetrable obscurity, conjectures may nevertheless be formed concerning some of its circumstances.
Compare these parts with the Morning-Glory, Sunflower, Bean, and Pea. Where is the food stored? How many cotyledons have Corn, Wheat, and Oats? How many have Bean, Pea, Morning-Glory, and Sunflower? Compare the veins of the leaves of each class and see what difference you can find. This will bring up the terms dicotyledon and monocotyledon. Di means two, mono means one.
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