Seeds

Examples

• He sowed different seeds from the same machine, and arranged that they might be covered at different depths. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• The raw cotton was put in a hopper, where it was met by the teeth of the saws, and torn from the seeds. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
• We cannot tell what seeds of the future may not be germinating already amidst our present confusions. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• When I saw the great size of the seeds of that fine water-lily, the Nelumbium, and remembered Alph. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
• But in some of these plants the seeds also differ in shape and sculpture. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
• The store of nutriment laid up within the seeds of many plants seems at first sight to have no sort of relation to other plants. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
• Habit is hereditary with plants, as in the period of flowering, in the time of sleep, in the amount of rain requisite for seeds to germinate, etc. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
• But this beauty serves merely as a guide to birds and beasts, in order that the fruit may be devoured and the matured seeds disseminated. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
• But a system of property always contains within itself the seeds of its own destruction. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
• Great Range of Mechanisms to Treat the Tenderest Pods and Smallest Seeds. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• Seeds which remain on our shelves do not germinate, but those which are planted in the soil do; so it is with the yeast plants. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
• Peanuts are really the seeds or pods of a plant belonging to the family called the earthnut in Great Britain, the nuts there being used chiefly to fatten swine. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• Without the warmth of the sun seeds could not sprout and develop into the mighty trees which yield firewood. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
• There is nothing in the elementary study of botany which cannot be introduced in a vital way in connection with caring for the growth of seeds. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
• When the seeds in our fruits become atrophied, the fruit itself gains largely in size and quality. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
• Seeds may be occasionally transported in another manner. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
• The same varieties of the cabbage do not yield abundant and nutritious foliage and a copious supply of oil-bearing seeds. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
• When this is done, there is no apparent reason why they should not yield as many seeds as did their parents when legitimately fertilised. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
• The fact of the larger fruits often floating longer than the small, is interesting; as plants with large seeds or fruit which, as Alph. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
• Tragedies and cravats, poetry and pickles, garden seeds and long letters, music and gingerbread, rubbers, invitations, scoldings, and puppies. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• Another species of Lobelia, which is visited by bees, seeds freely in my garden. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
• This crude machine has in late years been many times re-invented, and it finds a special application to-day for the gathering of clover seeds, and is called a header. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• From this extreme degree of sterility we have self-fertilised hybrids producing a greater and greater number of seeds up to perfect fertility. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
• Living birds can hardly fail to be highly effective agents in the transportation of seeds. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
• But in these and in many other cases, Gartner is obliged carefully to count the seeds, in order to show that there is any degree of sterility. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
• Many facts could be given showing how generally soil is charged with seeds. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
• Had the birds, carrying some grains of it to a distance, dropped one over him as they sow chance seeds? Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
• One of these, called the roller-gin, destroyed the seeds by crushing them between two revolving cylinders, instead of separating them by teeth. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
• It has a flower of pale green color and its fruit is a capsule containing three small brown seeds, with patches of black. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• The finest seeds, such as grass and clover, onion and turnip seed, and delicate seed like rice, are handled and sown by machines without crushing or bruising, and with the utmost exactness. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.

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