Candolle
Americannoun
noun
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To the celebrated French botanist Alphonse de Candolle he wrote:
From Time • Nov. 24, 2014
Bacon and Newton, La Place and Cuvier, Linnæus and De Candolle, have been inspired to teach science.
From Orthodoxy: Its Truths And Errors by Clarke, James Freeman
All the plants of a given country," says De Candolle, in his usual spirited style, "are at war one with another.
From Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology by Lyell, Charles, Sir
Therefore it does not seem worth while to quote further authorities in substantiation of this point, such as G�rtner, De Candolle, N�geli, Peter, Jordan, &c.
From Darwin, and After Darwin, Volume 2 Post-Darwinian Questions: Heredity and Utility by Romanes, George John
It is true, as De Candolle remarks, that we have no actual proofs of their being so carried; but this is not surprising when we consider how small and inconspicuous most seeds are.
From Island Life Or the Phenomena and Causes of Insular Faunas and Floras by Wallace, Alfred Russel
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