quaternate
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Isolated quaternate leaves are of but little interest, while the occurrence of many on the same individual indicates a distinct variety.
From Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation by Vries, Hugo de
The European Venus' looking-glass was observed in my garden to produce some quaternate and some quinate flowers on the same specimens.
From Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation by Vries, Hugo de
I had the good fortune to find two plants of clover, bearing one quinate and several quaternate leaves, on an excursion in the neighborhood of Loosdrecht in Holland.
From Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation by Vries, Hugo de
More than 1,000 were quaternate or quinate, the ternate leaves being still in the majority.
From Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation by Vries, Hugo de
The common laburnum has a variety which often produces quaternate and quinate leaves, and in strawberries I have also seen instances of this abnormality.
From Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation by Vries, Hugo de
