quaternate

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In the flowering period I selected four plants with the largest number of quaternate and quinate leaves and destroyed all the others.

From Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation by Vries, Hugo de

With buttercups and brambles and many others there is only an increase above the typical five; quaternate flowers are wanting or at least are very rare.

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 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

Nearly all the individuals produced at least some quaternate leaves, and thereby showed the variety to be quite pure.

From Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation by Vries, Hugo de