quaternate
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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 Hugo de Vries
A species of cinquefoil, Potentilla Tormentilla, which is distinguished by its quaternate flowers, occurs in Holland in two distinct types, which have proved constant in my cultural experiments.
From Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation by Hugo de Vries
I have often seen isolated plants with quaternate leaves, but only rarely have I observed individuals with more than one such leaf.
From Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation by Hugo de Vries
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 Hugo de Vries
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 Hugo de Vries
