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Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

The plant produced abundant buds and sky-blue flowers with dark purple bases.

Taxon
Peruvian plantt0
Organ / stage
flowerse0
Outcome
sky-blew, with a dark embroidered purple bottome0

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“abundance of buds and flowers: the flowers being of a sky-blew, with a dark embroidered purple bottom”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 524–625
t0

“Peruvian plant”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 27–41

Title

XXVII. An account of a new Peruvian plant, lately introduced into the English gardens; the several characters of which differ from all the genera hitherto described; Presented to the Royal Society by George Dionysius Ehret, F. R. S

Georg Dionysius Ehret Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London 1763. doi:10.1098/rstl.1763.0027

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Observationauthor interpretationoriginal resultmeasured

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The author observed male and female sexes on different holly plants, conditional on the observation being correct.

Taxon
this treee0
Outcome
male and fe­male in different plantse0
Qualifier
if an observation, which I have lately made, is righte0

Verbatim

e0

“if an observation, which I have lately made, is right, this tree is male and fe­male in different plants”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 150–254

Title

LXXX. A remark concerning the sex of holly

John Martyn Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London 1753. doi:10.1098/rstl.1753.0080

Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

An experiment on palma major foliis flabelliformibus confirmed the sex of plants.

Taxon
palma major foliis flabelliformibuse0
Outcome
sex of plantse0

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“The sex of plants is very well confirmed by an experiment, that has been made here on the palma major foliis flabelliformibus”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 9–134

Title

XXV. Some observations upon the sex of flowers by W. Watson, F. R. S. occasioned by a letter upon the same subject, by Mr. Mylius of Berlin

Mylius Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London 1752. doi:10.1098/rstl.1751.0026

Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

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The plant described as salvadora is woody and may grow as a tree, shrub, or bush with tufted branches reaching the ground.

Taxon
salvadoraSalvadorat0
Outcome
woody. It grows sometimes into a Tree, sometimes into a Shurb, and Sometimes into a Bush; spreading very tufted Branches on all Sides down to the Grounde0

Verbatim

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“salvadora”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 56–65
e0

“This Plant is woody. It grows sometimes into a Tree, sometimes into a Shurb, and Sometimes into a Bush; spreading very tufted Branches on all Sides down to the Ground.”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 9–176

Title

XIV. The establishment of a new genus of plants, called salvadora, with its description; by Laurence Garcin M. D. F. R. S.of Neufchatel in Switzerland; communicated in a letter to Dr. Mortimer Secr. R. S. Translated from the French, by T. Stack M. D

Laurent Garcin Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London 1749. doi:10.1098/rstl.1749.0015

Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Pollen from a different apple species changes the fruit.

Organ / stage
Fruite0
Outcome
Change in the Fruite0
Qualifier
differing Speciese0

Not reportedDirection

Verbatim

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“When the Farina of one Apple impregnates another’s Blossom of differing Species, we see the Change in the Fruit”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 9–120

Title

IV. Part of a letter from Mr. Benj Cooke, F. R. S. To Mr. Peter Collinson, F. R. S. concerning the effects of the mixture of the farina of apple-trees; and of the Mayze or Indian corn: of a child born with the jaundice upon it, received from its father; and of the mother taking the same distemper from her husband, the next time of being with child

Benjamin Cooke Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London 1749. doi:10.1098/rstl.1749.0039

Observationobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Hyacinth bulbs set in glasses of water flowered well the following spring.

Taxon
Hyacinthse1
Outcome
blowed very prettilye1

Verbatim

e1

“Hyacinths, which blowed very prettily the next Spring”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 217–279

Title

I. Experiments and observations on bulbous roots, plants, and seeds growing in water.

William Curteis Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London 1734. doi:10.1098/rstl.1733.0041

Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Oxyoides flowers and fruit resemble those of Oxys.

Taxon
Oxyoidese0
Outcome
Flower and Fruit are altogether like those of the Oxyse0

Verbatim

e0

“The Oxyoides is a Family of Plants, whose Flower and Fruit are altogether like those of the Oxys”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 9–139

Title

II. Memoirs communicated by Mons. Garcin to Mons. St. Hyacinthe, F. R. S. containing a description of a new family of plants called oxyoïdes; some remarks on the family of plants called musa; and a description of the Hirudinella marina, or sea leach. Translated from the French, by Mr. John Martyn, F. R. S.

Laurent Garcin Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London 1730. doi:10.1098/rstl.1729.0053

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Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

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Its flower is complete, regular, polypetalous and hermaphroditic.

Taxon
Oxyoidest0
Outcome
Flower is compleat, regular, polypetalous and hermaphroditee0

Verbatim

t0

“The Oxyoides is a Family of Plants”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 9–60
e0

“the Flower is compleat, regular, polypetalous and hermaphrodite”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 150–213

Title

II. Memoirs communicated by Mons. Garcin to Mons. St. Hyacinthe, F. R. S. containing a description of a new family of plants called oxyoïdes; some remarks on the family of plants called musa; and a description of the Hirudinella marina, or sea leach. Translated from the French, by Mr. John Martyn, F. R. S.

Laurent Garcin Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London 1730. doi:10.1098/rstl.1729.0053

Other claims from this paper (3)
Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Its ovary develops into a five-cornered, five-celled fruit with small seeds.

Taxon
Oxyoidest0
Outcome
five-cornered Fruit, divided into five Cells, filled with small Seedse0

Verbatim

t0

“The Oxyoides is a Family of Plants”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 9–60
e0

“containing the Ovary, which afterwards becomes, as in the Oxys, a five-cornered Fruit, divided into five Cells, filled with small Seeds”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 215–384

Title

II. Memoirs communicated by Mons. Garcin to Mons. St. Hyacinthe, F. R. S. containing a description of a new family of plants called oxyoïdes; some remarks on the family of plants called musa; and a description of the Hirudinella marina, or sea leach. Translated from the French, by Mr. John Martyn, F. R. S.

Laurent Garcin Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London 1730. doi:10.1098/rstl.1729.0053

Other claims from this paper (3)
Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

The seed membrane opens when ripe and disperses seeds elastically.

Taxon
Oxyoidest0
Outcome
Membrane, like a Hood, which opens, when ripe; and by an elastic Motion, makes the Seed leap oute0

Verbatim

t0

“The Oxyoides is a Family of Plants”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 9–60
e0

“each of which is covered by a Membrane, like a Hood, which opens, when ripe; and by an elastic Motion, makes the Seed leap out”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 386–512

Title

II. Memoirs communicated by Mons. Garcin to Mons. St. Hyacinthe, F. R. S. containing a description of a new family of plants called oxyoïdes; some remarks on the family of plants called musa; and a description of the Hirudinella marina, or sea leach. Translated from the French, by Mr. John Martyn, F. R. S.

Laurent Garcin Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London 1730. doi:10.1098/rstl.1729.0053

Other claims from this paper (3)