Natural History
Aug. 10th, 2004 12:10 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
dreamer_easyToday's phylum is the MONOBLASTOZOA. Like the Placozoa, I'd never heard of them before. This may be because no-one is sure if they actually exist. If they do they're microscopic beasties with only one layer of cells surrounding the body cavity.
Representing the ANGIOSPERMS we have this perfect paragraph:
The orchid is generally considered a rare plant; but orchids are second only to grasses in the number of their genera. Indeed, there are over 17,000 named species, ranging from such miniature blooms as Spinrathes to the large and showy blooms of the Cattleya. There are actually more orchids than there are trees or shrubs, but as their natural habitat is in secluded and often inaccessible spots, they were difficult to obtain until man learnt to cultivate them.
- You Too Can Grow Orchids by Ralph Handcock and Margaret Smith, 1955
(I just think that's an attractive piece of clear writing.)
Representing the ANGIOSPERMS we have this perfect paragraph:
The orchid is generally considered a rare plant; but orchids are second only to grasses in the number of their genera. Indeed, there are over 17,000 named species, ranging from such miniature blooms as Spinrathes to the large and showy blooms of the Cattleya. There are actually more orchids than there are trees or shrubs, but as their natural habitat is in secluded and often inaccessible spots, they were difficult to obtain until man learnt to cultivate them.
- You Too Can Grow Orchids by Ralph Handcock and Margaret Smith, 1955
(I just think that's an attractive piece of clear writing.)
