Sentences with phrase «smaller than the flower»

This week in Science, researchers led by genome sequencing pioneer Craig Venter report engineering a bacterium to have the smallest genome — and the fewest genes — of any freely living organism, smaller than the flower's by a factor of 282,000.

Not exact matches

It grows pretty tall, has leaves longer than broad, white and rather small flowers, and usually long seedpods.

Blanquette de Porc Adapted from Mimi Thorisson - A Kitchen in France Ingredients -2 1/2 pounds boneless pork shoulder, cut into 2 inch cubes -2 small shallots -4 cloves -4 carrots, peeled and cut into chunks -2 leeks, white part only, sliced -2 celery stalks, sliced -1 small onion, sliced -4 garlic cloves, sliced -1 bouquet garni (see note)-1 / 4 cup dry white wine -6 tablespoons butter -1 / 3 cup all purpose flower -8 ounces white mushrooms, sliced - Juice of 1 lemon -2 / 3 cup crème fraîche -2 large egg yolks A handful of chopped fresh parsley (Mimi used veal instead of pork, she used pearl onions which I omitted since I didn't have any on hand, and I added a little more garlic, carrots and celery than the recipe called for.

Plant two feet or upwards in height, more erect and less branched than other varieties, and much stained with purple at the intersection of the branches and at the insertion of the leaf - stems; leaves of medium size, or small, long, and sharply pointed; leaf - stems long, deep - green; flowers white, tipped with purple, about three - fourths of an inch in diameter; flower - stems long, purple.

Plant two feet and upwards in height, stocky and branching, the stem and branches often stained or clouded with purple; leaves large, on long stems, smaller, smoother, and less sharply pointed, than those of the Squash - pepper; flowers white, sometimes measuring - nearly an inch and a half in diameter.

I think it's a small request but it'll be far more meaningful than any tissue paper flowers or store - bought card.

For that to happen you'll want the flower to be a smaller flower rather than a larger one that needs more space to grow.

I like it when the paint is thick enough for each dot to turn into a visible fingerprint with an interesting structure and when I can easily see how the flowers made by my younger child are smaller than the ones made by my oldest because of the different sizes of fingers.

In a laboratory experiment, they discovered that pollen from darker flowers was more likely to germinate when grown under harmful UV light than pollen from flowers that were lighter, with smaller bull's - eyes.

Smaller than a speck of dust and made up of a group of molecules, the nano - sized flower and petals provide a large surface area for immobilizing the highly active enzymes that are needed to detect the bacteria at low levels.

These are small, robust and numerous and therefore fossilize more easily than leaves and flowers.

This inflorescence is expected to be smaller than previous flowerings.

A study by Shohei Tsujimoto and Hiroshi Ishii of the University of Toyama in Japan now suggests that bees actually forage more efficiently when flower sizes are large rather than small.

In general, flowering trees have smaller pores than coniferous trees, suggesting that they may be able to filter out even smaller particles.

Yet Archaefructus sinensis is a small, fleshy, aquatic plant that looks more like an herb than a flowering tree.

Joanne Chory has spent more than 25 years using Arabidopsis thaliana, a small flowering mustard plant, as a model for plant growth.

Of course, spending time together is far more precious than any present, but girls still looking forward to a little attention, it can be a small bouquet of flowers, a cake, or some jewelry.

A small vase of gorgeous flowers, like these from Emily of Prairie Fair, has more impact than a huge bunch of so - so flowers, and you won't bust your budget.

You could make your own table decorations, invitations and flower arrangements, ask a friend or family member to take photos for a much smaller fee than a wedding photographer, or even bake your own wedding cake.

Smaller than Dong Xuan and offering a more select product range, this is the place to come for imported wine, flowers, second - hand clothes and fabrics.

Small is Beautiful was first established at Flowers Gallery in 1974, inviting selected contemporary artists working in any media to present works with a fixed economy of scale, each piece measuring no more than 7 x 9 inches.

Although some plants do better than others, depending on the size of your containers and the lighting conditions on your balcony, you can plant anything from succulents, greenery and flowers, to herbs and vegetables and even shrubs and small trees if you've got the space and inclination.

So, rather than just secure a pretty oil rubbed bronze holder to the wall, I attached it to a piece of stained scrap wood to create a shelf for decorative accessories like a small plant, air freshener, vase of flowers, extra t.p. or even just cell phone accident prevention, if you know what I mean.