The British Encyclopedia: Or, Dictionary of Arts and Sciences. Comprising an Accurate and Popular View of the Present Improved State of Human Knowledge, Volume 1Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, 1809 - Natural history |
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... native of New South Wales and the Philippine islands , was introduced into Kew gardens about 1770 , and is a hot - house plant , requiring great heat , and much wa- ter : -and Wheler's Abroma , so called by Koenig , in compliment to ...
... native of New South Wales and the Philippine islands , was introduced into Kew gardens about 1770 , and is a hot - house plant , requiring great heat , and much wa- ter : -and Wheler's Abroma , so called by Koenig , in compliment to ...
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... native of the warmest countries , and grows plentifully in Jamaica ; its leaves resemble those of the annual nettle , and sting as much . Most of the other species are na- tives of the West Indies . The plants have no beauty to ...
... native of the warmest countries , and grows plentifully in Jamaica ; its leaves resemble those of the annual nettle , and sting as much . Most of the other species are na- tives of the West Indies . The plants have no beauty to ...
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... natives of the Cape of Good Hope . 10. The Madras acanthus is a native of the East Indies . The smooth and prickly acanthi are pe- rennial plants , and may be propagated either by seeds , which should be sown in a light dry soil towards ...
... natives of the Cape of Good Hope . 10. The Madras acanthus is a native of the East Indies . The smooth and prickly acanthi are pe- rennial plants , and may be propagated either by seeds , which should be sown in a light dry soil towards ...
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... native of South America and the West India islands ; found in Jamaica by Houstoun , in 1730 , and ' introduced in 1780 by B. Bewick , Esq . and flowering in August and September : and the pilosa , or hairy achania , a native of Ja ...
... native of South America and the West India islands ; found in Jamaica by Houstoun , in 1730 , and ' introduced in 1780 by B. Bewick , Esq . and flowering in August and September : and the pilosa , or hairy achania , a native of Ja ...
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... native of the Philippine islands , and proba- bly growing in China , and found by Forster flowering in September , in the island of Tongatabu . 4. The salicifolia , or white wil- low , S. called in Jamaica the white - bully tree , or ...
... native of the Philippine islands , and proba- bly growing in China , and found by Forster flowering in September , in the island of Tongatabu . 4. The salicifolia , or white wil- low , S. called in Jamaica the white - bully tree , or ...
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