British Encyclopedia: Or, Dictionary of Arts and Sciences, Comprising an Accurate and Popular View of the Present Improved State of Human Knowledge, Volume 9Mitchell, Ames, and White, 1821 - Natural history |
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... character : co- rolla funnel form , with a plaited border ; stamina inclined ; capsule two - valved , two- celled . There are seven species , of which N. rustica , English tobacco , seldom rises more than three feet in height , having ...
... character : co- rolla funnel form , with a plaited border ; stamina inclined ; capsule two - valved , two- celled . There are seven species , of which N. rustica , English tobacco , seldom rises more than three feet in height , having ...
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... character , he acquired great credit and influence in the council of the town of Puremerende , where he resided ; and also in the states of that province , who re- spected him the more , because he never engaged in any cabals or ...
... character , he acquired great credit and influence in the council of the town of Puremerende , where he resided ; and also in the states of that province , who re- spected him the more , because he never engaged in any cabals or ...
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... character : male , spathe ; corolla six - petalled : female , spathe corolla none ; drupes angular . There is but one species , viz . N. fruticans , the young palm , is without the trunk ; but in the adult state , it is some feet in ...
... character : male , spathe ; corolla six - petalled : female , spathe corolla none ; drupes angular . There is but one species , viz . N. fruticans , the young palm , is without the trunk ; but in the adult state , it is some feet in ...
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... character , though of humble fortunes , as they could not make him wealthy , deter- mined to bestow on him the advantages of a good education . With this view they sent him to the college of Clermont in the Beauvoisin , and afterwards ...
... character , though of humble fortunes , as they could not make him wealthy , deter- mined to bestow on him the advantages of a good education . With this view they sent him to the college of Clermont in the Beauvoisin , and afterwards ...
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... characters which mark the sounds ; i . e . the elevations and fallings of the voice , and the swiftness and slowness of its motions . In general , under notes are comprehended all the signs or characters used in music , though , in ...
... characters which mark the sounds ; i . e . the elevations and fallings of the voice , and the swiftness and slowness of its motions . In general , under notes are comprehended all the signs or characters used in music , though , in ...
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