British Encyclopedia: Or, Dictionary of Arts and Sciences, Comprising an Accurate and Popular View of the Present Improved State of Human Knowledge, Volume 12Mitchell, Ames, and White, 1821 - Natural history |
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... character : calyx five- leaved ; petals five ; styles inserted into the inner side of the germs : seeds five , naked . There is but one species , viz . S. maritima , a native of the sea coast of South America , and the islands of the ...
... character : calyx five- leaved ; petals five ; styles inserted into the inner side of the germs : seeds five , naked . There is but one species , viz . S. maritima , a native of the sea coast of South America , and the islands of the ...
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... character : four front teeth in the upper jaw , converging ; six in the lower , projecting : two tusks in the up- per jaw , short ; two in the lower , stand- ing out ; snout truncate , prominent , and moveable feet cloven . These ...
... character : four front teeth in the upper jaw , converging ; six in the lower , projecting : two tusks in the up- per jaw , short ; two in the lower , stand- ing out ; snout truncate , prominent , and moveable feet cloven . These ...
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... character : calyx four - leav- ed ; petals single , lateral , flat ; legume one - celled , bivalve ; seeds arillated . There are six species . SWEDENBORGIANS , a religious so- ciety , who have been so called from Emanuel Swedenborg , in ...
... character : calyx four - leav- ed ; petals single , lateral , flat ; legume one - celled , bivalve ; seeds arillated . There are six species . SWEDENBORGIANS , a religious so- ciety , who have been so called from Emanuel Swedenborg , in ...
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... character : corolla wheel- shaped ; nectariferous pores at the base of the segments of the corolla ; capsule There are six one - celled , two - valved . species . SWIETENIA , in botany , mahogany- tree , so named , in honour of the ...
... character : corolla wheel- shaped ; nectariferous pores at the base of the segments of the corolla ; capsule There are six one - celled , two - valved . species . SWIETENIA , in botany , mahogany- tree , so named , in honour of the ...
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... character : calyx three - leaved ; petals three ; anthers oblong ; capsule one - cell- ed , three - valved . There is only one spe- cies , viz . S. fluviatilis . This is a minute mossy plant ; stem somewhat branched , decumbent ; leaves ...
... character : calyx three - leaved ; petals three ; anthers oblong ; capsule one - cell- ed , three - valved . There is only one spe- cies , viz . S. fluviatilis . This is a minute mossy plant ; stem somewhat branched , decumbent ; leaves ...
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