The British Encyclopedia, Or Dictionary of Arts and Sciences: Comprising an Accurate and Popular View of the Present Improved State of Human Knowledge : Illustrated with Upwards of 150 Elegant Engravings. N - R. 5Longman, 1809 - 680 pages |
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... racter : calyx five - toothed ; capsule one- seeded , ending in a ligulate wing . There are two species , viz . N. arborea , tree nisso- lia ; and N. fruticosa , shrubby nissolia , both natives of Carthagena , in woods and coppices ...
... racter : calyx five - toothed ; capsule one- seeded , ending in a ligulate wing . There are two species , viz . N. arborea , tree nisso- lia ; and N. fruticosa , shrubby nissolia , both natives of Carthagena , in woods and coppices ...
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... racter , calyx four , five , or six leaved ; corolla many petalled ; berry many celled , truncated . There are six species , of which N. alba , white water - lily , has a tuberous root , creeping far and wide in the mud ; the whole ...
... racter , calyx four , five , or six leaved ; corolla many petalled ; berry many celled , truncated . There are six species , of which N. alba , white water - lily , has a tuberous root , creeping far and wide in the mud ; the whole ...
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... racter : involucre two - valved , three - flower- ed ; corolla four - petalled , superior ; berry one - celled . There is but one species..viz , 0. stricta , a native of Africa . OPHRYS , in botany , a genus of the Gynandria Diandria ...
... racter : involucre two - valved , three - flower- ed ; corolla four - petalled , superior ; berry one - celled . There is but one species..viz , 0. stricta , a native of Africa . OPHRYS , in botany , a genus of the Gynandria Diandria ...
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... racter : calyx bifid ; corolla ringent ; cap- sule one - celled , two - valved , many - seeded ; gland under the base of the germ . There are fourteen species . ORT OROBUS , in botany , bitter vetch , a ge- nus of the Diadelphia ...
... racter : calyx bifid ; corolla ringent ; cap- sule one - celled , two - valved , many - seeded ; gland under the base of the germ . There are fourteen species . ORT OROBUS , in botany , bitter vetch , a ge- nus of the Diadelphia ...
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... racter : calyx two - leaved ; corolla bell- shaped ; style quadrangular ; capsule four- cornered , four - celled , eight - seeded . There are nine species ; these are shrubs which are rugged below , with the vestiges of fallen leaves ...
... racter : calyx two - leaved ; corolla bell- shaped ; style quadrangular ; capsule four- cornered , four - celled , eight - seeded . There are nine species ; these are shrubs which are rugged below , with the vestiges of fallen leaves ...
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