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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Page 12
... seeds five , berried , two - celled . There is but one species , viz . N. protrasta , trailing nolana . NOLLE prosequi , is used where the plain- tiff will proceed no further in his action , and may be as well before as after a ver ...
... seeds five , berried , two - celled . There is but one species , viz . N. protrasta , trailing nolana . NOLLE prosequi , is used where the plain- tiff will proceed no further in his action , and may be as well before as after a ver ...
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... seeds solitary . There are seven species , of which N. undulata , wave - leaved Nyctanthes , is a shrub about six ... seed . It is a native of the East Indies , where it is much cul- tivated on account of the sweetness of the flowers ...
... seeds solitary . There are seven species , of which N. undulata , wave - leaved Nyctanthes , is a shrub about six ... seed . It is a native of the East Indies , where it is much cul- tivated on account of the sweetness of the flowers ...
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... seed- . ed , fastened to a large , roundish receptacle . There are three species . OCHROMA , in botany , a genus of the Monadelphia Pentandria class and order . Natural order of Columniferæ . Malvaceæ , Essential character : calyx deu ...
... seed- . ed , fastened to a large , roundish receptacle . There are three species . OCHROMA , in botany , a genus of the Monadelphia Pentandria class and order . Natural order of Columniferæ . Malvaceæ , Essential character : calyx deu ...
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... seeds naked . There are eleven species ; of which O. biennis , broad- leaved tree primrose , has a fusiform , fibrous root ; from this , the first year , arise many obtuse leaves , spreading flat upon the ground ; from among these , the ...
... seeds naked . There are eleven species ; of which O. biennis , broad- leaved tree primrose , has a fusiform , fibrous root ; from this , the first year , arise many obtuse leaves , spreading flat upon the ground ; from among these , the ...
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... seeds afford it in great abundance . The olive may seem an exception to this . The oil which it yields is extracted , not from the seeds , but from its covering . Among plants too , fixed oils are only found existing in those whose seeds ...
... seeds afford it in great abundance . The olive may seem an exception to this . The oil which it yields is extracted , not from the seeds , but from its covering . Among plants too , fixed oils are only found existing in those whose seeds ...
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