The British Encyclopedia: Or, Dictionary of Arts and Sciences. Comprising an Accurate and Popular View of the Present Improved State of Human Knowledge, Volume 3Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, 1809 - Natural history |
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... petals six , oblong , ovate , concave , acute , three outer , three inner , green spotted ; berry three- celled , with four or five globular seeds.There is but one species , viz . E. marginata , a na- tive of Terra del Fuego . ENCALYPTA ...
... petals six , oblong , ovate , concave , acute , three outer , three inner , green spotted ; berry three- celled , with four or five globular seeds.There is but one species , viz . E. marginata , a na- tive of Terra del Fuego . ENCALYPTA ...
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... petals five , with claws ' ; nectary ten scales , two to each petal ; capsule oblong , one - celled , two - valved , two - seeded . There is but one species ; viz . E. guianensis : this is a lofty tree , growing in the forests of Guiana ...
... petals five , with claws ' ; nectary ten scales , two to each petal ; capsule oblong , one - celled , two - valved , two - seeded . There is but one species ; viz . E. guianensis : this is a lofty tree , growing in the forests of Guiana ...
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... petals four ; capsule oblong , inferior ; seeds downy . There are fourteen species . These plants are hardy perennials , not void of beauty ; they are , however , commonly considered only as weeds , and are rarely cultivated in gardens ...
... petals four ; capsule oblong , inferior ; seeds downy . There are fourteen species . These plants are hardy perennials , not void of beauty ; they are , however , commonly considered only as weeds , and are rarely cultivated in gardens ...
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... petals three , equal ; stamina upon the germ . There are six species . ERIOCEPHALUS , in botany , a genus of the Syngenesia Polygamia Necessaria class and order . Natural order of Compo- sitæ Nucamentaceæ . Corymbiferæ , Jus- sieu ...
... petals three , equal ; stamina upon the germ . There are six species . ERIOCEPHALUS , in botany , a genus of the Syngenesia Polygamia Necessaria class and order . Natural order of Compo- sitæ Nucamentaceæ . Corymbiferæ , Jus- sieu ...
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... petals . There is but one spe- cies with several varieties , viz . E. dens ca- mis , dog - tooth violet ; the roots of this plant are white , oblong , and fleshy , shaped like a tooth , whence its name . ERYTHROXYLON , in botany , a ge ...
... petals . There is but one spe- cies with several varieties , viz . E. dens ca- mis , dog - tooth violet ; the roots of this plant are white , oblong , and fleshy , shaped like a tooth , whence its name . ERYTHROXYLON , in botany , a ge ...
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Page 13 - The next Ulysses, measuring pace with pace; Behind him, diligently close, he sped, As closely following as the running thread The spindle follows, and displays the charms Of the fair spinster's breast, and moving arms : Graceful in motion thus his foe he plies, And treads each footstep ere the dust can rise: His glowing breath upon his shoulders plays ; Th...