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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... class . Natural order of Pal- mæ or Palms . Essential 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 ...
... class . Natural order of Pal- mæ or Palms . Essential 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 ...
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... order to find the latitude and hour of the night . Some nocturnals are hemispheres , or planispheres , on the plane ... class and order . Natural order of Asperifoleæ , or Luridæ . Borragineæ , Jussieu . Essential character : corolla ...
... order to find the latitude and hour of the night . Some nocturnals are hemispheres , or planispheres , on the plane ... class and order . Natural order of Asperifoleæ , or Luridæ . Borragineæ , Jussieu . Essential character : corolla ...
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... class and order . Natural order of Sepiariæ . Jasmineæ , Jus- sieu . Essential character : corolla , salver shaped , with truncated segments ; capsule , two - celled , margined ; seeds solitary . There are seven species , of which N ...
... class and order . Natural order of Sepiariæ . Jasmineæ , Jus- sieu . Essential character : corolla , salver shaped , with truncated segments ; capsule , two - celled , margined ; seeds solitary . There are seven species , of which N ...
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... class and order . has the like motion , only very small , and Natural order of Sepiariæ . Jasmineæ , Jus . scarcely sensible . sieu . Essential character : corolla , salver NUTMEG , in natural history , the kernel shaped , with ...
... class and order . has the like motion , only very small , and Natural order of Sepiariæ . Jasmineæ , Jus . scarcely sensible . sieu . Essential character : corolla , salver NUTMEG , in natural history , the kernel shaped , with ...
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... class and order . Natural order of Columniferæ . Malvaceæ , Jussieu . Essential character : calyx dou- ble , outer three - leaved ; anthers connate , anfractuose ; capsule five - celled , many - seed- ed . There is but one species , viz ...
... class and order . Natural order of Columniferæ . Malvaceæ , Jussieu . Essential character : calyx dou- ble , outer three - leaved ; anthers connate , anfractuose ; capsule five - celled , many - seed- ed . There is but one species , viz ...
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