American Edition of the British Encyclopedia: Or, Dictionary of Arts and Sciences ; Comprising an Accurate and Popular View of the Present Improved State of Human Knowledge, Volume 11Mitchell, Ames and White, 1821 - Natural history |
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... inches long . SABLE . See MUSTELA . SABLE , in heraldry , denotes the co- lour black , in coats of arms belonging to gentlemen ; but in those of noblemen it is called diamond ; and in those of sove- reign princes , saturn . It is ...
... inches long . SABLE . See MUSTELA . SABLE , in heraldry , denotes the co- lour black , in coats of arms belonging to gentlemen ; but in those of noblemen it is called diamond ; and in those of sove- reign princes , saturn . It is ...
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... inches dis- tance , or less , and they seldom fail . They produce only leaves the first year , but in September , or October , of the year fol- lowing , they flower . The saffron is ga- thered as soon as the flowers open , and is then ...
... inches dis- tance , or less , and they seldom fail . They produce only leaves the first year , but in September , or October , of the year fol- lowing , they flower . The saffron is ga- thered as soon as the flowers open , and is then ...
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... inches . Occasionally , it has been known to weigh ten pounds . Trout of the com- mon size , however , are far prefera- ble to those of such extraordinary mag- nitude . These fishes subsist on worms , small fishes , shell - fish , and ...
... inches . Occasionally , it has been known to weigh ten pounds . Trout of the com- mon size , however , are far prefera- ble to those of such extraordinary mag- nitude . These fishes subsist on worms , small fishes , shell - fish , and ...
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... inches long , highly elegant , of a tapering form , and semi - transparent ap- pearance . It has an odour not unlike that proceeding from vegetables , and which has by some been resembled to that of a violet , and by others to that of a ...
... inches long , highly elegant , of a tapering form , and semi - transparent ap- pearance . It has an odour not unlike that proceeding from vegetables , and which has by some been resembled to that of a violet , and by others to that of a ...
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... inches long , not unlike rye ; the seeds are small , brown , and roundish . By good fortune , as old Gerard observes , no cattle will eat or touch this vegetable , allotted for other pur- poses , subservient to the use of mankind ...
... inches long , not unlike rye ; the seeds are small , brown , and roundish . By good fortune , as old Gerard observes , no cattle will eat or touch this vegetable , allotted for other pur- poses , subservient to the use of mankind ...
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