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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... length ; on the under side is a deep whitish furrow , or hollowed midrib , broad and prominent ; the edges are thin , and armed with small sharp teeth , which are scarcely to be discerned with the naked eye ; the flowers are produced in ...
... length ; on the under side is a deep whitish furrow , or hollowed midrib , broad and prominent ; the edges are thin , and armed with small sharp teeth , which are scarcely to be discerned with the naked eye ; the flowers are produced in ...
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... length proportionable to the depth of the water in which they grow ; so they are sometimes almost a yard long they are thick and fungous ; the leaves , which float upon the water , are shaped like the point of an arrow , the two ears at ...
... length proportionable to the depth of the water in which they grow ; so they are sometimes almost a yard long they are thick and fungous ; the leaves , which float upon the water , are shaped like the point of an arrow , the two ears at ...
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... length of six , and weighing in this case seventy - four pounds . This fish is re- markable for the excellence of its fla- vour , and its richness , and is a welcome dish at every table . It constitutes , also , an important article of ...
... length of six , and weighing in this case seventy - four pounds . This fish is re- markable for the excellence of its fla- vour , and its richness , and is a welcome dish at every table . It constitutes , also , an important article of ...
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... length thicken- ing , becomes soda , which is partly of a black , and partly of an ash - colour , very sharp and corrosive , and of a saltish taste . This , when thoroughly hardened , be- comes like a stone , and in that state is ...
... length thicken- ing , becomes soda , which is partly of a black , and partly of an ash - colour , very sharp and corrosive , and of a saltish taste . This , when thoroughly hardened , be- comes like a stone , and in that state is ...
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... length formed , is lixiviated with sea - water , which , becoming thus more impregnated with salt , is concen- trated by boiling , so as to afford it by has- ty crystallization . Sea - salt , obtained by any of these processes , is ...
... length formed , is lixiviated with sea - water , which , becoming thus more impregnated with salt , is concen- trated by boiling , so as to afford it by has- ty crystallization . Sea - salt , obtained by any of these processes , is ...
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