Half-hours in the Green Lanes: a Book for a Country StrollDavid Bogue, 1879 - 328 pages |
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... usually occupies the higher grounds , and forms the " heavy lands " of the farmer . Consequently you have been ascending some gentle acclivity in your way along the old lands . If so , you may have noticed what appeared to you evidences ...
... usually occupies the higher grounds , and forms the " heavy lands " of the farmer . Consequently you have been ascending some gentle acclivity in your way along the old lands . If so , you may have noticed what appeared to you evidences ...
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... usually occupies the higher grounds , and forms the " heavy lands " of the farmer . Consequently you have been ascending some gentle acclivity in your way along the old lands . If so , you may have noticed what appeared to you evidences ...
... usually occupies the higher grounds , and forms the " heavy lands " of the farmer . Consequently you have been ascending some gentle acclivity in your way along the old lands . If so , you may have noticed what appeared to you evidences ...
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... usually three lobed . For microscope purposes , the teeth of another fresh - water univalve , Ancylus fluviatilis , are worth obtaining . This shell is commonly known as the fresh - water limpet , and you may find it with its base ...
... usually three lobed . For microscope purposes , the teeth of another fresh - water univalve , Ancylus fluviatilis , are worth obtaining . This shell is commonly known as the fresh - water limpet , and you may find it with its base ...
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... usually supposed , and as this old tarn is just the spot to find them if they are to be found anywhere , we will draw attention to some of the commonest forms . Fishes , the larvæ of dragon - flies , and water - beetles have a sharp ...
... usually supposed , and as this old tarn is just the spot to find them if they are to be found anywhere , we will draw attention to some of the commonest forms . Fishes , the larvæ of dragon - flies , and water - beetles have a sharp ...
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... usually of willow or poplar . Sometimes , it is composed of pieces cut out from the stems of bulrushes , & c . , and flatly laid over each other , so as to form broadish masses . the interior of these is the slender tube containing the ...
... usually of willow or poplar . Sometimes , it is composed of pieces cut out from the stems of bulrushes , & c . , and flatly laid over each other , so as to form broadish masses . the interior of these is the slender tube containing the ...
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