The British Encyclopedia: Or, Dictionary of Arts and Sciences. Comprising an Accurate and Popular View of the Present Improved State of Human Knowledge, Volume 10Mitchell, Ames, and White, 1818 - Natural history |
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... Natural order of Holoraceæ Ca- prifolia , Jussieu . Essential character : calyx four - parted ; corolla four - parted ; seed one , very long , fleshy at the base . There are six species , of which R. man- gle , or mangrove tree ...
... Natural order of Holoraceæ Ca- prifolia , Jussieu . Essential character : calyx four - parted ; corolla four - parted ; seed one , very long , fleshy at the base . There are six species , of which R. man- gle , or mangrove tree ...
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... Natural order of Composite Oppositifolia . Corymbiferæ , Jussieu . Es sential character : calyx with a double row of scales ; crown of the seed a four- toothed rim ; receptacle chaffy , conical . There are seven species . RUDDER , in ...
... Natural order of Composite Oppositifolia . Corymbiferæ , Jussieu . Es sential character : calyx with a double row of scales ; crown of the seed a four- toothed rim ; receptacle chaffy , conical . There are seven species . RUDDER , in ...
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... Natural order of tioned particles in their repulsive state ; Terebintacex , Jussieu . Essential charac . but when this outer - case is broken , by ter : calyx three - cleft ; petals three ; breaking off the tail of the drop , the drupe ...
... Natural order of tioned particles in their repulsive state ; Terebintacex , Jussieu . Essential charac . but when this outer - case is broken , by ter : calyx three - cleft ; petals three ; breaking off the tail of the drop , the drupe ...
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