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 5Mitchell, Ames and White, 1819 - Natural history |
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... naturally bisect all the parallels to each other , bounded by the ellipsis , are called conjugate diameters . centre , but terminated by the ellipsis , and bisected by a diameter , is ... Natural order of Gramina , or Grasses . THE ...
... naturally bisect all the parallels to each other , bounded by the ellipsis , are called conjugate diameters . centre , but terminated by the ellipsis , and bisected by a diameter , is ... Natural order of Gramina , or Grasses . THE ...
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... Natural order of Lurida . Borra- gineæ , Jussieu . Essential character : co- rolla funnel - form , narrow ; berry dry , two - celled , two valved ; seeds two , dot- ted , one placed over the other . There is only one species , viz . E ...
... Natural order of Lurida . Borra- gineæ , Jussieu . Essential character : co- rolla funnel - form , narrow ; berry dry , two - celled , two valved ; seeds two , dot- ted , one placed over the other . There is only one species , viz . E ...
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... Natural order of Proteæ , Jussieu . Essential character : corolla four - petalled ; anthers sessile , sitting on the tips of the petals ; follicle round . There are four species . EMBRACERY , is an attempt to cor- rupt or influence a ...
... Natural order of Proteæ , Jussieu . Essential character : corolla four - petalled ; anthers sessile , sitting on the tips of the petals ; follicle round . There are four species . EMBRACERY , is an attempt to cor- rupt or influence a ...
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... natural temper , he made no progress in his school : he there- fore soon left it off , and , satisfied with a moderate competence left him by his pa- rents , he devoted himself to a studious retirement , which he thus closely pursu ed ...
... natural temper , he made no progress in his school : he there- fore soon left it off , and , satisfied with a moderate competence left him by his pa- rents , he devoted himself to a studious retirement , which he thus closely pursu ed ...
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... Natural order of Ericæ , Jussieu . Essential character : male , calyx three- parted ; corolla three - petalled ; stamens long ; female , calyx three - parted ; corolla three - petalled ; styles nine ; berry nine- seeded . There are two ...
... Natural order of Ericæ , Jussieu . Essential character : male , calyx three- parted ; corolla three - petalled ; stamens long ; female , calyx three - parted ; corolla three - petalled ; styles nine ; berry nine- seeded . There are two ...
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