'While the 'boy' waits'.Hardwicke, 1879 - 340 pages |
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... FLOWERS . - See Lankester ( Mrs. ) WINDS AND TIDES . - See Jordan . WOMAN . - See Cresswell . ZOOLOGY . - See Hamilton , Jar- dine , Macgillivray , Midland Naturalist , Mivart , Naturalist's Library , Popular Science Review , Science ...
... FLOWERS . - See Lankester ( Mrs. ) WINDS AND TIDES . - See Jordan . WOMAN . - See Cresswell . ZOOLOGY . - See Hamilton , Jar- dine , Macgillivray , Midland Naturalist , Mivart , Naturalist's Library , Popular Science Review , Science ...
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... Flowers The Moon - Birds - Animals - Insects - Reptiles- Charms - Birth - Baptism - Marriage - Death - Days of the Week - The Months and their Weather Lore - Bells - Miscel- laneous Folk Lore . Crown 8vo , cloth , 5s . EATON , Professor ...
... Flowers The Moon - Birds - Animals - Insects - Reptiles- Charms - Birth - Baptism - Marriage - Death - Days of the Week - The Months and their Weather Lore - Bells - Miscel- laneous Folk Lore . Crown 8vo , cloth , 5s . EATON , Professor ...
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... FLOWERS WORTH NOTICE : A Selection of some of our Native Plants which are most attractive for their Beauty , Uses , or Associations . With Coloured Illustrations by J. E. SOWERBY . A New Edition in preparation . LONDON CATALOGUE OF ...
... FLOWERS WORTH NOTICE : A Selection of some of our Native Plants which are most attractive for their Beauty , Uses , or Associations . With Coloured Illustrations by J. E. SOWERBY . A New Edition in preparation . LONDON CATALOGUE OF ...
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... Flowering Plants , cultivated in Great Britain ; with their Names , Orders , History , Qualities , Culture , and Physiological Observations . Edited by JAMES C. NIVEN , Curator of the Botanic Gardens , Hull . Illustrated with 1,250 ...
... Flowering Plants , cultivated in Great Britain ; with their Names , Orders , History , Qualities , Culture , and Physiological Observations . Edited by JAMES C. NIVEN , Curator of the Botanic Gardens , Hull . Illustrated with 1,250 ...
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... Flowering Plants , by JAMES BRITTEN , F.L.S .; Trees and Shrubs , by Prof. BUCKMAN , F.G.S .; Mosses , by Dr. BRAITHWAITE , F. L.S .; Fungi , by W. G. SMITH , F.L.S .; Lichens , by Rev. J. CROMBIE ; Seaweeds , by W. GRATTANN . PARKIN ...
... Flowering Plants , by JAMES BRITTEN , F.L.S .; Trees and Shrubs , by Prof. BUCKMAN , F.G.S .; Mosses , by Dr. BRAITHWAITE , F. L.S .; Fungi , by W. G. SMITH , F.L.S .; Lichens , by Rev. J. CROMBIE ; Seaweeds , by W. GRATTANN . PARKIN ...
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Page 327 - HAMLET. Do you see yonder cloud that's almost in shape of a camel ? POLONIUS. By the mass, and 'tis like a camel, indeed. HAMLET. Methinks it is like a weasel. POLONIUS. It is backed like a weasel. HAMLET. Or like a whale? POLONIUS. Very like a whale.
Page 24 - BONAPARTE. NEW AND ENLARGED EDITION, completed by the insertion of above One Hundred Birds omitted in the original Work, and Illustrated by valuable Notes, and Life of the Author, by Sir WILLIAM JARDINE. Three...
Page 6 - RUST, SMUT, MILDEW, AND MOULD. An Introduction to the Study of Microscopic Fungi. Illustrated with 269 Coloured Figures by JE SOWERBY. Fourth Edition, with Appendix of New Species. Crown 8vo, cloth, 6s.
Page 24 - WYNTER, ANDREW, MD, MRCP SUBTLE BRAINS AND LISSOM FINGERS : Being some of the Chisel Marks of our Industrial and Scientific Progress. Third Edition, revised and corrected by ANDREW STEINMETZ. Fcap. 8vo, cloth, 3*. 6d. CURIOSITIES OF CIVILIZATION. Being Essays reprinted from the Quarterly and Edinburgh Reviews.
Page 17 - Edited by WS DALLAS, FLS, Assistant Secretary of the Geological Society. In addition to Articles which are of abiding interest, the POPULAR SCIENCE REVIEW contains a Complete Record of Progress in every Department of Science, including ASTRONOMY. BOTANY. CHEMISTRY. ETHNOLOGY.
Page 13 - WILD FLOWERS WORTH NOTICE : A Selection of some of our Native Plants which are most attractive for their Beauty, Uses, or Associations. With 108 Coloured Figures by JE SOWERBY.
Page 20 - Drawing of every British Plant. Edited and brought up to the Present Standard of Scientific Knowledge by T. BOSWELL (formerly SYME), LL.DFLS, &c. With Popular Descriptions of the Uses, History, and Traditions of each Plant, by Mrs. LANKESTEB, Author of " Wild Flowers Worth Notice," " The British Ferns,
Page 27 - THE MIDLAND NATURALIST. The Journal of the Associated Natural History, Philosophical, and Archaeological Societies and Field Clubs of the Midland Counties.
Page 16 - NOTES ON COLLECTING AND PRESERVING NATURAL HISTORY OBJECTS. Edited by JE TAYLOR, FLS, FGS, Editor of
Page 17 - Editor of American Journal of Microscopy. HOW TO USE THE MICROSCOPE. Practical Hints on the Selection and Use of the Microscope, intended for Beginners. Second Edition. Crown 8vo, cloth, 3^.