The British Encyclopedia: Or, Dictionary of Arts and Sciences. Comprising an Accurate and Popular View of the Present Improved State of Human Knowledge, Volume 1Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, 1809 - Natural history |
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... leaf . There are 45 species distributed into different classes . Few of the species have been introduced into gardens ... leaves of the A. aspera , being extremely rough , the Chinese use them in polishing their tin ware . ACTINIA , in ...
... leaf . There are 45 species distributed into different classes . Few of the species have been introduced into gardens ... leaves of the A. aspera , being extremely rough , the Chinese use them in polishing their tin ware . ACTINIA , in ...
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... leaves ; the corolla consists of five oblong obtuse beautiful petals ; and some- times there are more than five : there is no pericarpium ; the receptacle is oblong , spi- cated , and holds five series of seeds ; the seeds are numerous ...
... leaves ; the corolla consists of five oblong obtuse beautiful petals ; and some- times there are more than five : there is no pericarpium ; the receptacle is oblong , spi- cated , and holds five series of seeds ; the seeds are numerous ...
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... leaves of tussilago , farfara , & c . ÆGICERAS , a genus of the Pentandria Monogynia class and order : calyx five - cleft ; petals five ; capsule curved ; one - celled ; one- valved ; one - seeded : two species found in the Moluccas ...
... leaves of tussilago , farfara , & c . ÆGICERAS , a genus of the Pentandria Monogynia class and order : calyx five - cleft ; petals five ; capsule curved ; one - celled ; one- valved ; one - seeded : two species found in the Moluccas ...
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... leaves , and by the pyramidal bunches of its white flowers , variegated near the centre with yel- low or red . Although this tree is now less in esteem for avenues and walks than it for- merly was , on account of the early decay of its ...
... leaves , and by the pyramidal bunches of its white flowers , variegated near the centre with yel- low or red . Although this tree is now less in esteem for avenues and walks than it for- merly was , on account of the early decay of its ...
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... leaves have yet blossomed . There are hedges of the com- mon agave in Spain , Portugal , Sicily , and Calabria ; it flourishes also about Naples , and in other parts of Italy . The juice of the leaves , strained , and reduced to a thick ...
... leaves have yet blossomed . There are hedges of the com- mon agave in Spain , Portugal , Sicily , and Calabria ; it flourishes also about Naples , and in other parts of Italy . The juice of the leaves , strained , and reduced to a thick ...
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