The British encyclopedia, or, Dictionary of arts and sciences, Volume 6 |
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... native of the East Indies . SARCOCOL , in chemistry , a gum resin , supposed to be the product of the penæa sarcocolla . It is brought from Persia and Arabia , in the form of small grains ; they have sweet and bitterish taste , and are ...
... native of the East Indies . SARCOCOL , in chemistry , a gum resin , supposed to be the product of the penæa sarcocolla . It is brought from Persia and Arabia , in the form of small grains ; they have sweet and bitterish taste , and are ...
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William Nicholson. nual plant , and a native of Virginia and Pennsylvania , growing abundantly in the fields , and ... natives of North America . SARSAPARILLA , in pharmacy , the root of the rough smilax of Peru , consisting of a great ...
William Nicholson. nual plant , and a native of Virginia and Pennsylvania , growing abundantly in the fields , and ... natives of North America . SARSAPARILLA , in pharmacy , the root of the rough smilax of Peru , consisting of a great ...
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... native of North America . SAUVAGESIA , in botany , so named in honour of Francois Boissier de Sauvages , professor at Montpellier , a genus of the Pentandria Monogynia class and order . Natural order of Gruinales . Essential cha- racter ...
... native of North America . SAUVAGESIA , in botany , so named in honour of Francois Boissier de Sauvages , professor at Montpellier , a genus of the Pentandria Monogynia class and order . Natural order of Gruinales . Essential cha- racter ...
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... native of Germany ; and has a very thick perennial root , composed of many fibres , of a sweet aromatic taste , like ani- seed , from which come forth many large leaves that branch out somewhat like those of fern , whence it is named ...
... native of Germany ; and has a very thick perennial root , composed of many fibres , of a sweet aromatic taste , like ani- seed , from which come forth many large leaves that branch out somewhat like those of fern , whence it is named ...
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... native land , which I con- clude to be Normandy , or Britany , in France , it being a country much infested with this insect , and from whence England heretofore has been pestered in a similar manner , with swarms of this vermin ; but ...
... native land , which I con- clude to be Normandy , or Britany , in France , it being a country much infested with this insect , and from whence England heretofore has been pestered in a similar manner , with swarms of this vermin ; but ...
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