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 |
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... 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. nyctelea , cut- leaved ellisia , a native of Virginia . ELM ...
... 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. nyctelea , cut- leaved ellisia , a native of Virginia . ELM ...
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... character : calyx late . ral , two - valved , aggregate , many flower- ed . The American species are 10 in number . viz . 1. E. arenarius . 2. E. phi- ladelphicus . 3. E. canadensis . 4. E. vir- ginicus . 5. E. striatus . 6. E. europæus ...
... character : calyx late . ral , two - valved , aggregate , many flower- ed . The American species are 10 in number . viz . 1. E. arenarius . 2. E. phi- ladelphicus . 3. E. canadensis . 4. E. vir- ginicus . 5. E. striatus . 6. E. europæus ...
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... character : bill conic ; mandibles receding from each other , from the base downwards ; the lower with the sides narrowed in ; the upper containing a large knob , of use to break hard seeds . There are , according to Gmelin , seventy ...
... character : bill conic ; mandibles receding from each other , from the base downwards ; the lower with the sides narrowed in ; the upper containing a large knob , of use to break hard seeds . There are , according to Gmelin , seventy ...
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... character ; it feeds on grain and insects , and is to be found in almost every country in Europe ; its flesh in England is generally bitter , but in Italy the yellow hammer is fattened like the ortolan for the table , and is in ...
... character ; it feeds on grain and insects , and is to be found in almost every country in Europe ; its flesh in England is generally bitter , but in Italy the yellow hammer is fattened like the ortolan for the table , and is in ...
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... 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 jury , or any way in- cline them to be more ...
... 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 jury , or any way in- cline them to be more ...
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