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 |
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... 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 . See ULMUS . The elm is very serviceable in places where it may lie con- tinually dry ...
... 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 . See ULMUS . The elm is very serviceable in places where it may lie con- tinually dry ...
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... seeds . There are , according to Gmelin , seventy - seven species . Latham enumerates sixty - three , of which the most important are the following : E. ni- valis , the snow bunting . These birds are about the size of a chaffinch , and ...
... seeds . There are , according to Gmelin , seventy - seven species . Latham enumerates sixty - three , of which the most important are the following : E. ni- valis , the snow bunting . These birds are about the size of a chaffinch , and ...
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... seeds of wild rice , or reeds , as they are called in Pennsylvania ( Zizania clavu- losa ) . They are then shot in great num- bers for the market , are extremely fat and delicious , not inferior to the ortolan . During the season of ...
... seeds of wild rice , or reeds , as they are called in Pennsylvania ( Zizania clavu- losa ) . They are then shot in great num- bers for the market , are extremely fat and delicious , not inferior to the ortolan . During the season of ...
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... seed one , arilled . There is but one species ; viz . E. ser- rulatum , Cape empleurum . This is a shrub , with wand ... seeds , as nuts , almonds , linseed , & c . form an emulsion by trituration with water ; yolk of egg , which is a ...
... seed one , arilled . There is but one species ; viz . E. ser- rulatum , Cape empleurum . This is a shrub , with wand ... seeds , as nuts , almonds , linseed , & c . form an emulsion by trituration with water ; yolk of egg , which is a ...
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... seeds . There is but one species . viz . E. marginata , a native of Terra Del Fuego . ENCALYPTA , in botany , a genus of the Cryptogamia Musci class and order . Capsule cylindrical ; fringe simple , of sixteen linear erect distinct ...
... seeds . There is but one species . viz . E. marginata , a native of Terra Del Fuego . ENCALYPTA , in botany , a genus of the Cryptogamia Musci class and order . Capsule cylindrical ; fringe simple , of sixteen linear erect distinct ...
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