The Encyclopedia Americana: The International Reference Work, Volume 7Americana Corporation, 1960 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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... plants , see PLANTS AND PLANT SCIENCE - Ecology and Geography ( Plant Succession ) . CLIMB INDICATOR . See AERONAUTICS -Aircraft Cockpits ( Instruments ) . CLIMBING BITTERSWEET ( Celastrus scandens ) . See BITTERSWEET . CLIMBING FERN ...
... plants , see PLANTS AND PLANT SCIENCE - Ecology and Geography ( Plant Succession ) . CLIMB INDICATOR . See AERONAUTICS -Aircraft Cockpits ( Instruments ) . CLIMBING BITTERSWEET ( Celastrus scandens ) . See BITTERSWEET . CLIMBING FERN ...
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... plant order Cordaitales was named in his honor . CORDAGE , kôr'dij , a general term that in- cludes cable , cord ... plant , and soft fibers are found in the bast layer of the plant stem . The principal hard fiber in the cordage in ...
... plant order Cordaitales was named in his honor . CORDAGE , kôr'dij , a general term that in- cludes cable , cord ... plant , and soft fibers are found in the bast layer of the plant stem . The principal hard fiber in the cordage in ...
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... plant sends out its permanent root system just beneath the surface of the ground . Listing , of course , does get the perma- nent roots deeper , for this method provides for filling in corn around the plant after it is up . Cultivation ...
... plant sends out its permanent root system just beneath the surface of the ground . Listing , of course , does get the perma- nent roots deeper , for this method provides for filling in corn around the plant after it is up . Cultivation ...
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