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 - Natural history |
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... 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 , 7. E. villosus . 8. E. hystric . 9. E. cilia- tus . 10. E ...
... 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 , 7. E. villosus . 8. E. hystric . 9. E. cilia- tus . 10. E ...
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... flowers , all the threads of the muslin , both lengthwise and breadthwise , must be continually counted ; but , on the other hand , this last is much richer in points , and susceptible of greater variety . Cloths too much mill- ed are ...
... flowers , all the threads of the muslin , both lengthwise and breadthwise , must be continually counted ; but , on the other hand , this last is much richer in points , and susceptible of greater variety . Cloths too much mill- ed are ...
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... flowers small , most of them male ; capsules usually so- litary , incurved with a beak of the same length . EMULSION , a milky looking fluid , caused by an imperfect combination of oil with water , by means of mucilage , gluten , & c ...
... flowers small , most of them male ; capsules usually so- litary , incurved with a beak of the same length . EMULSION , a milky looking fluid , caused by an imperfect combination of oil with water , by means of mucilage , gluten , & c ...
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... flower , before and after baking , except the brilliancy which colours naturally receive from fusion . The colours may either be previously fused or not , at pleasure . In a violent fire , they either partly disappear , or produce a ...
... flower , before and after baking , except the brilliancy which colours naturally receive from fusion . The colours may either be previously fused or not , at pleasure . In a violent fire , they either partly disappear , or produce a ...
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... flowers , with nine stamina or male or- gans . The orders , or secondary divisions in this class , are three , being ... flowering rush has six styles . The genera just enumerated are all that belong to the class Enneandria . The first ...
... flowers , with nine stamina or male or- gans . The orders , or secondary divisions in this class , are three , being ... flowering rush has six styles . The genera just enumerated are all that belong to the class Enneandria . The first ...
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