The Botany of the Eastern Borders: With the Popular Names and Uses of the Plants, and of the Customs and Beliefs which Have Been Associated with ThemJ. Van Voorst, 1853 - 336 страници |
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... surface . Fig . 2. Phlyctana Johnstoni : a , spores and sporo- phores . Fig . 3. Peziza Johnstoni : b , cup seen from above with its inflected border ; c , hairs of cubiculum strongly matted . Fig . 4 . Stemonitis violacea , nat . size ...
... surface . Fig . 2. Phlyctana Johnstoni : a , spores and sporo- phores . Fig . 3. Peziza Johnstoni : b , cup seen from above with its inflected border ; c , hairs of cubiculum strongly matted . Fig . 4 . Stemonitis violacea , nat . size ...
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... surface . It is in fact a succession of elevated ridges and intermediate valleys , or , as Mr. Lowe expresses it , " the surface is waved into rising and falling ground . " The ridges and valleys lie almost parallel to each other , and ...
... surface . It is in fact a succession of elevated ridges and intermediate valleys , or , as Mr. Lowe expresses it , " the surface is waved into rising and falling ground . " The ridges and valleys lie almost parallel to each other , and ...
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... surface occupied by roads , lakes , rivers , canals , rivulets , brooks , farm - yards , quarries , ponds , ditches , hedges , fences , cliffs , craggy declivities , stony places , barren spots , woods and plantations , & c . , at ...
... surface occupied by roads , lakes , rivers , canals , rivulets , brooks , farm - yards , quarries , ponds , ditches , hedges , fences , cliffs , craggy declivities , stony places , barren spots , woods and plantations , & c . , at ...
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... surface of these fifty acres was formerly covered with water ; it is now partially drained , and it exhibits the appearance of a verdant morass , interspersed with three or four pools of water , in which are found excellent trout ...
... surface of these fifty acres was formerly covered with water ; it is now partially drained , and it exhibits the appearance of a verdant morass , interspersed with three or four pools of water , in which are found excellent trout ...
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... surface , and forms a pool of some depth ; in fact , the whole stream from head to foot , pursuing as it does a wind- ing course for upwards of twelve miles , is a continued chain of pools , fringed during the summer on both sides with ...
... surface , and forms a pool of some depth ; in fact , the whole stream from head to foot , pursuing as it does a wind- ing course for upwards of twelve miles , is a continued chain of pools , fringed during the summer on both sides with ...
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