Pantologia. A new (cabinet) cyclopædia, by J.M. Good, O. Gregory, and N. Bosworth assisted by other gentlemen of eminence, Volume 111819 |
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... leaves , as in several sorts of lily ; to peduncles or flowers , to calycine scales , as in crepis barbata . " With ... Leaves simple . B. Leaves ternate . T The following are cultivated . 1. S. scoparium . Common broom : for- merly ...
... leaves , as in several sorts of lily ; to peduncles or flowers , to calycine scales , as in crepis barbata . " With ... Leaves simple . B. Leaves ternate . T The following are cultivated . 1. S. scoparium . Common broom : for- merly ...
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... leaves in whorls ; fruit reflected ; seeds kidney - form ; flowers small , white , terminal . In Holland it is cultivated , on unthrifty soils , where it will grow , as food for cattle . Poultry are fond of the seeds ; which in Finland ...
... leaves in whorls ; fruit reflected ; seeds kidney - form ; flowers small , white , terminal . In Holland it is cultivated , on unthrifty soils , where it will grow , as food for cattle . Poultry are fond of the seeds ; which in Finland ...
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... leaves in fours ; a native of the West Indies ; and formerly employed as an anthelmintic in medicine , though probably inferior in strength to the next species . 2. S. marilandica . Perennial worm grass . Stem square , all the leaves ...
... leaves in fours ; a native of the West Indies ; and formerly employed as an anthelmintic in medicine , though probably inferior in strength to the next species . 2. S. marilandica . Perennial worm grass . Stem square , all the leaves ...
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... leaves , leaving those in the centre to grow larger : and at this rate a bed of spinach will furnish the table for the whole winter , till the spinach sown in spring is be- come fit for use , which is commonly in April . This plant of ...
... leaves , leaving those in the centre to grow larger : and at this rate a bed of spinach will furnish the table for the whole winter , till the spinach sown in spring is be- come fit for use , which is commonly in April . This plant of ...
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... leaves with the common petiole compressed , is cultivated under the name of puple hog - plum , or Spanish - plum : its usual height is ten or twelve feet ; the stem of the size of a man's leg ; flowers axillary , purple , appearing in ...
... leaves with the common petiole compressed , is cultivated under the name of puple hog - plum , or Spanish - plum : its usual height is ten or twelve feet ; the stem of the size of a man's leg ; flowers axillary , purple , appearing in ...
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Page 15 - You gave the wrong answer,' said the sphinx. 'But that was what made everything possible,' said Oedipus. 'No.' she said. 'When I asked, what walks on four legs in the morning, two at noon, and three in the evening, you answered Man. You didn't say anything about Woman.' 'When you say Man,' said Oedipus, 'you include women too. Everyone knows that.