The Assistant of Education: Religious and Literary, Intended for the Use of Young Persons, Volume 5Baker and Fletcher, 1825 - Education |
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... pupa , or chrysalis ; and the imago , or perfect insect . At some future opportunity I will describe these changes to you more at large . Z. Z. DESCRIPTION OF BRITISH TREES . No. IV . SCOTCH FIR . THE Scotch Fir , Pinus Sylvestris , is ...
... pupa , or chrysalis ; and the imago , or perfect insect . At some future opportunity I will describe these changes to you more at large . Z. Z. DESCRIPTION OF BRITISH TREES . No. IV . SCOTCH FIR . THE Scotch Fir , Pinus Sylvestris , is ...
Page 285
... pupa , in their third state the words caterpillar , maggot , grub , & c . , and chrysalis , nymph , semi - nymph , and cased nymph , defi- nitely pointing out the particular sort of larva or pupa meant ; just as in Botany , you know ...
... pupa , in their third state the words caterpillar , maggot , grub , & c . , and chrysalis , nymph , semi - nymph , and cased nymph , defi- nitely pointing out the particular sort of larva or pupa meant ; just as in Botany , you know ...
Page 290
... pupa state , to the ground , if they were obliged to traverse the rugged trunk their journeys would be tedious and fatiguing ; but they are provided with a means of descending far more convenient and ex- peditious ; from their own ...
... pupa state , to the ground , if they were obliged to traverse the rugged trunk their journeys would be tedious and fatiguing ; but they are provided with a means of descending far more convenient and ex- peditious ; from their own ...
Page 291
... pupa state ; but it is too late now to enlarge further . Z. Z. DESCRIPTION OF BRITISH TREES . No. V. THE HOLLY - ILEX . THE Holly is a tree with which we can scarcely need to be made acquainted , so distinct is it from others in its ...
... pupa state ; but it is too late now to enlarge further . Z. Z. DESCRIPTION OF BRITISH TREES . No. V. THE HOLLY - ILEX . THE Holly is a tree with which we can scarcely need to be made acquainted , so distinct is it from others in its ...
Page 344
... pupa , from its resemblance in minia- ture to a child trussed up like a mummy in swaddling clothes ; as young infants used to be in this country , and still are in many parts of the Continent . Pupa , you know , is a Latin word for baby ...
... pupa , from its resemblance in minia- ture to a child trussed up like a mummy in swaddling clothes ; as young infants used to be in this country , and still are in many parts of the Continent . Pupa , you know , is a Latin word for baby ...
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