American Edition of the British Encyclopedia: Or, Dictionary of Arts and Sciences ; Comprising an Accurate and Popular View of the Present Improved State of Human Knowledge, Volume 3Mitchell, Ames and White, 1819 - Natural history |
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... feet in the West Indies , hav- ing a trunk as large as the size of a man's body , covered with a dark brown bark , sending out many branches towards the tor , which extend wide every way ; leaves oblong ... feet high , 2 feet thick BUC ...
... feet in the West Indies , hav- ing a trunk as large as the size of a man's body , covered with a dark brown bark , sending out many branches towards the tor , which extend wide every way ; leaves oblong ... feet high , 2 feet thick BUC ...
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... feet formed for climbing . These birds live chiefly in warm climates , and are very stupid ; bill strong , straightish , almost covered with bristles ; tail feathers usually ten , weak . There are nineteen species , of which we shall ...
... feet formed for climbing . These birds live chiefly in warm climates , and are very stupid ; bill strong , straightish , almost covered with bristles ; tail feathers usually ten , weak . There are nineteen species , of which we shall ...
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... feet asunder , and fifteen or eighteen inches distant in the rows , to stand for budding upon , keeping them to one stem , and suffering their tops to run up entire ; when of two or three years growth , or about the size of the little ...
... feet asunder , and fifteen or eighteen inches distant in the rows , to stand for budding upon , keeping them to one stem , and suffering their tops to run up entire ; when of two or three years growth , or about the size of the little ...
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... feet ; and for full standards , at from about five to six or seven feet high ; the stocks be- ing trained accordingly . The necessary implements and materials for this pur- pose are , a small budding knife for pre- paring the stocks and ...
... feet ; and for full standards , at from about five to six or seven feet high ; the stocks be- ing trained accordingly . The necessary implements and materials for this pur- pose are , a small budding knife for pre- paring the stocks and ...
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... feet distant from each other , firmly on the ground ; having their upper surface level with the bottom of the trench , and their length equal to its breadth , or about two feet longer than the width of the intended masonry at the bottom ...
... feet distant from each other , firmly on the ground ; having their upper surface level with the bottom of the trench , and their length equal to its breadth , or about two feet longer than the width of the intended masonry at the bottom ...
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