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 12Mitchell, Ames and White, 1821 - Natural history |
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... capsule one - celled , two - valved . There are six species . SWIETENIA , in botany , mahogany- tree , so named , in ... capsules five - celled , woody , opening at the base ; seeds imbricate , winged . There are three species . The S ...
... capsule one - celled , two - valved . There are six species . SWIETENIA , in botany , mahogany- tree , so named , in ... capsules five - celled , woody , opening at the base ; seeds imbricate , winged . There are three species . The S ...
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... capsule one - cell- ed , three - valved . There is only one spe- cies , viz . S. fluviatilis . This is a minute mossy plant ; stem somewhat branched , decumbent ; leaves capillaceous , in whorls ; flowers axillary , white , peduncled ...
... capsule one - cell- ed , three - valved . There is only one spe- cies , viz . S. fluviatilis . This is a minute mossy plant ; stem somewhat branched , decumbent ; leaves capillaceous , in whorls ; flowers axillary , white , peduncled ...
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... capsule two - celled . There are four species , with several varieties . The S. vulgaris , common lilac , is a shrub growing to the height of eighteen or twenty feet , dividing into many branches ; those of the white sort grow more ...
... capsule two - celled . There are four species , with several varieties . The S. vulgaris , common lilac , is a shrub growing to the height of eighteen or twenty feet , dividing into many branches ; those of the white sort grow more ...
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... capsule , and within a little stone . This stone is encom- passed with a white pulp , which has all the properties of true tallow , both as to consistence , colour , and even smell ; and accordingly the Chinese make their can- dles of ...
... capsule , and within a little stone . This stone is encom- passed with a white pulp , which has all the properties of true tallow , both as to consistence , colour , and even smell ; and accordingly the Chinese make their can- dles of ...
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... capsule one - celled , three - valved ; seeds pappose . There are four species : we shall notice the T. gallica ... capsules , filled with small downy seeds , which seldom ripen in England . TAMBAC , a mixture of gold and cop- per ...
... capsule one - celled , three - valved ; seeds pappose . There are four species : we shall notice the T. gallica ... capsules , filled with small downy seeds , which seldom ripen in England . TAMBAC , a mixture of gold and cop- per ...
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