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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... petals five ; styles inserted into the inner side of the germs ; seeds five , naked . There is but one species , viz . S. maritima , a native of the sea coast of South America , and the islands , of the West Indies . SURRENDER , in law ...
... petals five ; styles inserted into the inner side of the germs ; seeds five , naked . There is but one species , viz . S. maritima , a native of the sea coast of South America , and the islands , of the West Indies . SURRENDER , in law ...
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... petals single , lateral , flat ; legume one - celled , bivalve ; seeds arillated . There are six species . SWEDEN BORGIANS , a religious so- ciety , who have been so called from Emanuel Swedenborg , in whose theologi . cal works are ...
... petals single , lateral , flat ; legume one - celled , bivalve ; seeds arillated . There are six species . SWEDEN BORGIANS , a religious so- ciety , who have been so called from Emanuel Swedenborg , in whose theologi . cal works are ...
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... petals five , nectary cylin dric , bearing the anthers at the mouth ; capsules five - celled , woody , opening at the base ; seeds imbricate , winged . There are three species . The S. mahogani , mahogany tree , is very lofty , and ...
... petals five , nectary cylin dric , bearing the anthers at the mouth ; capsules five - celled , woody , opening at the base ; seeds imbricate , winged . There are three species . The S. mahogani , mahogany tree , is very lofty , and ...
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... petals three ; anthers oblong ; 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 ...
... petals three ; anthers oblong ; 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 ...
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... petals of a rose . 5. T. vulgaris , has two lateral mouths in each joint ; it attaches itself so firmly to the intestines , that it can scarcely be removed by the most violent medicines ; it is slender , and has the ap- pearance of ...
... petals of a rose . 5. T. vulgaris , has two lateral mouths in each joint ; it attaches itself so firmly to the intestines , that it can scarcely be removed by the most violent medicines ; it is slender , and has the ap- pearance of ...
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