A portable cyclopædia; or, Compendious dictionary of arts and sciences1810 |
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... flower or seed of a tree which grows in South America . The fruit is contained in a rind resembling the ches- nut ... flowers in July , and the seeds ripen in September . The plants must be reared in a hot bed . ACIA , in botany , a ...
... flower or seed of a tree which grows in South America . The fruit is contained in a rind resembling the ches- nut ... flowers in July , and the seeds ripen in September . The plants must be reared in a hot bed . ACIA , in botany , a ...
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... flowers g to the period of its growth , which & country is slow , though according a vulgar error the plant does not flower as the patriarchal age which reaches to the time of Moses ; then the age of the Jewish law , which extends to ...
... flowers g to the period of its growth , which & country is slow , though according a vulgar error the plant does not flower as the patriarchal age which reaches to the time of Moses ; then the age of the Jewish law , which extends to ...
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... flower on each footstalk , is a native of the Cape of Good Hope . 2 . The umbellatus with flowers growing in umbels , is a native of Jamaica . The first 16 easily reared in a hot - bed , the last is more tender . AMEN , a scriptural ...
... flower on each footstalk , is a native of the Cape of Good Hope . 2 . The umbellatus with flowers growing in umbels , is a native of Jamaica . The first 16 easily reared in a hot - bed , the last is more tender . AMEN , a scriptural ...
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... flowers from June to November ; some of the flowers are white , others yellow . They are carminative , and anodyne , they are chiefly used externally in formentations and emollient glysters . ANTHERA , in botany , that part of the ...
... flowers from June to November ; some of the flowers are white , others yellow . They are carminative , and anodyne , they are chiefly used externally in formentations and emollient glysters . ANTHERA , in botany , that part of the ...
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... flowers are yel low . These two species are propagated by cuttings . 3. Anthyllis montana , or herbaceous wound - wort , with wing leaves , grows naturally in the south of France ; the flowers are of a purple colour . An- is vulnararia ...
... flowers are yel low . These two species are propagated by cuttings . 3. Anthyllis montana , or herbaceous wound - wort , with wing leaves , grows naturally in the south of France ; the flowers are of a purple colour . An- is vulnararia ...
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