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 5Mitchell, Ames and White, 1819 - Natural history |
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... order . Natural order of Ericæ , Jussieu . Essential character : male , calyx three- parted ; corolla three - petalled ; stamens long ; female , calyx three - parted ; corolla three - petalled ; styles nine ; berry nine- seeded . There ...
... order . Natural order of Ericæ , Jussieu . Essential character : male , calyx three- parted ; corolla three - petalled ; stamens long ; female , calyx three - parted ; corolla three - petalled ; styles nine ; berry nine- seeded . There ...
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... Natural order of Aggregatæ . Ru- taceæ , Jussieu . Essential character : male , calyx four - cleft ; corolla none : fe- male , calyx four - cleft , inferior ; corolla none ; stigma cylindric , placed on the lateral toothlet of the germ ...
... Natural order of Aggregatæ . Ru- taceæ , Jussieu . Essential character : male , calyx four - cleft ; corolla none : fe- male , calyx four - cleft , inferior ; corolla none ; stigma cylindric , placed on the lateral toothlet of the germ ...
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... natural history , a ge- nus of the Vermes Infusoria . Worm in- visible to the naked eye , very simple , cy ... order to raise , casi , or sustain any weight , or produce any effect , which could not be easily effected otherwise . Engines ...
... natural history , a ge- nus of the Vermes Infusoria . Worm in- visible to the naked eye , very simple , cy ... order to raise , casi , or sustain any weight , or produce any effect , which could not be easily effected otherwise . Engines ...
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... orders , or secondary divisions in this class , are three , being founded on the number of the styles , seed buds ... order in Linnæus's Fragments of a Natural Method , con- sisting of plants with sword - shaped leaves . ENSIFORM , in ...
... orders , or secondary divisions in this class , are three , being founded on the number of the styles , seed buds ... order in Linnæus's Fragments of a Natural Method , con- sisting of plants with sword - shaped leaves . ENSIFORM , in ...
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... order which rests on the capital of a column , and comprehends the ... natural history formerly in- . cluded snails , worms , and the smaller ani ... order of Aptera , forming of it a distinct class , under the name of Crustacea . In ...
... order which rests on the capital of a column , and comprehends the ... natural history formerly in- . cluded snails , worms , and the smaller ani ... order of Aptera , forming of it a distinct class , under the name of Crustacea . In ...
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