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Page 63
... native of s . Europe , cultivated for its aro- matic fruit . Anise Star . Illic- ium anisatum . Shrub of the Magnolia Fam- ily , native of China , producing a highly aromatic star - shaped fruit . Anisic Acid . C.- H.:(O . CH , ) COOH ...
... native of s . Europe , cultivated for its aro- matic fruit . Anise Star . Illic- ium anisatum . Shrub of the Magnolia Fam- ily , native of China , producing a highly aromatic star - shaped fruit . Anisic Acid . C.- H.:(O . CH , ) COOH ...
Page 71
... natives . Antonini Itinerarium . Record of the stations and dis- tances along the different imperial roads of the ... native home they wore little or no clothing , were omnivorous , ate reptiles , had no religious beliefs , no burial ...
... natives . Antonini Itinerarium . Record of the stations and dis- tances along the different imperial roads of the ... native home they wore little or no clothing , were omnivorous , ate reptiles , had no religious beliefs , no burial ...
Page 76
... native of Peru . Apples of Sodom . Said by ancient writers to grow near the Dead Sea ; fair to look upon , but when pressed or struck , exploding like a puff - ball and leaving in the hand but shreds of the rind and a few fibers ; the ...
... native of Peru . Apples of Sodom . Said by ancient writers to grow near the Dead Sea ; fair to look upon , but when pressed or struck , exploding like a puff - ball and leaving in the hand but shreds of the rind and a few fibers ; the ...
Page 81
... native in Chili , Brazil , and the Pacific Islands . Araucarioxylon . Fossil tree , formerly supposed to be a coni- fer , but now classed with Cordaites ; synon- ymous with Dadoxy- lon . It was first found in the Middle Devo- nian ...
... native in Chili , Brazil , and the Pacific Islands . Araucarioxylon . Fossil tree , formerly supposed to be a coni- fer , but now classed with Cordaites ; synon- ymous with Dadoxy- lon . It was first found in the Middle Devo- nian ...
Page 101
... native of e . N. America . Arrow Games . The use of the arrow in divination and games is the direct outgrowth of its general use by primitive man , combined with his early appreciation of the importance and relation of the four cardinal ...
... native of e . N. America . Arrow Games . The use of the arrow in divination and games is the direct outgrowth of its general use by primitive man , combined with his early appreciation of the importance and relation of the four cardinal ...
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