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Page 1178
... natural family Monotropacece , parasitic on the roots of trees , native of the n . U. S. and Canada . Pinel , JACQUES , 1640-1693 . French buccaneer in W. Indies , made a marquis by Louis XIV . after abducting and marrying an heiress of ...
... natural family Monotropacece , parasitic on the roots of trees , native of the n . U. S. and Canada . Pinel , JACQUES , 1640-1693 . French buccaneer in W. Indies , made a marquis by Louis XIV . after abducting and marrying an heiress of ...
Page 1179
... natural gas , et Piozzi , HESTER LYNCH ( SALUSBURY ) , 1741-1821 . Friend ... family Cistaceae , natives of e . N. America . Pin Worms . Animal parasites ... family , native of e . N. America ; known also as Wild Azalea . Pinzon , MARTIN ...
... natural gas , et Piozzi , HESTER LYNCH ( SALUSBURY ) , 1741-1821 . Friend ... family Cistaceae , natives of e . N. America . Pin Worms . Animal parasites ... family , native of e . N. America ; known also as Wild Azalea . Pinzon , MARTIN ...
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... Natural family of flowering plants , of the class Angiosperma and sub - class Dicotyledons , comprising 11 genera and ab . 1,025 species , widely distributed in tropical regions ; called the Pepper family . Piperic Acid . C ,, H ,, O ...
... Natural family of flowering plants , of the class Angiosperma and sub - class Dicotyledons , comprising 11 genera and ab . 1,025 species , widely distributed in tropical regions ; called the Pepper family . Piperic Acid . C ,, H ,, O ...
Page 1186
... Natural family of flowering plants . the class Angiosperma , sub - class Dicotyledons , and series Ga throughout all parts of the earth ; called the Plantain family opetala , comprising 3 genera and ab . 200 species ; distribut Plantain ...
... Natural family of flowering plants . the class Angiosperma , sub - class Dicotyledons , and series Ga throughout all parts of the earth ; called the Plantain family opetala , comprising 3 genera and ab . 200 species ; distribut Plantain ...
Page 1187
... family . o , natural family ntain ( Plantago majari , en , both in size ar times penal ; in the ate tilled by slaves ach printer at Art- Paris and Levde cludes some nota s till 1876 , when the the spot . d PALEONTOLOGY . reek monk of Co ...
... family . o , natural family ntain ( Plantago majari , en , both in size ar times penal ; in the ate tilled by slaves ach printer at Art- Paris and Levde cludes some nota s till 1876 , when the the spot . d PALEONTOLOGY . reek monk of Co ...
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