Chandler's Encyclopedia: An Epitome of Universal Knowledge ...William Henry Chandler Collier, 1898 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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Page 33
... species come south in winter as far as New Jersey . ( 5 ) Puffins ( Fratercula ) . These are all alike in having three webbed toes and no hind toe , and in possessing the characters of the Cecomorpha . They lay their eggs in hollows ...
... species come south in winter as far as New Jersey . ( 5 ) Puffins ( Fratercula ) . These are all alike in having three webbed toes and no hind toe , and in possessing the characters of the Cecomorpha . They lay their eggs in hollows ...
Page 36
... species are edible and nutritious , from a carbohydrate analogous to starch , others are rich in gelatine . Algaroba . Spanish - American name for species of Pro- sopis , trees of the natural family Leguminosa , natives of sub- tropical ...
... species are edible and nutritious , from a carbohydrate analogous to starch , others are rich in gelatine . Algaroba . Spanish - American name for species of Pro- sopis , trees of the natural family Leguminosa , natives of sub- tropical ...
Page 45
... species , distributed throughout the world except the colder regions ; commonly called the Amaranth Family . Amara - Sinha , ab . 56 B.C._San- scrit grammarian and poet . Being a Buddhist the Brahmans attempted to destroy his works . We ...
... species , distributed throughout the world except the colder regions ; commonly called the Amaranth Family . Amara - Sinha , ab . 56 B.C._San- scrit grammarian and poet . Being a Buddhist the Brahmans attempted to destroy his works . We ...
Page 60
... species of the genus . Angelica - tree . Small , spiny tree , Aralia spinosa , native of e . America ; also known as Hercules Club . Angelico . Ligusticum Canadense . Plant of the Carrot Family , native of the s . Alleganies ; known ...
... species of the genus . Angelica - tree . Small , spiny tree , Aralia spinosa , native of e . America ; also known as Hercules Club . Angelico . Ligusticum Canadense . Plant of the Carrot Family , native of the s . Alleganies ; known ...
Page 64
... species , distributed throughout Asia , Africa , tropical and subtropical America , and N. America ; commonly called the Custard - Apple Family . Anomodontia . The Dicynodontia in a broad sense , in- cluding also Rhynchocephalia and ...
... species , distributed throughout Asia , Africa , tropical and subtropical America , and N. America ; commonly called the Custard - Apple Family . Anomodontia . The Dicynodontia in a broad sense , in- cluding also Rhynchocephalia and ...
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