The British encyclopedia, or, Dictionary of arts and sciences, Volume 3C. Whittingham, 1809 |
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... flowers small , most of them male ; capsules usually solitary , incurved , with a beak of the same length . EMULSION , a milky looking fluid caus- ed by an imperfect combination of oil with water by means of mucilage , gluten , & c ...
... flowers small , most of them male ; capsules usually solitary , incurved , with a beak of the same length . EMULSION , a milky looking fluid caus- ed by an imperfect combination of oil with water by means of mucilage , gluten , & c ...
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... flower before and after baking , except the brilliancy which colours naturally receive from fusion . The colours may either be previously fused or not , at pleasure . In a violent fire , they either partly dis- appear , or produce a ...
... flower before and after baking , except the brilliancy which colours naturally receive from fusion . The colours may either be previously fused or not , at pleasure . In a violent fire , they either partly dis- appear , or produce a ...
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... flowers , with nine stamina or male organs . The orders , or secondary divisions , in this class are three , being ... flowering rush has six styles . The genera just enumerated are all that belong to the class Enneandria . The ...
... flowers , with nine stamina or male organs . The orders , or secondary divisions , in this class are three , being ... flowering rush has six styles . The genera just enumerated are all that belong to the class Enneandria . The ...
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... flowers in the month of October . EPIBATERIUM , in botany , a genus of the Monoecia Hexandria class and order . Essential character : calyx double ; outer six - leaved , small ; inner three - leaved , large ; petals six , three outer ...
... flowers in the month of October . EPIBATERIUM , in botany , a genus of the Monoecia Hexandria class and order . Essential character : calyx double ; outer six - leaved , small ; inner three - leaved , large ; petals six , three outer ...
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... flowers in dried specimens can hardly be unfolded ; the plants are cul- tivated in gardens with difficulty ; and the species have not been sufficiently described by authors ; who have had an opportunity of seeing them in America , and ...
... flowers in dried specimens can hardly be unfolded ; the plants are cul- tivated in gardens with difficulty ; and the species have not been sufficiently described by authors ; who have had an opportunity of seeing them in America , and ...
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