The British encyclopedia, or, Dictionary of arts and sciences, Volume 3C. Whittingham, 1809 |
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... essential part of the descrip- tion . " Nothing , " says Aristotle , " tires the reader more than too great a redundancy of epithets , or epithets placed improperly ; and yet nothing is so essential in poetry as a proper use of them ...
... essential part of the descrip- tion . " Nothing , " says Aristotle , " tires the reader more than too great a redundancy of epithets , or epithets placed improperly ; and yet nothing is so essential in poetry as a proper use of them ...
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... Essential character : calyx four - leaved ; co- rolla four - cleft ; filaments inserted into the receptacle ; anthers cloven ; capsule four- celled . There are eighty - four species . These are small shrubs . Their leaves are linear ...
... Essential character : calyx four - leaved ; co- rolla four - cleft ; filaments inserted into the receptacle ; anthers cloven ; capsule four- celled . There are eighty - four species . These are small shrubs . Their leaves are linear ...
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... Essential character : calyx five- leaved ; corolla border five - cleft , equal , with the lobes , emarginate ; upper lip very short , reflex ; capsule two - celled . There are thirteen species . The flowers in this genus are either ...
... Essential character : calyx five- leaved ; corolla border five - cleft , equal , with the lobes , emarginate ; upper lip very short , reflex ; capsule two - celled . There are thirteen species . The flowers in this genus are either ...
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... Essential character : calyx four - parted ; co- rolla one - petalled , salver - shaped ; berry two - celled ; seeds solitary . There is but one species , viz . E. littoralis , a native of Jamaica . ERODIUM , in botany , cranes - bill ...
... Essential character : calyx four - parted ; co- rolla one - petalled , salver - shaped ; berry two - celled ; seeds solitary . There is but one species , viz . E. littoralis , a native of Jamaica . ERODIUM , in botany , cranes - bill ...
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... Essential charac- ter : corolla six - petalled , bell - shaped ; nec- tary tubercles two , fastened to the base of the alternate petals . There is but one spe- cies with several varieties , viz . E. dens ca- nis , dog - tooth violet ...
... Essential charac- ter : corolla six - petalled , bell - shaped ; nec- tary tubercles two , fastened to the base of the alternate petals . There is but one spe- cies with several varieties , viz . E. dens ca- nis , dog - tooth violet ...
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