The Globe Encyclopaedia of Universal Information, Volume 3John Merry Ross Estes & Lauriat, 1877 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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... Britain , and are frequently used in room decorations , the long awns having an elegant and graceful appearance . They are often dyed . The awns are supposed to favour the dispersion of the seed , and its feration in the soil , Feathers ...
... Britain , and are frequently used in room decorations , the long awns having an elegant and graceful appearance . They are often dyed . The awns are supposed to favour the dispersion of the seed , and its feration in the soil , Feathers ...
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... Britain during the year 1874 were as follows : -Ornamental , 273,705 lbs . , valued at nearly £ 603,000 ; for beds , 2,419,984 lbs . , worth about £ 128,000 . Feather Star ( Comatula or Antedon rosacea ) , a species of Crinoid ( q . v ...
... Britain during the year 1874 were as follows : -Ornamental , 273,705 lbs . , valued at nearly £ 603,000 ; for beds , 2,419,984 lbs . , worth about £ 128,000 . Feather Star ( Comatula or Antedon rosacea ) , a species of Crinoid ( q . v ...
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... Britain about the sulphur trade . The natural result of these arbi- trary acts was repeated insurrection , which was cruelly punished . Ricciotti was the most popular of the leaders . The impulse of the election of Pius IX . , the ...
... Britain about the sulphur trade . The natural result of these arbi- trary acts was repeated insurrection , which was cruelly punished . Ricciotti was the most popular of the leaders . The impulse of the election of Pius IX . , the ...
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... Britain and Ireland can be framed . In , the seventy years lapsed from 1801 to 1871 the population of the United Kingdom almost doubled itself ; while in the same period the ostensible consumption of spirits of all kinds rose from ...
... Britain and Ireland can be framed . In , the seventy years lapsed from 1801 to 1871 the population of the United Kingdom almost doubled itself ; while in the same period the ostensible consumption of spirits of all kinds rose from ...
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... Britain in winter , and departs in May or June for N. Europe to breed and build . The upper parts of the birds are ashen grey ; the head is marked with dark - brown spots . The back , wings , and tail are dark brown ; the chin and ...
... Britain in winter , and departs in May or June for N. Europe to breed and build . The upper parts of the birds are ashen grey ; the head is marked with dark - brown spots . The back , wings , and tail are dark brown ; the chin and ...
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