The Globe Encyclopaedia of Universal Information, Volume 4John Merry Ross Estes & Lauriat, 1877 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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... genus Anthyllis , belonging to the tribe Lotee of the natural order Leguminosa , from the former reputation of the commonest species , A. vulne- raria , in kidney complaints . The genus numbers about twenty species , distributed through ...
... genus Anthyllis , belonging to the tribe Lotee of the natural order Leguminosa , from the former reputation of the commonest species , A. vulne- raria , in kidney complaints . The genus numbers about twenty species , distributed through ...
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... genus of Crustaceans , forming the type of a is in course of publication ; the fifth vol . appeared in June 1877 . special order , that of the Xiphosura ( ' sword - tailed " ) , whilst the curious extinct forms included in the order ...
... genus of Crustaceans , forming the type of a is in course of publication ; the fifth vol . appeared in June 1877 . special order , that of the Xiphosura ( ' sword - tailed " ) , whilst the curious extinct forms included in the order ...
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... genus of Raptorial birds , the common species of which - Milvus regalis - may be readily dis- tinguished by the long , forked , or divided tail . The K. was formerly much more common than at the present time , the advance of ...
... genus of Raptorial birds , the common species of which - Milvus regalis - may be readily dis- tinguished by the long , forked , or divided tail . The K. was formerly much more common than at the present time , the advance of ...
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... genus of Ranunculacea , having very rigid ternate or bi - ternate leaves , umbellate green flowers and juicy fruits . The bruised leaves produce blisters . It was named by Salisbury after Thomas Knowlton , a useful gardener and botanist ...
... genus of Ranunculacea , having very rigid ternate or bi - ternate leaves , umbellate green flowers and juicy fruits . The bruised leaves produce blisters . It was named by Salisbury after Thomas Knowlton , a useful gardener and botanist ...
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... genus Labrus in- cludes the Ballan and other wrasse . The Ballan wrasses ( Labrus bergylta ) is common round the coasts of Britain ; the three - spotted wrasse ( L. trimaculatus ) being another familiar species . The genus Scarus ( q ...
... genus Labrus in- cludes the Ballan and other wrasse . The Ballan wrasses ( Labrus bergylta ) is common round the coasts of Britain ; the three - spotted wrasse ( L. trimaculatus ) being another familiar species . The genus Scarus ( q ...
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