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... Wilson Lowry , from Drawings by Messrs . Farey . Price 51. 5s . Bds . Vol . II . is in the Press . A SKETCH of MODERN & ANCIENT GEOGRAPHY , for the Use of Schools . By SAMUEL BUTLER , D. D. F. R. S. and S. A. & c . Archdeacon of Derby ...
... Wilson Lowry , from Drawings by Messrs . Farey . Price 51. 5s . Bds . Vol . II . is in the Press . A SKETCH of MODERN & ANCIENT GEOGRAPHY , for the Use of Schools . By SAMUEL BUTLER , D. D. F. R. S. and S. A. & c . Archdeacon of Derby ...
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... Wilson . Cheviots ; Mr. Winch . Fl . May- July . 24. - The var . e . is a singular and very beautiful one , and is often gathered and mistaken for V. alpina , which it approaches in the rich colour of its flowers . - In both , the stems ...
... Wilson . Cheviots ; Mr. Winch . Fl . May- July . 24. - The var . e . is a singular and very beautiful one , and is often gathered and mistaken for V. alpina , which it approaches in the rich colour of its flowers . - In both , the stems ...
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... Wilson finds two singular varieties near Aber waterfall , North Wales : both dwarf , 3-4 inches in length , and both having scattered hairs on the stem and leaves ; one has these leaves ovate , acute , rigid , tapering gradually into a ...
... Wilson finds two singular varieties near Aber waterfall , North Wales : both dwarf , 3-4 inches in length , and both having scattered hairs on the stem and leaves ; one has these leaves ovate , acute , rigid , tapering gradually into a ...
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... germination of the seeds of the latter species , see a Memoir by W. Wilson , Esq . in Part II . of the Botanical Miscellany . covering the surface of ditches and harbouring numerous insects and 12 [ Lemna . DIANDRIA - MONOGYNIA .
... germination of the seeds of the latter species , see a Memoir by W. Wilson , Esq . in Part II . of the Botanical Miscellany . covering the surface of ditches and harbouring numerous insects and 12 [ Lemna . DIANDRIA - MONOGYNIA .
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... ( Wilson . ) 3. L. polyrhiza , Linn . ( greater Duckweed ) ; fronds obovato- rotundate compressed , roots numerous ... ( Wilson ) : upper side plane , green , opaque . Capsule four - seeded . Seeds furrowed , not transversely placed , but ...
... ( Wilson . ) 3. L. polyrhiza , Linn . ( greater Duckweed ) ; fronds obovato- rotundate compressed , roots numerous ... ( Wilson ) : upper side plane , green , opaque . Capsule four - seeded . Seeds furrowed , not transversely placed , but ...
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5-cleft acuminate acute Anthers axillary base Ben Lawers beneath bifid bipinnate Borrer bracteas branched calyx capsule Carpels catkins colour common cordate corolla crenate downy elliptical Engl England feet high fertile florets flowers foot high frequent fruit G. E. Smith genus germen glabrous glands glaucous hairy hedges Hook inches high involucre Ireland J. T. Mackay July June Juss.-Name lanceolate leaflets leafy leaves lanceolate leaves ovate legumes Lindl linear linear-lanceolate Linn lobes Lond margin Moist mountains nearly oblong obovate obtuse ovato-lanceolate panicle pastures pedicels peduncles Perianth Pericarps petals petiolate pinnate pinnatifid plant prickles procumbent pubescent purple racemes rare root Salict scales scape scarcely Scot Scotland seeds segments serrated sessile sheaths shorter silky slender solitary species specimens spikelets spikes spreading stalked Stam stamens stem erect stigmas stipules style teeth terminal toothed umbels upper valves waste places whorled Wilson Woods yellow
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