The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and General Literature, 11. köideThomas Spencer Baynes, William Robertson Smith R.S. Peale, 1890 |
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... usually given to the more familiar forms , the most important of the gourds , from an economic point of view , is perhaps C. maxima , the Potiron Jaune of the French , the red and yellow gourd of British gardeners , the spheroidal fruit ...
... usually given to the more familiar forms , the most important of the gourds , from an economic point of view , is perhaps C. maxima , the Potiron Jaune of the French , the red and yellow gourd of British gardeners , the spheroidal fruit ...
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... usually raised in hotbeds or under frames , and planted out in rich soil in the early summer as soon as the nights become warm . The more ornamental kinds may be trained over trellis - work , a favourite mode of displaying them in the ...
... usually raised in hotbeds or under frames , and planted out in rich soil in the early summer as soon as the nights become warm . The more ornamental kinds may be trained over trellis - work , a favourite mode of displaying them in the ...
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... usually carried on by a governor and council , nominated by the crown , and holding office for various terms of years . The council , as a general rule , consists of the higher officers of the dependency , such as the chief - justice or ...
... usually carried on by a governor and council , nominated by the crown , and holding office for various terms of years . The council , as a general rule , consists of the higher officers of the dependency , such as the chief - justice or ...
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... usually added . These minerals are aggregated together without the presence of any matrix or connecting medium . Thin sections of a true granite , examined under the microscone by transmitted light , show Orthoclase , or potash felspar ...
... usually added . These minerals are aggregated together without the presence of any matrix or connecting medium . Thin sections of a true granite , examined under the microscone by transmitted light , show Orthoclase , or potash felspar ...
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... usually well developed , and often forms very long creeping or sub- terranean rhizomes , with elongated internodes and sheathing scales ; it is also frequently short , with the nodes crowded . The very large root - stock of the bamboos ...
... usually well developed , and often forms very long creeping or sub- terranean rhizomes , with elongated internodes and sheathing scales ; it is also frequently short , with the nodes crowded . The very large root - stock of the bamboos ...
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