Hardwicke's Science-gossipRobert Hardwicke, 1893 |
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... contains about one thousand eggs , and a large octopus will produce forty - thousand to fifty - thousand . The Pyrula lays a long string of egg - cases , each containing from fifteen to twenty eggs , or sometimes more . The eggs of the ...
... contains about one thousand eggs , and a large octopus will produce forty - thousand to fifty - thousand . The Pyrula lays a long string of egg - cases , each containing from fifteen to twenty eggs , or sometimes more . The eggs of the ...
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... containing much valuable matter , chief among which is a clever article on " La culture artificielle de Diatomées , " by Dr. Miquel , illustrated by a clearly - executed diagram . This number also contains papers on some new forms of ...
... containing much valuable matter , chief among which is a clever article on " La culture artificielle de Diatomées , " by Dr. Miquel , illustrated by a clearly - executed diagram . This number also contains papers on some new forms of ...
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... contains prussic acid , and possibly another acrid principle of the nature of the one found in some spurges , and these render its juice highly poisonous . The roots of this plant , however , are rich in farinaceous matter , from which ...
... contains prussic acid , and possibly another acrid principle of the nature of the one found in some spurges , and these render its juice highly poisonous . The roots of this plant , however , are rich in farinaceous matter , from which ...
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Field Mice 86 | 17 |
Plants Colouration in | 22 |
Flowers yet fresh form Childhood 145 | 35 |
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