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Page 193
... it was not even stated which orders contained any British species and which
were wholly foreign , nor was any indication given of their general distribution or
whether they comprised numerous or few genera or species . The inclusion of all
...
... it was not even stated which orders contained any British species and which
were wholly foreign , nor was any indication given of their general distribution or
whether they comprised numerous or few genera or species . The inclusion of all
...
Page 194
had Loudon ' s “ Encyclop¿dia of Plants , " which contained all the British plants ,
and he would lend it to me , and I could copy the characters of the British species
. I therefore took it home to Bryn - coch , and for some weeks spent all my ...
had Loudon ' s “ Encyclop¿dia of Plants , " which contained all the British plants ,
and he would lend it to me , and I could copy the characters of the British species
. I therefore took it home to Bryn - coch , and for some weeks spent all my ...
Page 195
and descriptions of them gave them , in my mind , a weird and mysterious charm ,
which was extended even to our native species , and which , I believe , had its
share in producing that longing for the tropics which a few years later was ...
and descriptions of them gave them , in my mind , a weird and mysterious charm ,
which was extended even to our native species , and which , I believe , had its
share in producing that longing for the tropics which a few years later was ...
Page 196
The Crucifers , the Pea tribe , the Umbellifer¿ , the Composit¿ , and the Labiates
offered great difficulties , and it was only after repeated efforts that I was able to
name with certainty a few of the species , after which each additional discovery ...
The Crucifers , the Pea tribe , the Umbellifer¿ , the Composit¿ , and the Labiates
offered great difficulties , and it was only after repeated efforts that I was able to
name with certainty a few of the species , after which each additional discovery ...
Page 200
... Linn¿us made a great advance when he substituted generic and specific
names for the short Latin descriptions of species before used , and by classifying
all known plants by means of a few well - marked and easily observed characters
.
... Linn¿us made a great advance when he substituted generic and specific
names for the short Latin descriptions of species before used , and by classifying
all known plants by means of a few well - marked and easily observed characters
.
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| Title | My Life: A Record of Events and Opinions, 1. köide My Life: A Record of Events and Opinions, Alfred Russel Wallace |
| Author | Alfred Russel Wallace |
| Publisher | Dodd, Mead, 1905 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 24 juuli 2007 |
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