The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and General Literature, 10. köideA. et C. Black, 1879 - 856 pages |
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... species . Its geographical distribution is almost identical with that of the common Wild Duck or Mallard ( see DUCK , vol . vii . p . 505 ) , since it is found over the greater part of the Northern Hemisphere ; but , save in India ...
... species . Its geographical distribution is almost identical with that of the common Wild Duck or Mallard ( see DUCK , vol . vii . p . 505 ) , since it is found over the greater part of the Northern Hemisphere ; but , save in India ...
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... species of moss , which is sent to the English market under the name of orchilla . Though the islands are under the equator , the climate is not intensely hot , as it is tempered by cold currents from the Antarctic Sea , which , having ...
... species of moss , which is sent to the English market under the name of orchilla . Though the islands are under the equator , the climate is not intensely hot , as it is tempered by cold currents from the Antarctic Sea , which , having ...
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... species of gall - insect to some one vegetable structure , still it must be the quality of the irritant of the tissues , rather than the specific peculiarities or the part of the plant affected , that principally determines the nature ...
... species of gall - insect to some one vegetable structure , still it must be the quality of the irritant of the tissues , rather than the specific peculiarities or the part of the plant affected , that principally determines the nature ...
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... species Aphilothrix ( Cynips ) radicis not a single male . In many thousands of Cynipids , representing 28 species , Hartig failed to discover any male . Von Schlectendal , on the other hand , between 24th April and 1st May 1871 , from ...
... species Aphilothrix ( Cynips ) radicis not a single male . In many thousands of Cynipids , representing 28 species , Hartig failed to discover any male . Von Schlectendal , on the other hand , between 24th April and 1st May 1871 , from ...
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... species of the genus Eurytoma ( Iso- soma , Walsh ) and family Chalcididæ , e.g. , E. hordei , the " joint - worm " of the United States , which produces galls on the stalks of wheat ; also various members of the family Tenthredinidæ ...
... species of the genus Eurytoma ( Iso- soma , Walsh ) and family Chalcididæ , e.g. , E. hordei , the " joint - worm " of the United States , which produces galls on the stalks of wheat ; also various members of the family Tenthredinidæ ...
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