Hardwicke's Science-gossip: An Illustrated Medium of Interchange and Gossip for Students and Lovers of Nature, 1. köideRobert Hardwicke, 1865 |
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Page 125
... hand- some , and easily grown . FLY ORCHIS ( Ophrys muscifera , Huds . ) .— More common than either of the preceding ... hand , taking much delight in being fondled ; and in return rubbing her head against the hand that caressed her ...
... hand- some , and easily grown . FLY ORCHIS ( Ophrys muscifera , Huds . ) .— More common than either of the preceding ... hand , taking much delight in being fondled ; and in return rubbing her head against the hand that caressed her ...
Page 166
... hand ( it was the thick part of the thumb ) bled very freely , and in the course of a quarter of an hour began to swell . I am told by fishermen that many instances are known of persons losing the use of a hand by this sting . My own ...
... hand ( it was the thick part of the thumb ) bled very freely , and in the course of a quarter of an hour began to swell . I am told by fishermen that many instances are known of persons losing the use of a hand by this sting . My own ...
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... hands , and one touches the fish with his free hand , the shock is commonly felt by both at once . Occasionally , how- ever , in the most severe shocks , the person who comes into immediate contact with the fish alone receives it . A ...
... hands , and one touches the fish with his free hand , the shock is commonly felt by both at once . Occasionally , how- ever , in the most severe shocks , the person who comes into immediate contact with the fish alone receives it . A ...
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Mistletoe in Devonshire 114 | 14 |
Furzeleaves Trifoliate 115 | 15 |
Moa of New Zealand 282 | 23 |
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