The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General Literature, 17. köideThomas Spencer Baynes C. Scribner's sons, 1884 |
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... head too large , short neck , sides too flat , low shoulders , narrow croup , thin arms and thighs , and very narrow hoofs . To obtain well - shaped mules , therefore , the selection of the mare is of the greatest importance in ...
... head too large , short neck , sides too flat , low shoulders , narrow croup , thin arms and thighs , and very narrow hoofs . To obtain well - shaped mules , therefore , the selection of the mare is of the greatest importance in ...
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... head of population , while the rate in England is only 40 gallons per head . Trade , especially in grain and artistic goods , is now rapidly growing . Four im- portant markets are held at Munich annually . History . The history of ...
... head of population , while the rate in England is only 40 gallons per head . Trade , especially in grain and artistic goods , is now rapidly growing . Four im- portant markets are held at Munich annually . History . The history of ...
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... head of cattle . And in this century the disease has not been less severe , though its opportunities for extension , much greater than before , have been much diminished by the progress made in veteri- nary science . From 1841 to 1844 ...
... head of cattle . And in this century the disease has not been less severe , though its opportunities for extension , much greater than before , have been much diminished by the progress made in veteri- nary science . From 1841 to 1844 ...
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... head and the dentition also resemble those of a Perch , but none of the bones of the head have a serrated margin . The scales are small . The colour varies in different localities ; it is generally brownish , with a greenish tinge and ...
... head and the dentition also resemble those of a Perch , but none of the bones of the head have a serrated margin . The scales are small . The colour varies in different localities ; it is generally brownish , with a greenish tinge and ...
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... head , pale buff in colour all over , and furnished with an agreeable odour . There is more than one esculent species of morel : M. semilibera ( D.C. ) is the next best known , but this is rare in Britain . A large species named M. cras ...
... head , pale buff in colour all over , and furnished with an agreeable odour . There is more than one esculent species of morel : M. semilibera ( D.C. ) is the next best known , but this is rare in Britain . A large species named M. cras ...
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