My Life: A Record of Events and Opinions, 1. köideG. Bell & Sons, 1905 - 447 pages |
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Page 41
... plant , the bee - orchis , was sometimes found , and my father used to talk of it as a great rarity . Once , during the time we lived at Hertford , some one showed us the flower , and I remember looking at it as something so strange as ...
... plant , the bee - orchis , was sometimes found , and my father used to talk of it as a great rarity . Once , during the time we lived at Hertford , some one showed us the flower , and I remember looking at it as something so strange as ...
Page 111
... plant ; and I thought how nice it must be to know the names of rare plants when you found them . How- ever , as I did not even know there were books that described every British plant , and as my brother appeared to take no interest in ...
... plant ; and I thought how nice it must be to know the names of rare plants when you found them . How- ever , as I did not even know there were books that described every British plant , and as my brother appeared to take no interest in ...
Page 137
... plant , including the mains and street lamps , so that everything should be handed over in good working order ; and though I had generally to mind the shop while the master was away , I heard every detail discussed in the evening , and ...
... plant , including the mains and street lamps , so that everything should be handed over in good working order ; and though I had generally to mind the shop while the master was away , I heard every detail discussed in the evening , and ...
Page 192
... plants and a short description of their various parts and organs ; and also a good description of about a dozen of the most common of the natural orders of British plants . Among these were the Crucifer¿ , Caryophylle¿ , Leguminosa ...
... plants and a short description of their various parts and organs ; and also a good description of about a dozen of the most common of the natural orders of British plants . Among these were the Crucifer¿ , Caryophylle¿ , Leguminosa ...
Page 193
... plants which had hitherto puzzled me . Still , it was most unsatisfactory not to be able to learn the names of any of the plants I was observ- ing , so one day I asked Mr. Hayward if he knew of any book that would help me . To my great ...
... plants which had hitherto puzzled me . Still , it was most unsatisfactory not to be able to learn the names of any of the plants I was observ- ing , so one day I asked Mr. Hayward if he knew of any book that would help me . To my great ...
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