Encyclopædia Britannica: Or, A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature, 3. köide,2. osaColin Macfarquhar, George Gleig A. Bell and C. Macfarquhar, 1797 |
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Page 464
... branches , which are placed alternately : thofe which climb , twift themfelves from right to left , in a direction oppofite to the apparent motion of the fun . The bark of the large trees is extremely thick and wrinkled , fo as to ...
... branches , which are placed alternately : thofe which climb , twift themfelves from right to left , in a direction oppofite to the apparent motion of the fun . The bark of the large trees is extremely thick and wrinkled , fo as to ...
Page 468
... branches are alternate . The leaves , which like the branches are put on alter- nately , are very different in point of form ; being fimple and entire in fome ; target - fhaped , in a fpecies of na- vel - wort ; finger or hand fhaped ...
... branches are alternate . The leaves , which like the branches are put on alter- nately , are very different in point of form ; being fimple and entire in fome ; target - fhaped , in a fpecies of na- vel - wort ; finger or hand fhaped ...
Page 469
... branches , which cover the stems even to the roots , ex- tending themselves horizontally and circularly like fo many rays . The height of fome genera of this order does not exceed half a foot , that of others approaches to a hundred ...
... branches , which cover the stems even to the roots , ex- tending themselves horizontally and circularly like fo many rays . The height of fome genera of this order does not exceed half a foot , that of others approaches to a hundred ...
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