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 458
... root at certain di- ftances . The greatest height which any of them is known to attain is 15 feet ; the greater part do not exceed three or four . The fleshy roots of many of these plants are extremely acrid when frefh . They lofe this ...
... root at certain di- ftances . The greatest height which any of them is known to attain is 15 feet ; the greater part do not exceed three or four . The fleshy roots of many of these plants are extremely acrid when frefh . They lofe this ...
Page 459
... roots . Thofe which have only one filament , have in all their parts an aromatic odour , and an acrid or poignant taste ; qualities , however , poffeffed in a much greater degree by the roots , which are hot and refinous . 9. Spathacea ...
... roots . Thofe which have only one filament , have in all their parts an aromatic odour , and an acrid or poignant taste ; qualities , however , poffeffed in a much greater degree by the roots , which are hot and refinous . 9. Spathacea ...
Page 460
... root ; male and female upon different roots ; hermaphrodite and male on the fame root ; hermaphrodite and female on the fame root ; or hermaphrodite and male on different roots . 13. Succulenta . This order confifts of flat , fleshy ...
... root ; male and female upon different roots ; hermaphrodite and male on the fame root ; hermaphrodite and female on the fame root ; or hermaphrodite and male on different roots . 13. Succulenta . This order confifts of flat , fleshy ...
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