The Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal: Exhibiting a View of the Progressive Discoveries and Improvements in the Sciences and the Arts, 11. köideA. and C. Black, 1860 |
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... Trees . By ANDREW MURRAY , F.R.S.E. Part II . Four Plates , 205 4. On the Incorrectness of the Present Mode of Estimating the Mean Temperature in England . By JAMES STARK , M.D. , F.R.S.E. , & c . & c . , 5. Remarks on the recent ...
... Trees . By ANDREW MURRAY , F.R.S.E. Part II . Four Plates , 205 4. On the Incorrectness of the Present Mode of Estimating the Mean Temperature in England . By JAMES STARK , M.D. , F.R.S.E. , & c . & c . , 5. Remarks on the recent ...
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... tree - fern . And it is to be borne in mind that the difference here is not merely one of a primá facie kind . In some respects it increases the more we con- template it ; for it is clear , as Mr Genetic Cycle in Organic Nature . 11.
... tree - fern . And it is to be borne in mind that the difference here is not merely one of a primá facie kind . In some respects it increases the more we con- template it ; for it is clear , as Mr Genetic Cycle in Organic Nature . 11.
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... tree - fern ( Alsophila ) and the Cycad ( Stangeria ) , like each other , and yet belonging to distinct orders ; or to the Sesleria cærulea and Carex rupes- tris ; to the Potentilla alpestris and Ranunculus alpestris ; to Polygonum ...
... tree - fern ( Alsophila ) and the Cycad ( Stangeria ) , like each other , and yet belonging to distinct orders ; or to the Sesleria cærulea and Carex rupes- tris ; to the Potentilla alpestris and Ranunculus alpestris ; to Polygonum ...
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... tree - frog , so deli- cately and freshly green , sitting secure among the leaves which he so closely resembles ; or ... trees on which they live ; others gray , like the stones among which they run ; or yellow , like the sand on which ...
... tree - frog , so deli- cately and freshly green , sitting secure among the leaves which he so closely resembles ; or ... trees on which they live ; others gray , like the stones among which they run ; or yellow , like the sand on which ...
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... tree , that the unwary animal drinking on the margin only sees the deception for a moment , when the tree suddenly starts ... trees on which they feed , or , in some instances , the lichens which grow upon them ( Rosalia alpina , Prionus ...
... tree , that the unwary animal drinking on the margin only sees the deception for a moment , when the tree suddenly starts ... trees on which they feed , or , in some instances , the lichens which grow upon them ( Rosalia alpina , Prionus ...
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