My Life: A Record of Events and Opinions, 1. köideG. Bell & Sons, 1905 - 447 pages |
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Page 208
... species of rushes and sedges , a few coarse grasses , and gorse and fern on the drier parts . They are frequently , too , covered with brambles , dwarf willows , and alders . The " short - hay meadows , " as they are called , are a ...
... species of rushes and sedges , a few coarse grasses , and gorse and fern on the drier parts . They are frequently , too , covered with brambles , dwarf willows , and alders . The " short - hay meadows , " as they are called , are a ...
Page 209
... species of carex or sedge which form a large proportion , and the feathery cotton grass ( Eriophorum vaginatum ) . The toad - rush ( Juncus bufonius ) is frequently very plentiful , and many other plants of the same kind . Several rare ...
... species of carex or sedge which form a large proportion , and the feathery cotton grass ( Eriophorum vaginatum ) . The toad - rush ( Juncus bufonius ) is frequently very plentiful , and many other plants of the same kind . Several rare ...
Page 232
... species . It was at Leicester that I was first introduced to a subject which I had at that time never heard of , but which has played an important part in my mental growth - psychical research , as it is now termed . Some time in 1844 ...
... species . It was at Leicester that I was first introduced to a subject which I had at that time never heard of , but which has played an important part in my mental growth - psychical research , as it is now termed . Some time in 1844 ...
Page 237
... species inhabiting the British Isles . I also learnt from him in what an infinite variety of places beetles may be found , while some may be collected all the year round , so I at once determined to begin collecting , as I did not find ...
... species inhabiting the British Isles . I also learnt from him in what an infinite variety of places beetles may be found , while some may be collected all the year round , so I at once determined to begin collecting , as I did not find ...
Page 255
... species ' and not of mere ' variety , ' and thus , if the theory of the ' Vestiges ' is accepted , the Negro , the Red Indian , and the European are distinct species of the genus Homo . " An animal which differs from another by some ...
... species ' and not of mere ' variety , ' and thus , if the theory of the ' Vestiges ' is accepted , the Negro , the Red Indian , and the European are distinct species of the genus Homo . " An animal which differs from another by some ...
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