The New International Encyclopædia, Volume 6Daniel Coit Gilman, Harry Thurston Peck, Frank Moore Colby Dodd, Mead, 1907 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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... species are fibrous - rooted perennials , with linear leaves . Five or six other species are met with in cultivation , forming a group of fine , hardy perennial ornamentals . The variety major of Hemerocallis aurantiaca is said to be ...
... species are fibrous - rooted perennials , with linear leaves . Five or six other species are met with in cultivation , forming a group of fine , hardy perennial ornamentals . The variety major of Hemerocallis aurantiaca is said to be ...
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... species greatly feared is the larger and more cylindrical purplish adder ( Pseudechis porphyriaceus ) , or black- snake , ' which may reach seven feet in length , and is purplish - black , varying in different speci- mens to dark olive ...
... species greatly feared is the larger and more cylindrical purplish adder ( Pseudechis porphyriaceus ) , or black- snake , ' which may reach seven feet in length , and is purplish - black , varying in different speci- mens to dark olive ...
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... species thrives on opium . The ' deathwatch ' whose rapid ticking is so fre- quently heard in the quiet of the night is a species of world - wide distribution ( Sitodrepa panicea ) , which not infrequently feeds on paper , paste , and ...
... species thrives on opium . The ' deathwatch ' whose rapid ticking is so fre- quently heard in the quiet of the night is a species of world - wide distribution ( Sitodrepa panicea ) , which not infrequently feeds on paper , paste , and ...
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... species are known , and they are found in all parts of the world , on land and in fresh water , but chiefly in the sea . The decapods contain three groups - the long - tailed ( Macrura ) , the short - tailed ( Brachyura ) , and the ...
... species are known , and they are found in all parts of the world , on land and in fresh water , but chiefly in the sea . The decapods contain three groups - the long - tailed ( Macrura ) , the short - tailed ( Brachyura ) , and the ...
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... species of outrage was committed on the persons and families of the plebeians , and when the term of their appointment expired , the decemviri refused either to resign or to allow successors to be appointed to them . At length the ...
... species of outrage was committed on the persons and families of the plebeians , and when the term of their appointment expired , the decemviri refused either to resign or to allow successors to be appointed to them . At length the ...
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