Advanced Reading Book, Literary and ScientificT. Laurie, 1859 - 424 pages |
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... species ( Actinia crassicomis ) for the table , after being boiled in sea - water ; but though he expressly says they are , when cooked , of an inviting appearance , I never ventured to make trial of them . Mr. Gosse was , how- ever ...
... species ( Actinia crassicomis ) for the table , after being boiled in sea - water ; but though he expressly says they are , when cooked , of an inviting appearance , I never ventured to make trial of them . Mr. Gosse was , how- ever ...
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... species in nature , and are not in accordance with the ideas of those naturalists , who state that one species can be trans muted into another in the course of generations . Having thus determined what species are , we proceed to group ...
... species in nature , and are not in accordance with the ideas of those naturalists , who state that one species can be trans muted into another in the course of generations . Having thus determined what species are , we proceed to group ...
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... Species . Variety . In giving the name of a plant we express the genus and the species . Thus Rosa spinosissima is the Scotch rose , where Rosa is the generic name and spinosissima the specific or trivial name ; so also Rosa canina ...
... Species . Variety . In giving the name of a plant we express the genus and the species . Thus Rosa spinosissima is the Scotch rose , where Rosa is the generic name and spinosissima the specific or trivial name ; so also Rosa canina ...
Contents
LESSONS IN NATURAL HISTORY | 1 |
THE MATERIALS USED FOR PERFUMERY | 7 |
THOMSON | 10 |
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