Chambers's Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge, 第 8 巻W. & R. Chambers, 1891 |
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... common in North America from Alaska and the Slave Lake into the central United States , but is now extinct in settled districts . There seems to be nothing in its habits to justify its common name of Fisher or Fisher Marten ; by hunters ...
... common in North America from Alaska and the Slave Lake into the central United States , but is now extinct in settled districts . There seems to be nothing in its habits to justify its common name of Fisher or Fisher Marten ; by hunters ...
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... common in the Carboniferous System ( q.v. ) . PEONY Pentstemon , a genus of plants belonging to the natural order Scrophulariaceae , consisting of herbaceous or sub - shrubby species mostly yielding flowers of great beauty . American ...
... common in the Carboniferous System ( q.v. ) . PEONY Pentstemon , a genus of plants belonging to the natural order Scrophulariaceae , consisting of herbaceous or sub - shrubby species mostly yielding flowers of great beauty . American ...
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... common . The White Peony ( P. albiflora ) is another favourite species , of which there are now many beautiful varieties which have originated in French and Belgian gardens . It is a native of the central parts of Asia . Its flowers are ...
... common . The White Peony ( P. albiflora ) is another favourite species , of which there are now many beautiful varieties which have originated in French and Belgian gardens . It is a native of the central parts of Asia . Its flowers are ...
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... Common or Black Pepper ( P. nigrum ) , a native of the East Indies , now cul- tivated also in many tropical countries ; its berry or drupe being the most com- mon and large- ly used of all spices . It is a rambling and climbing shrub ...
... Common or Black Pepper ( P. nigrum ) , a native of the East Indies , now cul- tivated also in many tropical countries ; its berry or drupe being the most com- mon and large- ly used of all spices . It is a rambling and climbing shrub ...
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... common opinion on this subject , that these were learned by experience , and not known by the mere act of vision ( see VISION ) . The second question relates to the grounds we have for asserting the existence of an external and material ...
... common opinion on this subject , that these were learned by experience , and not known by the mere act of vision ( see VISION ) . The second question relates to the grounds we have for asserting the existence of an external and material ...
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