Plantae utiliores: or illustrations of useful plants, employed in the arts and medicine, Teil 8Whittaker & Company, 1850 |
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... considered the cause of low - spirits and despondency . The flowers expand only about the middle of the day , and close at the approach of rain ; and from this cir- cumstance it is denominated the shepherd's , or poor man's weather ...
... considered the cause of low - spirits and despondency . The flowers expand only about the middle of the day , and close at the approach of rain ; and from this cir- cumstance it is denominated the shepherd's , or poor man's weather ...
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... considered the symbols of labour and industry - the beaver which builds his cabin , the ant which digs his sinuous granary beneath the sward , the bee which labours profitably from dawn to sunset , the woodpecker whose patient beak ...
... considered the symbols of labour and industry - the beaver which builds his cabin , the ant which digs his sinuous granary beneath the sward , the bee which labours profitably from dawn to sunset , the woodpecker whose patient beak ...
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... considered as conclusive , it is at all events of such a remarkable , plain - speaking character , as to call for a certain amount of credence and attention . " It is scarcely necessary to remind the reader , that at what may be called ...
... considered as conclusive , it is at all events of such a remarkable , plain - speaking character , as to call for a certain amount of credence and attention . " It is scarcely necessary to remind the reader , that at what may be called ...
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... considered an emblem of the world , and the flower was looked upon as the cradle of Brahma . It was used to decorate the temples of their idols , and laid as a most acceptable votive offering upon their altars . Sir George Staunton ...
... considered an emblem of the world , and the flower was looked upon as the cradle of Brahma . It was used to decorate the temples of their idols , and laid as a most acceptable votive offering upon their altars . Sir George Staunton ...
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... considered it a heinous degree of sacrilege for a European so much as to break off the smallest branch , it was probable they would resist all botanising attempts upon its sacred boughs , and it became expedient , therefore , to get the ...
... considered it a heinous degree of sacrilege for a European so much as to break off the smallest branch , it was probable they would resist all botanising attempts upon its sacred boughs , and it became expedient , therefore , to get the ...
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