Encyclopædia Americana: A Popular Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature, History, Politics, and Biography, Brought Down to the Present Time ; Including a Copious Collection of Original Articles in American Biography ; on the Basis of the Seventh Edition of the German Conversations-Lexicon, Volum 12Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth Desilver, Thomas, & Company, 1836 |
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... leaves of a closed Bible . The verse which was pointed out served as an ora- cle . Even at the present time , this is not unfrequently done by the superstitious ; and some sects even resort to it for guidance on important occasions ...
... leaves of a closed Bible . The verse which was pointed out served as an ora- cle . Even at the present time , this is not unfrequently done by the superstitious ; and some sects even resort to it for guidance on important occasions ...
Pàgina 11
... leaves are alternate , oval , petiolate , green above , whitish and downy beneath , re- sembling those of the quince . The flow- ers are disposed in racemes , white , and very much resemble those of the orange . The fruit is whitish and ...
... leaves are alternate , oval , petiolate , green above , whitish and downy beneath , re- sembling those of the quince . The flow- ers are disposed in racemes , white , and very much resemble those of the orange . The fruit is whitish and ...
Pàgina 11
... leaves the apart- ment . These circumstances render the Holland stove one of the most powerful means we can employ for keeping up a regular and effectual heat , with a sm.dl expense of fue !. The disadvantages of these stoves are , that ...
... leaves the apart- ment . These circumstances render the Holland stove one of the most powerful means we can employ for keeping up a regular and effectual heat , with a sm.dl expense of fue !. The disadvantages of these stoves are , that ...
Pàgina 12
... leaves . The flowers are large , and the corolla funnel- shaped . All parts of the plant exhale a strong and nauseous odor . It is one of the most dangerous of narcotic poisons ; and when taken internally , produces ver- tigo , torpor ...
... leaves . The flowers are large , and the corolla funnel- shaped . All parts of the plant exhale a strong and nauseous odor . It is one of the most dangerous of narcotic poisons ; and when taken internally , produces ver- tigo , torpor ...
Pàgina 14
... leaves are composed of three leaflets , sup- ported on a long foot - stalk , which is pro- vided with stipules at the base . From the midst of the leaves arise two or three simple , slender , silky stems , from four to six inches high ...
... leaves are composed of three leaflets , sup- ported on a long foot - stalk , which is pro- vided with stipules at the base . From the midst of the leaves arise two or three simple , slender , silky stems , from four to six inches high ...
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