Useful and Ornamental PlantingBaldwin and Cradock, 1832 - 151 pages |
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... observation in a transverse section of any root , branch , or stem . The discriminating characters of the wood being more obvious in the stem , than in the root or rootlets , we shall consider it more particularly when mentioning the ...
... observation in a transverse section of any root , branch , or stem . The discriminating characters of the wood being more obvious in the stem , than in the root or rootlets , we shall consider it more particularly when mentioning the ...
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... observed that the structure of the root was similar to that of the organization of the stem and branches ; but a more particular notice of the constitution of the wood was referred to this place . A close examination * of a horizontal ...
... observed that the structure of the root was similar to that of the organization of the stem and branches ; but a more particular notice of the constitution of the wood was referred to this place . A close examination * of a horizontal ...
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... observation . The lime ( p ) has very slender equal rays and a minute cellular texture pervading the whole body of the wood . The concentric layers are scarcely perceptible to the naked eye . It may be compared to the wood of the poplar ...
... observation . The lime ( p ) has very slender equal rays and a minute cellular texture pervading the whole body of the wood . The concentric layers are scarcely perceptible to the naked eye . It may be compared to the wood of the poplar ...
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... observed in the practice of sowing them . 1st . Seeds farinaceous , and covered with shells , nut - seeds . To this class belong the oak , Spanish - chestnut , beech , horse - chestnut , walnut , hazel , hornbeam , plane , sycamore ...
... observed in the practice of sowing them . 1st . Seeds farinaceous , and covered with shells , nut - seeds . To this class belong the oak , Spanish - chestnut , beech , horse - chestnut , walnut , hazel , hornbeam , plane , sycamore ...
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... observed , by the practical planter , of the spring growth , midsummer growth , and leafless or winter cessation of growth , an- nually in the progress of every forest - tree . That the roots of these plants ( as long as their vital ...
... observed , by the practical planter , of the spring growth , midsummer growth , and leafless or winter cessation of growth , an- nually in the progress of every forest - tree . That the roots of these plants ( as long as their vital ...
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Page 28 - To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice : and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out. And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him : for they know his voice. And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers.
Page 7 - And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every fowl of the air, upon all that moveth upon the earth, and upon all the fishes of the sea; into your hand are they delivered.
Page 33 - There were two men in one city; the one rich, and the other poor. The rich man had exceeding many flocks and herds : but the poor man had nothing, save one little ewe lamb, which he had bought and nourished up: and it grew up together with him, and with his children ; it did eat of his own meat, and drank of his own cup, and lay in his bosom and was unto him as a daughter.
Page 27 - And David said unto Saul, Thy servant kept his father's sheep, and there came a lion, and a bear, and took a lamb out of the flock : and I went out after him, and smote him, and delivered it out of his mouth: and when he arose against me, I caught him by his beard, "and smote him, and slew him. Thy servant slew both the lion and the bear: and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be as one of them, seeing he hath defied the armies of the living God.
Page 37 - If I have seen any perish for want of clothing, or any poor without covering; If his loins have not blessed me, and if he were not warmed with the fleece of my sheep...
Page 40 - Her wise ladies answered her, yea, she returned answer to herself, have they not sped ? have they not divided the prey ; to every man a damsel or two ; to Sisera a prey of divers colours, a prey of divers colours of needlework, of divers colours of needlework on both sides, meet for the necks of them that take the spoil...
Page 37 - Them hath he filled with wisdom of heart to work all manner of work of the engraver. And of the cunning workman and of the embroiderer, in blue and in purple, in scarlet and in fine linen and of the weaver, even of them that do any work and of those that devise cunning work.
Page 30 - And it came to pass, when the evil spirit from God was upon Saul, that David took an harp, and played with his hand: so Saul was refreshed, and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him.
Page 45 - Who goeth a warfare any time at his own charges ? who planteth a vineyard, and eateth not of the fruit thereof? or who feedeth a flock, and eateth not of the milk of the flock ? 8 Say I these things as a man ? or saith not the law the same also?
Page 37 - And Delilah said unto Samson, " Hitherto thou hast mocked me and told me lies: tell me wherewith thou mightest be bound.