The Natural History of SelbourneG. Routledge, 1853 - 428 pages |
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Page 244
... ponds on the summits of chalk hills , many of which are never dry in the most trying droughts of summer ; -on chalk hills ... pond , it is true , is overhung with two moderate beeches , that , doubt- less , at times afford it much supply ...
... ponds on the summits of chalk hills , many of which are never dry in the most trying droughts of summer ; -on chalk hills ... pond , it is true , is overhung with two moderate beeches , that , doubt- less , at times afford it much supply ...
Page 265
... pond ; Vaccinium myrtillus , whortle , or bilberries - on the dry hillocks of Wolmer Forest ; Drosera rotundifolia , round - leaved sundew - in the bogs of Bin's pond ; Drosera longifolia , long - leaved sundew - in the bogs of Bin's pond ...
... pond ; Vaccinium myrtillus , whortle , or bilberries - on the dry hillocks of Wolmer Forest ; Drosera rotundifolia , round - leaved sundew - in the bogs of Bin's pond ; Drosera longifolia , long - leaved sundew - in the bogs of Bin's pond ...
Page 304
... pond full came to an untimely end . The pond was partly supplied and warmed by the waste water from a steam engine . One day , some verdigris that had formed in some part of the engine was washed into the pond , and poisoned every one ...
... pond full came to an untimely end . The pond was partly supplied and warmed by the waste water from a steam engine . One day , some verdigris that had formed in some part of the engine was washed into the pond , and poisoned every one ...
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