Essays on the Wisdom of Godauthor, 1818 - 512 pages |
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Page 24
... Insects called hydrocanthari , have a curious apparatus for obtaining it . This is in their tails , which they raise above the water , and take in a small portion of air which they carry with them to the bottom , and keep it till it has ...
... Insects called hydrocanthari , have a curious apparatus for obtaining it . This is in their tails , which they raise above the water , and take in a small portion of air which they carry with them to the bottom , and keep it till it has ...
Page 56
... insects , may probably preserve the parts of fructification from the ravages of smaller ones . Volatile oils , or odorous substances , seem particularly destructive to these minute insects and animalcules , which feed on the substance ...
... insects , may probably preserve the parts of fructification from the ravages of smaller ones . Volatile oils , or odorous substances , seem particularly destructive to these minute insects and animalcules , which feed on the substance ...
Page 60
... insects into the flowers , it renders the work of impregnation more secure ; for the pollen by their means is applied to the stigma : and this is particu- larly the case when the stamens and pistils are in different flowers , or ...
... insects into the flowers , it renders the work of impregnation more secure ; for the pollen by their means is applied to the stigma : and this is particu- larly the case when the stamens and pistils are in different flowers , or ...
Page 68
... insects . It seems to perform a part in the economy of these feeble vegetable tribes , similar to that performed in the animal king- dom by the shell of the crustaceous insects . " The structure of the CocOA - NUT tree is well deserving ...
... insects . It seems to perform a part in the economy of these feeble vegetable tribes , similar to that performed in the animal king- dom by the shell of the crustaceous insects . " The structure of the CocOA - NUT tree is well deserving ...
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... insects . The DROPPING- TREES , in the islands of Ferro , St. Thomas , and in Guinea , serve the inhabitants instead of rain and fresh springs , The CINNAMON - TREE of Ceylon , is another instance of peculiar usefulness . From the root ...
... insects . The DROPPING- TREES , in the islands of Ferro , St. Thomas , and in Guinea , serve the inhabitants instead of rain and fresh springs , The CINNAMON - TREE of Ceylon , is another instance of peculiar usefulness . From the root ...
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