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Excerpt from First Book of Indian BotanyThis little book is, in substance, my Lessons in Elementary Botany adapted for use in India.But in preparing it, I have had in view the want, often felt, of some handy re'sumé of Indian Botany, which might be serviceable not only to residents in India, but also to any one about to proceed thither, desirous of getting some preliminary idea of the Botany of that country.I might have entitled the book Illus...
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Excerpt from The Foreign Visitant: Containing Interesting Observations and Remarks, Made by an Inhabitant of Terra Incognita, on the Character and Manners of the Inhabitants of This Earth, Particularly in Relation to the Lord's DayIn contormity to the act of the Congress of the United States, intitled, An Act (or the Encouragement of Learnin by securing the Copies of Maps, Charts, aiitl Books, to the Authors an Pioprietors of such copies. Duri...
Excerpt from Flora of Tropical Africa, Vol. 1: Ranunculaceæ to ConnaraceæThe more original portion of the Flora of Tropical Africa is based upon the very extensive collections that have accumulated at Kew during the last ten years, sent home by the Botanists and Collectors attached to various scientific and exploratory journeys in Tropical Africa. The principal, of these collections are enumerated below.From our very imperfect knowledge of the...
Excerpt from Flora of Tropical Africa, Vol. 1: Ranunculaceæ to ConnaraceæThe more original portion of the Flora of Tropical Africa is based upon the very extensive collections that have accumulated at Kew during the last ten years, sent home by the Botanists and Collectors attached to various scientific and exploratory journeys in Tropical Africa. The principal, of these collections are enumerated below.From our very imperfect knowledge of the...
Excerpt from Flora of Tropical Africa, Vol. 2: Leguminosæ to FicoideæAbout the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, a...
Excerpt from Flora of Tropical Africa, Vol. 2: Leguminosæ to FicoideæAbout the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, a...
Excerpt from An Address, Delivered Before the New-Hampshire Medical Society, at Concord, June 4, 1833This leads me to hich has an im portant bearing upo is th'is - that one of the greatest evils high civilization and which counterbalances m H the advantages ii.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical wo...
Excerpt from An Address, Delivered Before the New-Hampshire Medical Society, at Concord, June 4, 1833This leads me to hich has an im portant bearing upo is th'is - that one of the greatest evils high civilization and which counterbalances m H the advantages ii.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical wo...
Excerpt from Official Guide to the Kew Museums: A Handbook to the Museums of Economic Botany of the Royal Gardens, KewNo. 39. Brick tea of Tibet, pressed and dried in moulds. It is largely used in Central Asia, boiled with salt, butter, etc. Observe the wheatsheaf, ' Zozenge, ' yellow, ' and other sorts of tea.Upwards of pounds of too. Were entered for home consumption in 1874, the total import exceeding' lbs.About the PublisherForgotten Books...
Excerpt from Official Guide to the Kew Museums: A Handbook to the Museums of Economic Botany of the Royal Gardens, KewNo. 39. Brick tea of Tibet, pressed and dried in moulds. It is largely used in Central Asia, boiled with salt, butter, etc. Observe the wheatsheaf, ' Zozenge, ' yellow, ' and other sorts of tea.Upwards of pounds of too. Were entered for home consumption in 1874, the total import exceeding' lbs.About the PublisherForgotten Books...
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