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... CAMPION AND WHITE IV . V. BUTTERFLY - HUNTING BEGINS RED CAMPION AGAIN VI . THE HEDGEHOG'S HOLE VII . ON MUSBURY CASTLE . VIII . A BIG FOSSIL BONE . VERONICA I I 2 22 31 41 50 61 70 81 X. GUELDER ROSE 91 XI . THE HERON'S HAUNT 102 XII ...
... CAMPION AND WHITE IV . V. BUTTERFLY - HUNTING BEGINS RED CAMPION AGAIN VI . THE HEDGEHOG'S HOLE VII . ON MUSBURY CASTLE . VIII . A BIG FOSSIL BONE . VERONICA I I 2 22 31 41 50 61 70 81 X. GUELDER ROSE 91 XI . THE HERON'S HAUNT 102 XII ...
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... plants by a hundred such devices ; and to observe the various mechanisms by which it is furthered , forms a fresh and almost endless pleasure for every country walk . III . RED CAMPION AND WHITE . THE bank along SEDGE AND WOODRUSH . 21.
... plants by a hundred such devices ; and to observe the various mechanisms by which it is furthered , forms a fresh and almost endless pleasure for every country walk . III . RED CAMPION AND WHITE . THE bank along SEDGE AND WOODRUSH . 21.
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... its wonted blaze of blossom , so bright that one can hardly wonder at Linnæus , who fell upon his knees and thanked God with fervour when first he looked upon its golden glory . 22 VIGNETTES FROM NATURE . RED CAMPION AND WHITE.
... its wonted blaze of blossom , so bright that one can hardly wonder at Linnæus , who fell upon his knees and thanked God with fervour when first he looked upon its golden glory . 22 VIGNETTES FROM NATURE . RED CAMPION AND WHITE.
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... campion is very successful in its efforts to attract the eyes of insects . I saw it distinctly a hundred yards away , and the butterflies seem to see it quite as well , and a great deal more effectually . The campions , indeed , are ...
... campion is very successful in its efforts to attract the eyes of insects . I saw it distinctly a hundred yards away , and the butterflies seem to see it quite as well , and a great deal more effectually . The campions , indeed , are ...
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... campion . The correspondence of these two names is full of significance . The day lychnis has a bright pink blossom , quite scentless , and opening in the morning . It is specialised for fertilisation by bees and butterflies ( more ...
... campion . The correspondence of these two names is full of significance . The day lychnis has a bright pink blossom , quite scentless , and opening in the morning . It is specialised for fertilisation by bees and butterflies ( more ...
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Academy Notes adapted æsthetic ancestors animals attract Author beautiful bees BESANT and JAMES birds blossoms boulders BRET HARTE bright butterflies calyx capsule carp CHARLES GIBBON close cloth extra cloth gilt cloth limp colour creatures cromlech Crown 8vo cyprinoids deer Demy 8vo developed donkey earth Edited English Essay existence eyes Facsimile fauna fertilisation fish flora flowers fruit glacial glaciers guelder rose habit hedgehogs History insectivores insects JAMES PAYN JAMES RICE JULIAN HAWTHORNE JUSTIN MCCARTHY leaves living Llyn Gwernant look LYNN LINTON MACQUOID mammalian mammals moths mountain natural nettle numerous Illustrations once original OUIDA peculiar petals pimpernel pistil plants Poems Pole pollen Portrait Post 8vo pretty primitive red campion seeds selection side Small 8vo specialised species Square 8vo stamens stem Stories survive tertiary tion tribe tropical trout veronica Vols W. H. MALLOCK waders WALTER BESANT weeds whole WILKIE COLLINS woodland loosestrife woodrush
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