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... royal fern , but those that live in foreign countries are sometimes as large and as tall as trees , with thick , scaly stems ; and as the fronds which grow out of this stem die off year by year , their remains Fruit of Ferns . 201 add ...
... royal fern , but those that live in foreign countries are sometimes as large and as tall as trees , with thick , scaly stems ; and as the fronds which grow out of this stem die off year by year , their remains Fruit of Ferns . 201 add ...
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... Scotland , and I thought of Sir Walter Scott's description of it ; he says : sun . ' Where the copsewood is the greenest , Where the fountain glistens sheenest , King or Royal Fern . Where the morning dew lies 204 Talks about Plants .
... Scotland , and I thought of Sir Walter Scott's description of it ; he says : sun . ' Where the copsewood is the greenest , Where the fountain glistens sheenest , King or Royal Fern . Where the morning dew lies 204 Talks about Plants .
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Phebe Lankester. King or Royal Fern . Where the morning dew lies longest , There the lady fern grows strongest . ' 205 But the grandest of all our ferns is the king fern , Osmunda regalis . I have told you how it bears its flowery crown ...
Phebe Lankester. King or Royal Fern . Where the morning dew lies longest , There the lady fern grows strongest . ' 205 But the grandest of all our ferns is the king fern , Osmunda regalis . I have told you how it bears its flowery crown ...
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... Royal 16mo ,, cloth , price 2s . 6d . The object of this book is to present an amusing story illustrative of the communication we may suppose passes between animals . The instances of animal sagacity are derived from various original ...
... Royal 16mo ,, cloth , price 2s . 6d . The object of this book is to present an amusing story illustrative of the communication we may suppose passes between animals . The instances of animal sagacity are derived from various original ...
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