The Four Seasons: A Short Account of the Structure of Plants : Four Lectures1865 - Plant anatomy - 75 pages |
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... cloth for dresses . Their way of making paper was to place a number of layers of pith close beside each other , with as many more layers ranged across them , and then to wet the whole with water , which made the pieces stick together ...
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... clothing , and place them in cradles made of leather and lined with moss , and in those soft , warm nests , the little creatures are completely defended from the cold . The Green- landers use this sort of moss for tinder , and for wicks ...
... clothing , and place them in cradles made of leather and lined with moss , and in those soft , warm nests , the little creatures are completely defended from the cold . The Green- landers use this sort of moss for tinder , and for wicks ...
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... clothing ; and even its bones and sinews are con- verted into several useful articles . This Lichen grows to the height of at least a foot , and is of a whitish or very pale grey colour , so that , where it grows , the ground looks as ...
... clothing ; and even its bones and sinews are con- verted into several useful articles . This Lichen grows to the height of at least a foot , and is of a whitish or very pale grey colour , so that , where it grows , the ground looks as ...
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