Key to Knowledge ..Harris, 1841 - 268 pages |
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... of a yellowish white colour . MOTHER . Mildew affects the straw and the ear , upon which it shews itself like the white scum , or mother , upon ink ; or like the musti- ness upon a decayed board . WHEAT . 9 LOUISA . I suppose that is ...
... of a yellowish white colour . MOTHER . Mildew affects the straw and the ear , upon which it shews itself like the white scum , or mother , upon ink ; or like the musti- ness upon a decayed board . WHEAT . 9 LOUISA . I suppose that is ...
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WHEAT . 9 LOUISA . I suppose that is caused by too much rain ? MOTHER . Too much rain , or heavy fogs , are generally the prelude to this disease ; but it is suspected that some other cause exists . LOUISA . And what is the smut ...
WHEAT . 9 LOUISA . I suppose that is caused by too much rain ? MOTHER . Too much rain , or heavy fogs , are generally the prelude to this disease ; but it is suspected that some other cause exists . LOUISA . And what is the smut ...
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... Suppose , rather , that we should call honey the syrup of flowers , drawn from the opening buds by the trunk , or proboscis , of the industrious bee , and thus borne home to the waxen cells . LOUISA . Now I like honey again . MOTHER ...
... Suppose , rather , that we should call honey the syrup of flowers , drawn from the opening buds by the trunk , or proboscis , of the industrious bee , and thus borne home to the waxen cells . LOUISA . Now I like honey again . MOTHER ...
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BARLEY . 23 HELEN . The meal you speak of , I suppose , is what is usually called oatmeal ? MOTHER . It is so ; and when converted into a kind of pudding , called crowdie , is very pala- table . It is also used for gruel , instead of ...
BARLEY . 23 HELEN . The meal you speak of , I suppose , is what is usually called oatmeal ? MOTHER . It is so ; and when converted into a kind of pudding , called crowdie , is very pala- table . It is also used for gruel , instead of ...
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... suppose ; for there it grows wild . LOUISA . Mother ; you have not spoken of Indian corn , some of which grew , last summer , in the garden , and looked very graceful . MOTHER . Indian corn , or maize , is a natural product of the ...
... suppose ; for there it grows wild . LOUISA . Mother ; you have not spoken of Indian corn , some of which grew , last summer , in the garden , and looked very graceful . MOTHER . Indian corn , or maize , is a natural product of the ...
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