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... kind of Peli- can . - Insects . Page 286 CHAPTER XXXI . China possesses a great variety of Trees and Plants and Flowers.- The Chinese know but little of Botany . - Treatises on Botany and Herbals . - Peter Osbeck , Dr. Clarke Abel ...
... kind of Peli- can . - Insects . Page 286 CHAPTER XXXI . China possesses a great variety of Trees and Plants and Flowers.- The Chinese know but little of Botany . - Treatises on Botany and Herbals . - Peter Osbeck , Dr. Clarke Abel ...
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... kind , sea- slugs , and other things , with the pih tsae , the sweet potatoe , the root of the arrow wort , the water lily , the water chesnut , bindweed , and other roots for vegetables . If they did not kill many sharks , they would ...
... kind , sea- slugs , and other things , with the pih tsae , the sweet potatoe , the root of the arrow wort , the water lily , the water chesnut , bindweed , and other roots for vegetables . If they did not kill many sharks , they would ...
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... kind , worked by the hand , is in general use . In the Book of Deuteronomy it is said of the land of Egypt , " Where thou sowedst thy seed , and wa- terdst it with thy foot as a garden of herbs . " So that a mode similar to this was ...
... kind , worked by the hand , is in general use . In the Book of Deuteronomy it is said of the land of Egypt , " Where thou sowedst thy seed , and wa- terdst it with thy foot as a garden of herbs . " So that a mode similar to this was ...
Page 125
... kind of portable sheds or porticoes ) shall be set forth without the Woo - gate . " The officers of the Board of Public Works shall place the golden phoenix at the gate of Celestial Repose , directly in the middle ; and set the stage ...
... kind of portable sheds or porticoes ) shall be set forth without the Woo - gate . " The officers of the Board of Public Works shall place the golden phoenix at the gate of Celestial Repose , directly in the middle ; and set the stage ...
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... kind care . " Our ancestors Tae - tsoo and Tae - tsung began to lay the vast foundation ( of our empire ) . And She - tsoo became the sole Monarch of China . " Our sacred ancestor , Kang - he ; the emperor Yung - ching , the glory of ...
... kind care . " Our ancestors Tae - tsoo and Tae - tsung began to lay the vast foundation ( of our empire ) . And She - tsoo became the sole Monarch of China . " Our sacred ancestor , Kang - he ; the emperor Yung - ching , the glory of ...
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