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... leaves , bark , & c . , and particularly the seeds , are nauseous and poisonous , containing Cytisine , an emetic , purgative , and narcotic principle , which is also found in many allied plants . Accidents from L. seeds are not ...
... leaves , bark , & c . , and particularly the seeds , are nauseous and poisonous , containing Cytisine , an emetic , purgative , and narcotic principle , which is also found in many allied plants . Accidents from L. seeds are not ...
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... leaves , and white flowers . It is remarkable for the tenacity of the fibres of its inner bark , and the readiness ... LEAF . See LATTICE LEAF . LACÉPÈDE , BERNARD GERMAIN ÉTIENNE DE LAVILLE , COUNT DE an eminent naturalist and elegant ...
... leaves , and white flowers . It is remarkable for the tenacity of the fibres of its inner bark , and the readiness ... LEAF . See LATTICE LEAF . LACÉPÈDE , BERNARD GERMAIN ÉTIENNE DE LAVILLE , COUNT DE an eminent naturalist and elegant ...
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... leaves of plants , on which the larvae are to find their food , and the larvae run about in pur- Ladybird ... leaves . - The COMMON L. M. ( A. vulgaris ) is abundant on banks and in pastures throughout Britain .-- Still more beautiful is ...
... leaves of plants , on which the larvae are to find their food , and the larvae run about in pur- Ladybird ... leaves . - The COMMON L. M. ( A. vulgaris ) is abundant on banks and in pastures throughout Britain .-- Still more beautiful is ...
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... leaves of a fan , sometimes like teeth of a comb . Many of the L. feed on decaying animal or vegetable matter , but some on leaves or flowers ; the latter are generally of brilliant metallic colours ; the former , black or brown . The ...
... leaves of a fan , sometimes like teeth of a comb . Many of the L. feed on decaying animal or vegetable matter , but some on leaves or flowers ; the latter are generally of brilliant metallic colours ; the former , black or brown . The ...
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... leaves its burrow by day . It feeds chiefly on vegetable food . When in season , it is highly esteemed for the table , as some of the other land - crabs also are ; and its spawn or roe , which before being deposited forms a bunch as ...
... leaves its burrow by day . It feeds chiefly on vegetable food . When in season , it is highly esteemed for the table , as some of the other land - crabs also are ; and its spawn or roe , which before being deposited forms a bunch as ...
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