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... purposes . The Wild Cherry tree is a hardy native , but is seldom cultivated as a timber - tree ; nor has it that care bestowed upon it which it really deserves . The best specimens to be met with are those which have risen by accident ...
... purposes . The Wild Cherry tree is a hardy native , but is seldom cultivated as a timber - tree ; nor has it that care bestowed upon it which it really deserves . The best specimens to be met with are those which have risen by accident ...
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... purposes for which it is employed in the arts and manufactures . It is extensively used for candle and soap making , for burning in lamps , for diminishing friction in machinery of all kinds , and especially for locomotives - in wool ...
... purposes for which it is employed in the arts and manufactures . It is extensively used for candle and soap making , for burning in lamps , for diminishing friction in machinery of all kinds , and especially for locomotives - in wool ...
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... purposes of light - houses ; in this country it has lately come into extensive domestic use , for burning in the French ' moderateur lamps . Our supplies of PALM OIL are almost wholly derived from the West Coast of Africa , of which it ...
... purposes of light - houses ; in this country it has lately come into extensive domestic use , for burning in the French ' moderateur lamps . Our supplies of PALM OIL are almost wholly derived from the West Coast of Africa , of which it ...
Términos y frases comunes
abundant acid Acrogens Africa alumina America Ammonite animal atmosphere bark beautiful beds belemnites bread-plants called carbon carbonic acid cells Ceylon chiefly clay climate coal cocoa cocoa-nut colour contains copper countries crystals cultivated Cyclopteris deep diamond earth employed Europe Exogens extensive feet fibre flowers fluid forests fossil fruit fusel oil garden Glyptodon gold greywacke ground grow GUTTA PERCHA heat Ichthyosaurus important India iron islands kinds land leaves Lepidodendron lime limestone maize manufacture manure medicine Megatherium metals mineral mountains naphtha native natural numerous nutrition o'er obtained ocean ornamental palm peculiar plantain plants plesiosaur produce purposes quantity resins rivers rocks roots sand sandstone seeds shells silica soft South South America species Sphenopteris spring starch stem stone strata substance sulphur sulphuric acid supply surface Teleosaurus thickness thou timber trees tropical varieties various vegetable weather wind wood yields