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Descriptive guide to the grounds, buildings and collections
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carias, which take the place in the southern hemisphere of
the pines in the north; Araucaria brasiliane and A. Rid-…
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of the cassava plant furnish the cassava flour and tapioca,
while those of coontie yield coontie flour which is quite…
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best for ornamental purposes. It was discovered in 1860 on
the famous Japanese mountain, Fuji-yama, by Mr. Veitch, for…
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The space allotted to the pines (Przus) embraces the region
to the eastward of the spruces and public conservatories, ex…
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pine of Europe and Asiatic Russia. Oun the easterly slope
of this higher land and on the lower ground nearby will be…
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The yew family (Taxaceae) is represented by two genera.
Of the true yews ( Zawxus), there are: the American yew, or…
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are: the common blue flag of our swamps, the yellow flag
of Eurcpe, the German iris, the Siberian iris, the Japanese…
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young shoots are sometimes used as a vegetable. Closely
related to this, and just south of it, is the amaranth family,…
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member of this family and a native of North America. The
tanks in the court of the public conservatories contain a great…
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stonecrop family, where there will be found many of the
stonecrops (Seduz), among the more showy and attractive
being…
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tropics ; the Illinois acuan is one of the plants representing
this family here, and many others will be found in the…
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are both here. Along the edge of the brook, and opposite
the spurge family, will be seen the water-starwort family, to…
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is the loosestrife family, represented by the purple loosestrife,
a native of Europe, but iniroduced in many places in…
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this is sometimes known as creeping Churlie; the fringed
loosestrife, from North America, is also here, as is the…
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plants, is the water-leaf family, at the base of a large rock
on the ridge ; there are the purple, the broad-leaved, and…
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nums; it is to this family that the potato, tomato and egg-
plant belong. A little beyond and to the left of the mints…
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honeysuckles, will be found in the fruticetum and in the
viticetum. To the left is the valerian family with a single…
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spiraeas, of which there are many forms, the blackberries,
the raspberries, the roses, and athers. Among the spiraeas,…
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illustrating the plum family, to which belong the plums,
cherries, apricots, and peaches. As many of the species of…
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together with other woody members of this family. The
tanners’-tree family comes next with a single representative,
the…
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chestnuts are trees, and are grown in the arboretum. Fol-
lowing this is the soapberry family, with the soapberry, from…
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of Europe, the berries of which are acrid and poisonous; the
berries of several of the species of oleaster are edible;…
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ber of the privets, including the California privet so much
used for hedges; a variely of lilacs (:Syrdnga), including…
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lus) as a collection apart, many species grown here not being
represented in the arboretum and fruticetum. Immediately…
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upright habit, and more graceful than the cottonwaod or
Carolina poplar ; the American aspen, a native of northern…
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sides of the road leading to the Lorillard mansion. The oaks,
the chestnuts, and the beeches belong here. The oaks
(…
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the DBronx River. The magnolia family will be found
mainly in the swale lying between the two ridges, with a
few…
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to the north of the sumac family, are the maple and buckeye
families. The maples (Acer) are represented by a number
of…
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it is highly esteemed; it is also used for wooden-ware and
paper pulp. To the north of the buckeye family is the
linden…
Helen Sheppard Oral History Interview (Excerpt)
HS: No. My mother’s sister and her family and my mother’s sister’s husband but was all. My
father’s family all remained in…
The natural history of dogs : Canidae or genus Canis of authors ; including also the genera Hyaena and Proteles / by Lieut. Col…
36 MEMOIR OF PALLAS.
cians, and of a great number of assistants, whose
services were o he devoted to the several objects of…
38 MEMOIR OF PALLAS.
crossed the Altaisk mountains, followed the course
of the Irtish as far as Kolivan, where he inspected…
MEMOIR OF PALLAS, 59
thereby subjects himself to much trouble and vexa-
tion. We cannot convey a better idea of those…
MEMOIR OF PALLAS, 61
woman and a sovereign did not happen to make the
hest possible seleetion, nor act with as correct views…
82 INTRODUCTION.
admitted the wolf and the jackal to be constituents
of his genus Canis ; but it does not appear that he…
94 INTRODUCTION.
Society, in February 1837, are correet, the vertebra
of the back, loins,and sacrum differ, between the wild…
96 INTRODUGTION.
tion.* Writers more imbued with the spirit of
system than with the phenomena they have to
investigate and…
INTRODUCTION. 101
Europe, the fiercest dogs, such as the packs kept by
the feudal nobility for boar and wolf hunting, were…
102 INTRODUCTION.
writers, and are led by inferences from their own
observations, rather than by the authority of names.
‘We…
126 THE CANINE FAMILY
and races that have since been nearly or entirely
extirpated.
This opinion is strengthened by the fact…
SUB-GENUS I. CHAON.
SECTION I. LUPUS.
THE WOLVES.
Lupus, Linn.—Sub-genus Chaon, Ifam. Smith.
Tug typical wolf of Europe and…
130 TITE WOLVES.
In stature and strength the wolves of Europe
vary but stightly, and cqual or surpass the largest
and most…
136 THE WOLVES.
zally repel the attack, killing one or more of the
enemy. Smgle horses fight a wolf by striling with’
the…
140 THE WOLVES,
Dblished ; he resumed his good condition of body
and brilliant coat ; his keepers could again approach
him…
142 THE WOLVES.
pearing, in Europe at least, that wolves by no
means pair every autumnn.
The malevolent sagacity, fearful…
THE AMERICAN WOLVES, 155
fore-wrists is present, The grey about the cyes
and face, in old individuals, is likewise similar;…
156 THE AMERICAN WOLVES.
their fur is shining and pure black : of the former,
Mr Griffith, in the English version of the…
TIE LYCISCAN DOGS, 1561
in our present state of knowledge concerning them,
being no more than to place their names in one…
168 THE RED DOGS. b
great personal courage, and the instinct of defend-
ing each other in danger. Their voice is a kind of…
180 THE TRUE DHOLE.
zle, back of the ears, and feet sooty. From this
description the animal differs from Chryseus prime-
2…
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CHRYSEUS JAVANICUS,
Cnis Javanicus, DESY.
PropanLy the Asuwawa of Raffles. This species
« was first brought to Europe…
HOARY AGUARA DOG, 251
to all the feet; the inner claws largest and sharp ;
the rictus of the mouth opened to a great depth,…