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Descriptive guide to the grounds, buildings and collections
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the cherimoyer (Anona Cherimolia), and the sour sop (Anona
murtcate). The mammee-apple is another tropical fruit,…
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other specimens of tropical ferns as are too large for the
benches in house No. 10. Many specimens of tree-ferns…
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The yew family (Taxaceae) is represented by two genera.
Of the true yews ( Zaxus), there are : the American yew, or…
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ing sorts. The Chinese juniper, and its striking form, of col-
umnar habit, known as variety pyramidalis, are each…
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this is sometimes known as creeping Charlie; the fringed
loosestrife, from North America, is also here, as is the…
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smooth alder, common along streams and in swamps, is also
here. Following the birch family on the same side of the
path…
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spiraeas, of which there are many forms, the blackberries,
the raspberries, the roses, and others. 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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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 variety of lilacs (Syrznga), including…
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the path from the viburnums, and here will be found, among
others, the fragrant honeysuckle, from China, one of the…
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Zus) 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 cottonwood or
Carolina poplar; the American aspen, a native of northern
North…
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is valued in that region on account of its bark which is used
in tanning leather. The swamp oak, the scarlet oak, the…
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the Bronx River. The magnolia family will be found
mainly in the swale lying between the two ridges, with a
few…
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Near the eastern end of the long bridge are trees illus-
trating the senna family, the pea family, the rue family, and…
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1t is highly esteemed; it is also used for wooden-ware and
paper pulp. To the north of the buckeye family is the
linden…
Entomologisches Wochenblatt (Insekten-Börse)
Herausgegeben von Camillo Schaufuf}, Meiflen und A. Frankeastein, Leipzig.
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Colorfax: M.E. Warren at Georgetown (6-Aug 7);
nVisual Expressions” at Dupont Circle (thru
30): Jon Angel at Tenley Circle (…
Peonies, bulbs and hardy plants
MARQUIS C. LAGERGREN. (Dessert, 1911). Luarge, hright,
velvetv-crimson; very hrilliant and showy with distinet sil-
very…
ALTAR CANDLES, (I’lcas.) type, wuards pink.
Center a mass of long, narrow, vellow, partly transfornie]
stamens Lipped with…
BABCOCK PEONY GARDENS, JAMESTOWN, NEW YORK
JAPONICUM LONGIFLORUM. The hawvdy Iaster 1.ily. TIGRINUM SPLENDENS. Ul(l-…
The natural history of dogs : Canidae or genus Canis of authors ; including also the genera Hyaena and Proteles / by Lieut. Col…
MEMOIR OF PALLAS, 35
French government despatched the Abbé Chappe
&’ Auteroche to Tobolsk to make the required ob-…
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pearances, and excited an interest which has since
yielded an abundant harvest.*
Our Naturalist set off…
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crossed the Altaisk mountains, followed the course
of the Irtish as far as Kolivan, where he inspected…
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tic birds had arrived. T have remarked, that not
only in these countries, but generally throughout…
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being trained. A Kirguis will often give a first-
rate horse for an eagle of good breed, whilst he will…
MEMOIR OF PALLAS. 7D
In 1781, he began a work which he meant parti-
cularly to dedicate to the insects of Russia (Zeones…
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the world has ever seen. China, India, Persia, and
the whole of Tartary, were nccessarily subjected to…
MEMOIR OF PALLAS. 59
thereby subjects himself to much trouble and vexa-
tion. We cannot convey a better idea of those…
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and government, but devotes a large portion of his
work to an account of their religion, which is truly…
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disappointment :—* Were this the proper place to
inform my readers of the disquietude and hardships…
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phy. We used every endeavour to prevail upon
him to quit the country and accompany us to Eng-
land ;…
74 APPENDIX.
the Count Lacépede, 1788 ; and the other
in 8 vols. 8vo. and one of plates, with
Notes by Lamarck and Longles,…
88 INTRODUCTION.
Now, adverting to the eircumstance of the fertility
of the mixed breed between wolf and dog (one cer-…
1006 INTRODUCTION.
they be without a known prototype, we might form
a system as philosophically admissible as our present…
SUB-GENUS I. CHAON.
SECTION 1. LUPUS.
THE WOLVES.
Lupus, Linn.—Sub-genus Chaon, Ham. Smith.
Toe typical wolf of Europe and…
THE WOLVES. 131
when they wish to conceal a part of their food or
the droppings about their lairs. The parent wolves
punish…
136 THE WOLVES.
rally repel the attack, killing one or more of the
enemy. Single horses fight a wolf by striking with’
the…
152 THE BLACK WOLF.
now the lobo will accompany strings of mules as
soon as it becomes dusky. They are seen bounding
from…
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SECTION III. CHRYSEUS.
THE RED DOGS.
THE second group of wild dogs belongs to the old
continent, and at present is…
THE COMMON JACKAL. 215
crooked ; the tail is straight, somewhat longer in
proportion, and more brushy than in the wolf; the…
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SACALIUS PROCYONOIDES.
Canis procyonoides, GRAY.
Racoon-faced Dog, Illust. of Ind. Zool.
Grev-srowx, varied with black…
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CORSAC DOG-FOX.
Cynalopex corsac.
PLATE XVL
Wz think with Monsieur Desmarets, that this
species should be placed with…