Political essay on the kingdom of New Spain, Հատոր 3Longman, 1811 |
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... appears to admit , that the insect and the nopal of the planta- tions of Oaxaca , have been insensibly modi- fied in their form by means of long culture . This supposition , however , appears to me equal- ly gratuitous with that which ...
... appears to admit , that the insect and the nopal of the planta- tions of Oaxaca , have been insensibly modi- fied in their form by means of long culture . This supposition , however , appears to me equal- ly gratuitous with that which ...
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... appears to be of my opinion ; for he cites the wild nopal of Thiery de Menonville , as synonymous with the cochineal Indian fig , which is entirely different from that of the plantations . In fact , Linneus gave the name of cactus ...
... appears to be of my opinion ; for he cites the wild nopal of Thiery de Menonville , as synonymous with the cochineal Indian fig , which is entirely different from that of the plantations . In fact , Linneus gave the name of cactus ...
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... appears to have con- founded this plant with an Indian fig , which we have frequently found in the gardens ( conu- cos ) of the Indians of Mexico and Peru , and which the creoles , on account of its gigantic size , the excellence of its ...
... appears to have con- founded this plant with an Indian fig , which we have frequently found in the gardens ( conu- cos ) of the Indians of Mexico and Peru , and which the creoles , on account of its gigantic size , the excellence of its ...
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... appears that not only the fruits , but also the green branches of several species of cactus will dye cotton , violet and red , and that the colour of the cochineal is not en- tirely owing to a process of animalization of the vegetable ...
... appears that not only the fruits , but also the green branches of several species of cactus will dye cotton , violet and red , and that the colour of the cochineal is not en- tirely owing to a process of animalization of the vegetable ...
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... appear to contain more of the colouring principle in temperate climates , especially in regions where the mean temperature of the air is 18 or 20 centigrade degrees . As to the wild cochineal , we found it in abundance in the most ...
... appear to contain more of the colouring principle in temperate climates , especially in regions where the mean temperature of the air is 18 or 20 centigrade degrees . As to the wild cochineal , we found it in abundance in the most ...
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