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Page 148
... yonder ? - F. It is the wild Service Tree ( Pyrus Arbutifolia ? ) its profuse corymbs of white blossoms give it the appear- ance of a large snowball . Its fruit is about the size of a cherry , but more resembling a medlar in form : it ...
... yonder ? - F. It is the wild Service Tree ( Pyrus Arbutifolia ? ) its profuse corymbs of white blossoms give it the appear- ance of a large snowball . Its fruit is about the size of a cherry , but more resembling a medlar in form : it ...
Page 176
... yonder hemlock . on yonder hemlock . Is it an owl ? F. Yes ; and one that is much oftener heard than seen ; it is the Great Horned Owl ( Strix Virginiana , ) a — very fine species : it is a native of nearly. HORNED OWL . Strix Virginiana ...
... yonder hemlock . on yonder hemlock . Is it an owl ? F. Yes ; and one that is much oftener heard than seen ; it is the Great Horned Owl ( Strix Virginiana , ) a — very fine species : it is a native of nearly. HORNED OWL . Strix Virginiana ...
Page 347
... Yonder is one prostrate across the road , which has fallen since we passed an hour ago see how it has crushed the fence , and torn up the ground of the field on the opposite side ! There thunders another ! they are falling now on every ...
... Yonder is one prostrate across the road , which has fallen since we passed an hour ago see how it has crushed the fence , and torn up the ground of the field on the opposite side ! There thunders another ! they are falling now on every ...
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