Glacial Markings of Unusual Forms in the Laurentian Hills1883 |
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Page ix
... Glencoe , on the Milwaukee branch , on the lake shore near the northern line of the county , has an altitude of 93.7 feet . Lake Forest , eight miles northward , 122.8 feet . Palatine , on the Janesville branch , 170.6 feet , and ...
... Glencoe , on the Milwaukee branch , on the lake shore near the northern line of the county , has an altitude of 93.7 feet . Lake Forest , eight miles northward , 122.8 feet . Palatine , on the Janesville branch , 170.6 feet , and ...
Page xi
... Glencoe , it rises 75 feet above the surface of the water . This clay is irregularly bedded , but in a general way three layers may be distinguished ; first and lowest , a quicksand ; second , " permeable " boulder clay well stratified ...
... Glencoe , it rises 75 feet above the surface of the water . This clay is irregularly bedded , but in a general way three layers may be distinguished ; first and lowest , a quicksand ; second , " permeable " boulder clay well stratified ...
Page xvii
... Glencoe . Unfortunately for collectors , this interesting spot has been drained and the wild forms so numerous in years past have given place to fields of wheat and corn . Another locality which merits notice is the strip of heavily ...
... Glencoe . Unfortunately for collectors , this interesting spot has been drained and the wild forms so numerous in years past have given place to fields of wheat and corn . Another locality which merits notice is the strip of heavily ...
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... Glen- coe ) . April - May . Near Blue Island , Brennan . ( B. ) Rare or infrequent throughout the southern part of the district . Specimens were collected near Riverside , with pistils and stamens changed to sepals . 10. A. acutiloba ...
... Glen- coe ) . April - May . Near Blue Island , Brennan . ( B. ) Rare or infrequent throughout the southern part of the district . Specimens were collected near Riverside , with pistils and stamens changed to sepals . 10. A. acutiloba ...
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... Glencoe bore white flowers . Plants occasionally 1 to 2 feet high . The roots vary from slender to quite fleshy . 25. R. septentrionalis , Poir . Crowfoot . R. repens in Manual , 5th Ed . , mainly . Moist woods and prairies ; common ...
... Glencoe bore white flowers . Plants occasionally 1 to 2 feet high . The roots vary from slender to quite fleshy . 25. R. septentrionalis , Poir . Crowfoot . R. repens in Manual , 5th Ed . , mainly . Moist woods and prairies ; common ...
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