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Page 235
... Trees . Mr. Arthur Aikin , in his " Natural History of the Year , " narrates the first vital function in trees on the conclusion of winter . This is the ascent of the sap after the frost is moderated , and the earth sufficiently thawed ...
... Trees . Mr. Arthur Aikin , in his " Natural History of the Year , " narrates the first vital function in trees on the conclusion of winter . This is the ascent of the sap after the frost is moderated , and the earth sufficiently thawed ...
Page 237
... tree by counting the number of concentric circles of which the trunk is composed . A tree , therefore , properly speaking , is rather a congeries of a multitude of annual plants , than a perennial individual . " The sap in trees always ...
... tree by counting the number of concentric circles of which the trunk is composed . A tree , therefore , properly speaking , is rather a congeries of a multitude of annual plants , than a perennial individual . " The sap in trees always ...
Page 553
... trees , unroot houses and hayricks , throw down walls and in short every thing that impeded its progress . The effects were , however , ex- ceedingly partial and irregular , depend- ing apparently on the distance of the mouth of the ...
... trees , unroot houses and hayricks , throw down walls and in short every thing that impeded its progress . The effects were , however , ex- ceedingly partial and irregular , depend- ing apparently on the distance of the mouth of the ...
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