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Page 6
... head of " pascua , 66 or pasture lands , " everything from which the public revenues are derived , from the fact that for a long period of time pasture lands were the only sources of the public revenue . Fines , too , were only imposed ...
... head of " pascua , 66 or pasture lands , " everything from which the public revenues are derived , from the fact that for a long period of time pasture lands were the only sources of the public revenue . Fines , too , were only imposed ...
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... head of it droops languidly , and the stalk tapers gra- dually in thickness , being of almost the toughness and con- sistency of wood : the head is loaded with grain closely packed , there being a tuft upon the top , nearly a foot in ...
... head of it droops languidly , and the stalk tapers gra- dually in thickness , being of almost the toughness and con- sistency of wood : the head is loaded with grain closely packed , there being a tuft upon the top , nearly a foot in ...
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... head is similar to that of the poppy , being of a rose colour : the beans enclosed in this head are not above thirty in number ; the leaves are large , and the fruit is bitter and odoriferous . The root , however , is highly esteemed by ...
... head is similar to that of the poppy , being of a rose colour : the beans enclosed in this head are not above thirty in number ; the leaves are large , and the fruit is bitter and odoriferous . The root , however , is highly esteemed by ...
Page 46
... head , from which cir- cumstance it has received the name of " arietinum ; " there are both the white and the black arietinum . There is also the columbine chick - pea , by some known as the " pea of Venus ; " it is white , round , and ...
... head , from which cir- cumstance it has received the name of " arietinum ; " there are both the white and the black arietinum . There is also the columbine chick - pea , by some known as the " pea of Venus ; " it is white , round , and ...
Page 51
... head - ache . If , however , it is put in the ground at the beginning of spring , it will be productive of no bad results . 03 CHAP . 39. ( 16 . ) — silicia . Silicia , or , in other words , fenugreek , is sown after a light ploughing ...
... head - ache . If , however , it is put in the ground at the beginning of spring , it will be productive of no bad results . 03 CHAP . 39. ( 16 . ) — silicia . Silicia , or , in other words , fenugreek , is sown after a light ploughing ...
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