Philp's Washington Described: A Complete View of the American Capital, and the District of Columbia, with Many Notices, Historical, Topographical, and Scientific, of the Seat of GovernmentWilliam D'Arcy Haley S. Low, 1861 - Počet stran: 239 |
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... mile square ; the otter even now is occasionally met with along the Potomac River , while foxes , rabbits , field mice , musk- rats , and other species are more abundant than ever . As far as accurate data are at our command , the fol ...
... mile square ; the otter even now is occasionally met with along the Potomac River , while foxes , rabbits , field mice , musk- rats , and other species are more abundant than ever . As far as accurate data are at our command , the fol ...
Strana 35
... miles in a northern direction , have been diligently visited . In the proper season , on the mar- gin of these streams , will be found among the commoner plants two splendid lilies , two phloxes , Pulmonaria Obo- laria , Apios tuberosa ...
... miles in a northern direction , have been diligently visited . In the proper season , on the mar- gin of these streams , will be found among the commoner plants two splendid lilies , two phloxes , Pulmonaria Obo- laria , Apios tuberosa ...
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... Mile Run may be detected the graceful Nymphea odorata , and it is reported that the great yellow Nelumbium , or water chinquapin , may be gathered at Acquia Creek . Black birch , the silky cornel , sycamore , and hackberry , line the ...
... Mile Run may be detected the graceful Nymphea odorata , and it is reported that the great yellow Nelumbium , or water chinquapin , may be gathered at Acquia Creek . Black birch , the silky cornel , sycamore , and hackberry , line the ...
Strana 38
... miles on a northeast line from the city . The chesnut , hickories , black walnut , and but- . ternut , are common . The dwarf pine , Pinus inops , asso- ciated with Virginia cedar and sassafras , clothe the barren old fields , giving ...
... miles on a northeast line from the city . The chesnut , hickories , black walnut , and but- . ternut , are common . The dwarf pine , Pinus inops , asso- ciated with Virginia cedar and sassafras , clothe the barren old fields , giving ...
Strana 39
... mile above Little Falls Bridge . It will suffice to enumerate a few of the more common , viz .: Opuntia Muscari , Phlox divaricata , Phacelia , two species of Sedum , Dracocephalum , the blue Baptisia , Jeffersonia , Trillium , Asarum ...
... mile above Little Falls Bridge . It will suffice to enumerate a few of the more common , viz .: Opuntia Muscari , Phlox divaricata , Phacelia , two species of Sedum , Dracocephalum , the blue Baptisia , Jeffersonia , Trillium , Asarum ...
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