Transactions of the Botanical Society, Том 12

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Vol. 25: The distribution of Hepaticæ in Scotland, by S.M. Macvicar.

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Стр. 463 - For he that hath, to him shall be given: and he that hath not, from him shall be taken even that which he hath.
Стр. 348 - This also cometh forth from the Lord of hosts, who is wonderful in counsel, and excellent in working.
Стр. 14 - This plant is a native of the Cape of Good Hope, and was originally grown as a stove plant in the Edinburgh garden.
Стр. 493 - It has no effect on the mental faculties, so far as my own trials and and other observations go, except liberating them from the dulness and drowsiness which follow great bodily fatigue. I do not yet know its effect on mental fatigue purely. As to the several functions, it reduces the effect of severe protracted exercise in accelerating the pulse. It increases the saliva, which, however, may be no more than the effect of mastication. It does not diminish the perspiration, so far as I can judge. It...
Стр. 327 - E. panicutatum (Nutt. ! mss.) : glabrous, or glandular-pubescent above ; stem erect, slender, terete, dichotoinous above ; leaves narrowly linear, obscurely serrulate, acute, attenuate at the base, mostly alternate and fascicled ; the uppermost subulate ; flowers few, terminating the spreading filiform and almost leafless branches ; pedicels pubescent...
Стр. 491 - I contented myself with chewing two-thirds of one drachm of cuca leaves. We spent three-quarters of an hour at the top, during which I looked forward to the descent with no little distrust. On rising to commence it, however, although I had not previously experienced any sensible change, I at once felt that all fatigue was gone, and I went down the long descent with an ease like that which I used to enjoy in my mountainous rambles in my youth.
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