The Youth's Book of Nature: Or, The Four Seasons Illustrated: Being Familiar Descriptions of Natural History, Made During Walks in the Country, Volumes 1-2D. Appleton & Company, 1845 - Nature study |
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Page 61
... Linnæus classes the insect world . Into seven orders ; he distinguishes them by their wines , or the want of them . Mention them ; it is beneficial to repeat what we know imperfectly , till we are well acquainted with the THE BUTTERFLY .
... Linnæus classes the insect world . Into seven orders ; he distinguishes them by their wines , or the want of them . Mention them ; it is beneficial to repeat what we know imperfectly , till we are well acquainted with the THE BUTTERFLY .
Page 65
... Linnæus , " the large , elegant , painted wings of the butterfly : four in number , covered with small imbricated scales ; with these it sustains itself in the air the whole day , rivalling the flight of birds , and the brilliancy of ...
... Linnæus , " the large , elegant , painted wings of the butterfly : four in number , covered with small imbricated scales ; with these it sustains itself in the air the whole day , rivalling the flight of birds , and the brilliancy of ...
Page 140
... Linnæus calls this remarkable insect , lampyris nocturna ; or , the nocturnal fire - fly . But it is not a worm , Papa . It is not . The body has ten joints , or divisions . The upper part of it is of dark brown ; beneath , it is ...
... Linnæus calls this remarkable insect , lampyris nocturna ; or , the nocturnal fire - fly . But it is not a worm , Papa . It is not . The body has ten joints , or divisions . The upper part of it is of dark brown ; beneath , it is ...
Page 150
... Linnæus . Who , Papa , could number the individual flowers , which Great Britain alone produces through the four seasons ? No one , Edward ; they could not be numbered . There are multitudes which from their size escape the observation ...
... Linnæus . Who , Papa , could number the individual flowers , which Great Britain alone produces through the four seasons ? No one , Edward ; they could not be numbered . There are multitudes which from their size escape the observation ...
Page 158
... soaring dare , The purple heath , or where the wild thyme grows , And yellow load them with the luscious spoil . " Of the order hymenoptera , or membrane - winged . Linnæus mentions more than fifty species of bees ; but 158 SUMMER .
... soaring dare , The purple heath , or where the wild thyme grows , And yellow load them with the luscious spoil . " Of the order hymenoptera , or membrane - winged . Linnæus mentions more than fifty species of bees ; but 158 SUMMER .
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