 There are found in the north parts of Scotland, and the islands adjacent, called Orchades, certain trees whereon do grow certain shells of a white colour, tending to russet, wherein are contained little living creatures; which shells, in time of maturity,...  The Dublin Journal of Medical Science - Page 81878Full view - About this book
 | Books - 1831 - 652 pages
...tending to russet, wherein are contained little living creatures; which shells, in time of maturitie, doe open, and out of them grow those little living things, which falling into the water doe become fowles, 2 F. 2 whom we call Barnacles, in the north of England, Brant Geese, and in Lancashire,... | |
 | James Lawson Drummond - Animals - 1831 - 508 pages
...tending to russet, wherein are contained little living creatures; which shels, in time of maturitie, doe open, and out of them grow those little living things, which falling into the water doe become fowles, whom we call Barnakles, in the north of England Brant Geese, and in Lancashire Tree... | |
 | Thomas Brown - Mollusks - 1835 - 234 pages
...tending to russet, wherein are contained little living creatures, which shells in time of maturitie do open, and out of them grow those little living things, which falling into the 'water do become fowles, which we call Barnacles ; in the north of England Brant Geese ; and in Lancashire, Tree Geese... | |
 | John Claudius Loudon - Botany - 1838 - 794 pages
...contained little living creatures ; which shells, in time of maturitie, do open, and out of them do grow those little living things, which, falling into the water, do become fowles, which we call barnakles ; in the north of England, brant geese ; and in Lancashire, tree geese... | |
 | 1842 - 788 pages
...tending to russet, wherein are contained little living creatures : which shells in time of maturity Jo open, and out of them grow those little living things, which falling into the water do become fowles, which we call Barnacles?' What monsters (such 'at least they are called by botanists) has art... | |
 | William Benjamin Carpenter - 1844 - 608 pages
...bowels of Nature than my intended purpose will suffer me to wade into, my sufficiency also considered. There are found in the north parts of Scotland, and...the water, do become fowls, which we call Barnacles, in the north of England Brant-geese, and in Lancashire Treegeese ; and the other that do fall upon... | |
 | William Benjamin Carpenter - Fishes - 1844 - 600 pages
...bowels of Nature than my intended purpose will suffer me to wade into, my sufficiency also considered. There are found in the north parts of Scotland, and...the water, do become fowls, which we call Barnacles, in the north of England Brant-geese, and in Lancashire Treegeese ; and the other that do fall upon... | |
 | 1848 - 640 pages
...are contained little living creatures : which shells in time of maturity do open, and out of thein grow those little living things, which falling into the water do become fowles, which we cull Barnacles?" What monsters (such at least they are called by botanists) has art... | |
 | Literature - 1848 - 634 pages
...wherein are contained little living creatures : which shells in time of maturity do open, and out of ihem grow those little living things, which falling into the water do become fowles, which we call Barnacles?" What monsters (such at least they are called by botanists) has art... | |
 | Robert Patterson - 1849 - 282 pages
...been unnoticed, so little conspicuous were they. CLASS II.— BARNACLES AND ACORN SHELLS. CIRRIPEDA. " There are found in the north parts of Scotland and...water", do become fowls which we call Barnacles." THESE words occur in Gerardes' " Herbal, or General History of Plants," a work published in 1597; and... | |
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