. All about country life : being a dictionary of rural avocations, and of knowledge necessary to the management of the farm, the stable, the stockyard, and a gentleman's out of town residence and property. Agriculture; Country life. A valuable dog to the sportsman, lia\-ing a nice scent for birds, and the The common black breed has a bushy crown of w-hite featlicrs, and its chief recommendation is that of being an abundant layer. But the silver-span- gled and gold-spangled are remarkably handsome. All have the reputation of being everlasting layers, but the amount of nutriment in the eggs is n
. All about country life : being a dictionary of rural avocations, and of knowledge necessary to the management of the farm, the stable, the stockyard, and a gentleman's out of town residence and property. Agriculture; Country life. A valuable dog to the sportsman, lia\-ing a nice scent for birds, and the The common black breed has a bushy crown of w-hite featlicrs, and its chief recommendation is that of being an abundant layer. But the silver-span- gled and gold-spangled are remarkably handsome. All have the reputation of being everlasting layers, but the amount of nutriment in the eggs is not consi- dered by some equal to that in other kinds. The Poland is easily fattened, and gives juicy flesh of good flavour. POLLARD. Fine bran, the second siftings ol flour after the bran has been removed. POLLARD-TREE. A lopped tree ha\-ing no branches. POLLEN. A fine powder. In plants, the pul- verulent matter contained in the anther. POLYANTHUS. A common garden flower, originally . propagated from the piimrose. POLYDESMUS COMPLANATUS Is the flattened millipede, varying from a ^ to ^ an inch in length, and possessing between 60 and 70 eggs. An extremely destructive insect, prey- ing in the spring on the roots of wheat, carrots, beans, onions, and other vege- tables, POLYGONUM. A genus of plants containing the. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original London : Ward, Lock, and Tyler
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