| William Kirby, William Spence - 1818 - 568 pągines
...so as to forai a convex termination. Having thus finished a cell, her next business is to fill it to within half a line of the orifice, with a rose-coloured...so precisely with the walls of the cell, as to be retained in their situation merely by the nicety of their adaptation. After this covering' is fitted... | |
| 1830 - 592 pągines
...beautiful rose-coloured conserve. In this she deposits a single egg, and then covers in the opening with three pieces of leaf, so exactly circular, that...compasses could not define their margin with more accuracy. In this manner the industrious and ingenious upholsterer proceeds, till the whole gallery... | |
| James Rennie - 1830 - 442 pągines
...beautiful rose-coloured conserve. In this she deposits a single egg, and then covers in the opening with three pieces of leaf, so exactly circular, that...compasses could not define their margin with more accuracy. In this manner the industrious and ingenious upholsterer proceeds till the whole gallery... | |
| Edinburgh encyclopaedia - 1830 - 822 pągines
...she deposit* an egg, and closes it with three pieces of leaf," (sometimes with more, ) " which are so exactly circular, that a pair of compasses could not define their margin more truly; and these coincide most accurately with the sides of the cell, and are retained in their... | |
| Henry David Inglis - 1834 - 330 pągines
...of which, as the most skilful workman would do, in similar circumstances, she places over the margin of those that form the first tube ; thus covering,...could not define their margin with more truth ; and coincides so precisely with the walls of the cell, as to be restrained in their situation, merely by... | |
| Henry David Inglis - 1834 - 318 pągines
...of which, as the most skilful workman would do, in similar circumstances, she places over the margin of those that form the first tube ; thus covering,...could not define their margin with more truth ; and coincides so precisely with the walls of the cell, as to be restrained in their situation, merely by... | |
| William Kirby, William Spence - 1846 - 642 pągines
...fmished a cell, her next business is to fill it to within half a line of the orifice with a rose-colored conserve composed of honey and pollen, usually collected...exactly circular, that a pair of compasses could not defme their margin with more truth ; and coinciding so precisely with the walls of the cell, as to... | |
| 1850 - 622 pągines
...so as to bring them into a convex shape. Having thus finished a cell, her next care is to fill it to within half a line of the orifice with a rosecoloured...coinciding so precisely with the walls of the cell as to be retained in their situation merely by the nicety of their adaptation. After this covering is fitted... | |
| A Journal of Horticulture, Rural and Domestic Economy, Botany and Natural History - 1861 - 532 pągines
...so as to form a convex termination. Having thus finished a cell, her next business is to fill it to within half a line of the orifice, with a rose-coloured...could not define their margin with more truth ; and coincidingso precisely with the walls of the cell, as to be retained in their situation merely by the... | |
| 1867 - 378 pągines
...finished a cell, her next business is to fill it to within half a hne of the orifice with a rose-colored conserve composed of honey and pollen, usually collected...closes the orifice with three pieces of leaf so exactly eii cular, that a pair of compasses could not define their margin with more truth ; and coinciding... | |
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