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I shall always myself use 'agrestis' in the literal sense, and 'rustica' for
Proserpina, Volume 2 Studies Of Wayside Flowers John Ruskin 1859
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The distinctive grasslands of the downs harbor several endemic reptiles: the gecko Gehyra minuta, skinks (Ctenotus schevilli, C. agrestis, and C. joanae), an agamid lizard Pogona henrylawsoni, and a monitor Varanus spenceri.
Mitchell grass downs 2007
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In addition, potatoes may be attacked by slugs and snails; of these the grey field slug Agriolimax agrestis and the banded grey slug Arion circumscriptus are the most important.
Chapter 25 1987
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A Veronica allied to V. agrestis, 2 or 3 Euphorbiaceae, a very well defined
Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries William Griffith
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Lotus, Anagallis caerulea, and Veronica agrestis, springing up: trees continue the same to about Kooner: some fine plane trees observed.
Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries William Griffith
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_Stacyana_ very common in sandy places, Iris agrestis, most common about
Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries William Griffith
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_Ephemeris rustica_ or _agrestis_, for farmers. (_b_) _Libri navales_, perhaps identical with the above, (_c_) _De ora maritima_.
The Student's Companion to Latin Authors Thomas Ross Mills
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Virgil's lines are no less picturesque; [168] and though he does not mention the pagus, he is clearly thinking of a lustratio in which more than one familia takes part -- cuncta tibi Cererem pubes agrestis adoret.
The Religious Experience of the Roman People From the Earliest Times to the Age of Augustus W. Warde Fowler 1884
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As to various species of mice (Mus sylvaticus, Arvicola arvalis, and A. agrestis), the same author gives a long list of their enemies, but he remarks:
Mutual Aid; a factor of evolution Petr Alekseevich Kropotkin 1881
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I have also perhaps done wrong in considering Veronica polita and agrestis as only varieties, in No. 3.
Proserpina, Volume 2 Studies Of Wayside Flowers John Ruskin 1859
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