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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… union of Crediton, hundred of North Tawton, South Molton and N. divisions of Devon, 8 miles (W. by N.) from Crediton; … 649 inhabitants. This parish is situated on the river Yeo, and comprises 2946 acres, of which 589 are common or waste. … The soil in the southern part is a red fertile loam, and in the northern productive corn land; the surface is …
A History of the County of Somerset
… paper on the subject to the Somerset Archological and Natural History Society in 1851 ( Proceed. pp. 95110). … have since been made to the list given by Mr. Baker, and which is the source whence the present account has been … prefixed to the name indicates a freshwater species and two asterisks denote occurrence in both fresh and salt …
A History of the County of Somerset
… Zoology Molluscs and Insects ZOOLOGY MOLLUSCS NON-MARINE Favoured in its … indeed it is probably more so. The majority of insects feed on plants, some confining themselves to special plants, … crops and trees, while some are beneficial, in that they feed on and destroy noxious insects. Among the former are …
A History of the County of Somerset
… the county of the species recorded in the subjoined list, and add a few species to it. Two or three species not yet … and fibre, every limb and segment and gill of the adult animal has been examined. The evolution from the egg through … with others, they express the endeavour to give the animal in the different stages of its existence the most …