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C pulcherrima Cassia fistula C
Rutaceæ —Ruta graveolens, Xanthoxylum oxyphyllum, Murraya exotica, M. Koenigi, Citrus acida, Bigaradia decumana, Ægle decandra, Feronia elephantum 61 – 70 Simarubaceæ —Samadera Indica 71 – 72 Burseraceæ —Garuga pinnata, Canarium commune 72 – 75 Meliaceæ —Melia Azedarach, Dysoxylum Blancoi, Sandoricum Indicum, Carapa Moluccensis, Cedrela Toona 75 – 80 Celastraceæ —Celastrus paniculata 80 – 81 Rhamnaceæ —Zizyphus Jujuba, Rhamnus Wightii 81 – 82 Anacardiaceæ —Mangifera Indica, Anacardium occidentale, Odina Wodier 82 – 86 [ xiv ] Moringeæ —Moringa pterygosperma 86 – 88 Leguminosæ ( Papilionaceæ )—Agati grandiflora, Abrus precatorius, Mucuna pruriens, Erythrina Indica, Clitoria ternatea, Pterocarpus santalinus, P. Indicus, P. erinaceus, Pongamia glabra 88 – 95 Leguminosæ ( Cæsalpineæ )—Cæsalpinia Bonducella, C. Sappan, C. pulcherrima, Cassia fistula, C. occidentalis, C. alata, Tamarindus Indica, Bauhinia malabarica 96 – 106 Leguminosæ ( Mimoseæ )—Entada scandens, Parkia Roxburghii, Acacia Farnesiana 106 – 109 Crassulaceæ —Kalanchoe laciniata 109 – 110 Combretaceæ —Terminalia Catappa, T. Chebula, Quisqualis Indica 110 – 113 Myrtaceæ —Psidium pomiferum, Eugenia Jambolana 113 –
— from The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by T. H. (Trinidad Hermenegildo) Pardo de Tavera

composition provoked comments from Conseil
More than once their composition provoked comments from Conseil.
— from Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas: An Underwater Tour of the World by Jules Verne

C Pickled C Flaggy C
Inveigled C. Overtoiled C. Cloyed C. Dangling C. Miserable C. Squeezed C. Stupid C. Steeped C. Resty C. Seedless C. Kneaded-with-cold- Pounded C. Soaked C. water C. Loose C. Coldish C. Hacked C. Fruitless C. Pickled C. Flaggy C. Riven C. Churned C. Scrubby C. Pursy C. Filliped C. Drained C. Fusty C. Singlefied C. Haled C. Jadish C. Begrimed C. Lolling C. Fistulous C. Wrinkled C. Drenched C. Languishing C. Fainted C. Burst C. Maleficiated C. Extenuated C. Stirred up C. Hectic C. Grim C. Mitred C. Worn out C. Wasted C. Peddlingly furnished Ill-favoured C. Inflamed C. C. Duncified C. Unhinged C. Rusty C. Macerated C. Scurfy C. Exhausted C. Paralytic C. Straddling C. Perplexed C. Degraded C. Putrefied C. Unhelved C. Benumbed C. Maimed C. Fizzled C. Bat-like C. Overlechered C. Leprous C. Fart-shotten C. Druggely C. Bruised C. Sunburnt C. Mitified C. Spadonic C. Pacified C. Goat-ridden C. Boughty C. Blunted C. Weakened C.
— from Gargantua and Pantagruel by François Rabelais

cahier Prov cazern for cadern
quayer (F. cahier ), Prov. cazern for cadern ; It. quaderno ; Lat. quaternum ; cp.
— from A Concise Dictionary of Middle English from A.D. 1150 to 1580 by A. L. (Anthony Lawson) Mayhew

coriandrum piretrum citri fastinaca cepa
De siccis hoc lasaris radices, menta, nepeta, saluia, cuppressum, oricanum, zyniperum, cepa gentima, bacas timmi, coriandrum, piretrum, citri fastinaca, cepa ascalonia, radices iunci, anet puleium, ciperum alium, ospera, samsucum, innula, silpium, cardamomum.
— from Cookery and Dining in Imperial Rome by Apicius

Classical parallels compare Farnell Cults
(For these Classical parallels compare Farnell, Cults of the Greek States , iii, passim .)
— from The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries by W. Y. (Walter Yeeling) Evans-Wentz

conquerors prevented Claudius from completing
We may presume that some insurmountable difficulty, the fatigue, perhaps, or the disobedience, of the conquerors, prevented Claudius from completing in one day the destruction of the Goths.
— from The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Table of Contents with links in the HTML file to the two Project Gutenberg editions (12 volumes) by Edward Gibbon

C Pursy C Filliped C
Seedless C. Kneaded-with-cold- Pounded C. Soaked C. water C. Loose C. Coldish C. Hacked C. Fruitless C. Pickled C. Flaggy C. Riven C. Churned C. Scrubby C. Pursy C. Filliped C. Drained C. Fusty C.
— from Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 3 by François Rabelais

certain people certain faces certain
The physiological reason of the fact I’m very ignorant of, but for the truth and frequency I can well vouch, that there are certain people, certain faces, certain voices, certain whiskers, legs, waistcoats, and guard-chains, that inevitably produce the most striking effects upon the brain of a gentleman already excited by wine, and not exactly cognizant of his own peculiar fallacies.
— from Charles O'Malley, The Irish Dragoon, Volume 1 by Charles James Lever

cage prisoner canary fatal crow
Oiseau de cage , prisoner , “canary;” —— fatal , crow .
— from Argot and Slang A New French and English Dictionary of the Cant Words, Quaint Expressions, Slang Terms and Flash Phrases Used in the High and Low Life of Old and New Paris by Albert Barrère

contributed political correspondence from capitals
In the four-page and the eight-page newspaper of sixty to eighty years ago, taking all forms of opinions,—leaders contributed, political correspondence from capitals, state and federal, and criticism,—about one fourth of the space went to utterance editorial in character.
— from College Teaching Studies in Methods of Teaching in the College by Paul Klapper

citizens particularly candidates for commissions
Far more numerous have been the investigations bearing upon the character and loyalty of American citizens, particularly candidates for commissions in the Army and Navy and applicants for civilian service in positions of trust.
— from Fighting Germany's Spies by French Strother


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