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Thursday, November 21st, 2024
the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
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Bible Encyclopedias
Venus's Looking Glass
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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A popular garden name for Campanula Speculum (or Specularia Speculum ), from the old name for the plant, Speculum Veneris. It is a common FIG. i. - Leaf of Venus's Fly-Trap ( Dionaea muscipula ), viewed laterally in its expanded state, slightly enlarged. (After Darwin.) F3 FIG. 2. - Leaf of D. muscipula closed over Insect. A, viewed from the side; B, from above.
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FIG. 3. - A, sensitive bristle and glands of D. muscipula, X50; B, glands, X300.
cornfield plant in the south of Europe, and is grown in gardens on account of its brilliant purple flowers.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Venus's Looking Glass'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/v/venuss-looking-glass.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Venus's Looking Glass'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/v/venuss-looking-glass.html. 1910.
