These balls are thoroughly dried, and carried about the neighbournood where they are made, for sale in the markets ; and they are also frequently kept by shopkeepers, to supply their customers. The price of these balls varies in different seasons, from... A History of British Ferns - Página 33por Edward Newman - 1854 - 343 páginasVista completa - Acerca de este libro
| 1840 - 534 páginas
...shopkeepers, to supply their customers. The price of these balls varies in different seasons, from 3d. to 8d. per dozen. They are very much prized by some housewives,...so, becomes a strong ley, and is then fit for use." Note 2. LASTRJEA rigida. Presl. I am indebted to Mr. J. Tatham, Jun., of Settle, in Yorkshire, for... | |
| EDWARD CHARLESWORTH , F.G.S - 1840 - 548 páginas
...shopkeepers, to supply their customers. The price of these balls varies in different seasons, from 3d. to 8d. per dozen. They are very much prized by some housewives,...so, becomes a strong ley, and is then fit for use." Note 2. LASTRJEA rigida. Presl. I am indebted to Mr. J. Tatham, Jun., of Settle, in Yorkshire, for... | |
| 1840 - 456 páginas
...shopkeepers, to supply their customers. The price of these balls varies in different seasons, from 3d. to 8d. per dozen. They are very much prized by some housewives,...so, becomes a strong ley, and is then fit for use." Note 2. LASTRJEA rigida. Presl. I am indebted to Mr. J. Tatham, Jun., of Settle, in Yorkshire, for... | |
| Charles Alexander Johns - 1852 - 112 páginas
...customers. They are much prized by some housewives for their utility in the washhouse, in economising the use of soap. When about to be used, they are put into the fire, where they are heated to a red heat, and then taken out and thrown into a tub of water. The water in... | |
| 1857 - 380 páginas
...per dozen. They are much prized, by some housewives for their utility in the washhouse in economising the use of soap. When about to be used they are put...out, and thrown into a tub of water : the water in an hour or two becomes a strong ley, and is then fit for use." But these are not all the benefits derived... | |
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