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Britannica 11th

Encyclopaedia Britannica · 11th edition

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Aucuba

Britannica 11th

AUCUBA, the Japanese name for a small genus of the Dogwood order (Cornaceae). The familiar Japanese laurel of gardens and shrubberies is Aucuba japonica. It bears male and female flowers on distinct plants; the red berries often last till the AUDAEUS— AUDIENCE ...

Vol. 2, pp. 895-896 OCR text aligned to scanned pages Relevance 330.0
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Auction Pitch

Britannica 11th

... or passes, &c. When a bid has been made the rest must AUCTIONS AND AUCTIONEERS— AUCUBA »95 pas* or bid higher, and the eldest hand must either accept a hid or undertake to make as many point* a» the bidder. If no hid is made he pitches the trump himself, witho ...

Vol. 2, pp. 894-894 OCR text aligned to scanned pages Relevance 12.0
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