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Upper montane forest contains Azara serrata var. fernandeziana, Blechnum cycadifolium, Cuminia eriantha, Lactoris fernandeziana, and Rhaphithamnus venustus.
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Tyrberg (2002) reminds us of the case of Archaeotrogon venustus, an archaeotrogonid that persists in the fossil record for something like 14 million years.
Archive 2006-03-01 Darren Naish 2006
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_Forma decorus et venustus aspectu ... zelator fidei, disciplina virtutis, ... castitatis amator et totius sanctitatis exemplar_: Muratori, _Scriptores rer.
Life of St. Francis of Assisi Paul Sabatier 1893
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LINNÆUS has given to this charming annual the name of _elegans_, on account of the great beauty of its flowers, the florets of the radius being of a most brilliant purple, and those of the disk bright yellow; colours regarded as peculiar to this plant, till the _Sen. venustus_ described in the _Hort.
The Botanical Magazine Vol. 7 or, Flower-Garden Displayed William Curtis 1772
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Over seventy species of mammals occur in these habitats, with five endemic and near-endemic species the giant kangaroo rat (Dipodomys ingens), Heermann kangaroo rat (Dipodomys heermani), Santa Cruz kangaroo rat (Dipodomys venustus), Sonoma chipmunk (Eutamias sonomae), Suisun shrew (Sorex sinuosus), and the salt marsh harvest mouse (Reithrodontomys raviventris), the highest number of endemic mammal species for U.S. and Canadian ecoregions.
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Because you make something which looks more like a woman than a house, you think you have touched the goal; proud of not being obliged to write "currus venustus" or "pulcher homo" on the frame of your picture, you think yourselves majestic artists like our great forefathers.
The Hidden Masterpiece Honor�� de Balzac 1824
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"Because you have made something more like a woman than a house, you think that you have set your fingers on the goal; you are quite proud that you need not to write _currus venustus_ or _pulcher homo_ beside your figures, as early painters were wont to do and you fancy that you have done wonders.
The Unknown Masterpiece 1845 Honor�� de Balzac 1824
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