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In Bacon, Sylva sylvarum: or a naturall historie, in ten centuries.
Philosophy of Technology Franssen, Maarten 2009
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At a time of increasing anxiety about bees, it is notable how many buzz around here during the summer months, including some of the rarest native bees, such as the brown-banded carder bee (Bombus humilis) and the shrill carder bee (Bombus sylvarum).
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph Clive Aslet 2011
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The site is also home to most of Britain's rarest native bees, including the brown-banded carder bee Bombus sylvarum.
The Guardian World News John Vidal 2011
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Rumphius, on account of the glowing red colour of its long calices, the name of flamma sylvarum peregrina.
The History of Sumatra Containing An Account Of The Government, Laws, Customs And Manners Of The Native Inhabitants William Marsden 1795
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[2] Delectatur solo duro, arenoso, umbroso sylvarum.
The Botanical Magazine, Vol. 5 Or, Flower-Garden Displayed William Curtis 1772
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Thracia, testis in quo ortus sum solum, (Pannonia;) ubi praeter coelum et terram, et crescentes vepres, et condensa sylvarum cuncta perierunt.
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 1206
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