The Naturalist in Nicaragua: A Narrative of a Residence at the Gold Mines of Chontales; Journeys in the Savannahs and Forests; with Observations on Animals and Plants in Reference to the Theory of Evolution of Living FormsE. Bumpus, 1888 - 403 pages |
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... Plantains and bananas ; probably not indigenous to America : propagated from shoots do not generally mature their seeds - Fig - trees- Granadillas and papaws - Vegetables - Dependence of flowers on insects for their fertilisation ...
... Plantains and bananas ; probably not indigenous to America : propagated from shoots do not generally mature their seeds - Fig - trees- Granadillas and papaws - Vegetables - Dependence of flowers on insects for their fertilisation ...
Page 12
... small plantations of bananas and plantains made in clearings in the forest , which now consisted of a great variety of dicotyledonous trees with many tall , graceful palms ; the undergrowth 12 [ Ch . II . THE NATURALIST IN NICARAGUA .
... small plantations of bananas and plantains made in clearings in the forest , which now consisted of a great variety of dicotyledonous trees with many tall , graceful palms ; the undergrowth 12 [ Ch . II . THE NATURALIST IN NICARAGUA .
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... plantains to Greytown for sale . It is one of the rarest sights to see any of these squatters at work . Their plantain patch and occasionally some fish from the river suffice to keep them alive and indolent . " At seven o'clock we ...
... plantains to Greytown for sale . It is one of the rarest sights to see any of these squatters at work . Their plantain patch and occasionally some fish from the river suffice to keep them alive and indolent . " At seven o'clock we ...
Page 40
... plantain grounds of the Indians , loaded his boats with the plantains , and brought them down to San Carlos , where ... plantains that the Guatuses grow , and this fruit , and the abundant fish of the river , form their principal food ...
... plantain grounds of the Indians , loaded his boats with the plantains , and brought them down to San Carlos , where ... plantains that the Guatuses grow , and this fruit , and the abundant fish of the river , form their principal food ...
Page 60
... plantains and vegetables , and had also commenced brick and tile making , besides planting some thousands of coffee trees . His large clearings were a pleasant change from the forest through which we had been toiling , and we stayed a ...
... plantains and vegetables , and had also commenced brick and tile making , besides planting some thousands of coffee trees . His large clearings were a pleasant change from the forest through which we had been toiling , and we stayed a ...
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