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 Forms |
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... as in the great continents to the north and south of it , sends off by far the
largest portion of its drainage to the Atlantic . In the rainy season the San Juan is
a noble river , and even in the dry months , from March to June , there is sufficient.
... as in the great continents to the north and south of it , sends off by far the
largest portion of its drainage to the Atlantic . In the rainy season the San Juan is
a noble river , and even in the dry months , from March to June , there is sufficient.
Page 13
Now ( I am writing in 1873 ) there is twelve feet of water on the bar at the
Colorado in the height of the dry season , whilst at Greytown the outlet of the river
is sometimes closed altogether . The merchants at Greytown have entertained
the ...
Now ( I am writing in 1873 ) there is twelve feet of water on the bar at the
Colorado in the height of the dry season , whilst at Greytown the outlet of the river
is sometimes closed altogether . The merchants at Greytown have entertained
the ...
Page 45
We crossed some rocky low hills , with scanty vegetation , and , after passing the
cattle hacienda of San José , reached the plains of the same name , about two
leagues in width , now dry and dusty , but in the wet season forming a great
slough ...
We crossed some rocky low hills , with scanty vegetation , and , after passing the
cattle hacienda of San José , reached the plains of the same name , about two
leagues in width , now dry and dusty , but in the wet season forming a great
slough ...
Page 46
The outside of the fruit is a hard thin shell , packed full of seeds in a kind of dry
pulp , on which are fed fowls , and even horses and cattle in the dry season ; the
latter are said sometimes to choke themselves with the fruit , whilst trying to eat it .
The outside of the fruit is a hard thin shell , packed full of seeds in a kind of dry
pulp , on which are fed fowls , and even horses and cattle in the dry season ; the
latter are said sometimes to choke themselves with the fruit , whilst trying to eat it .
Page 48
... of small size , and the breed of mules might be greatly improved by the
introduction of larger asses . The vegetation on the plains was rapidly drying up .
Many of the trees shed their leaves in the dry season , just as they do with us in
autumn ...
... of small size , and the breed of mules might be greatly improved by the
introduction of larger asses . The vegetation on the plains was rapidly drying up .
Many of the trees shed their leaves in the dry season , just as they do with us in
autumn ...
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| Title | 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 Forms |
| Author | Thomas Belt |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | E. Bumpus, 1888 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 26 nov. 2008 |
| Length | 403 pages |
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