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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Page 3
... of grass growing out of the shoal water — weedy banks filled up the once
spacious harbour , and cattle waded amongst the long grass , where within the
last twenty years a frigate has lain at anchor . Wading and aquatic birds were
abundant ...
... of grass growing out of the shoal water — weedy banks filled up the once
spacious harbour , and cattle waded amongst the long grass , where within the
last twenty years a frigate has lain at anchor . Wading and aquatic birds were
abundant ...
Page 4
... adorns some of the gardens . It is called la vegessima , “ the beautiful , ” by the
natives , and I found it afterwards growing wild in the provinces of Matagalpa and
Segovia , where it was one of the great favourites of the flower - loving Indians .
... adorns some of the gardens . It is called la vegessima , “ the beautiful , ” by the
natives , and I found it afterwards growing wild in the provinces of Matagalpa and
Segovia , where it was one of the great favourites of the flower - loving Indians .
Page 6
I saw another fruit growing here , a yellow berry about the size of a cherry , called
“ Nancito " by the natives . It is often preserved by them with spirit and eaten like
olives . Beyond the brushwood , which grows where the original forest has been
...
I saw another fruit growing here , a yellow berry about the size of a cherry , called
“ Nancito " by the natives . It is often preserved by them with spirit and eaten like
olives . Beyond the brushwood , which grows where the original forest has been
...
Page 46
... with patches of forest on the rising ground , and small plains on which grows
the ternate - leaved jicara ( pronounced ... shape , and appearance of a large
green orange , but growing on the trunk and branches , not amongst the leaves .
... with patches of forest on the rising ground , and small plains on which grows
the ternate - leaved jicara ( pronounced ... shape , and appearance of a large
green orange , but growing on the trunk and branches , not amongst the leaves .
Page 49
Amongst the lower classes there is much Indian and some negro blood ; but
there are many pure Indians scattered through the district , living near the rivers
and brooks , and growing patches of maize and beans . In the centre of the town
is a ...
Amongst the lower classes there is much Indian and some negro blood ; but
there are many pure Indians scattered through the district , living near the rivers
and brooks , and growing patches of maize and beans . In the centre of the town
is a ...
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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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