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 FormsJ. Murray, 1874 - 403 pages |
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... Plantains and Bananas : pro- bably 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 Fertilization ...
... Plantains and Bananas : pro- bably 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 Fertilization ...
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... the river , the banks gradually became higher and drier , and we passed some small plantations of bananas and plantains made in clearings in the As • Ch . II . ] COLORADO ARM OF THE 12 [ Ch . II . THE NATURALIST IN NICARAGUA .
... the river , the banks gradually became higher and drier , and we passed some small plantations of bananas and plantains made in clearings in the As • Ch . II . ] COLORADO ARM OF THE 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 reached ...
... 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 reached ...
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... 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 ...
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... 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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