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Page 45
From the most ancient times , maize has been the principal food of the
inhabitants of the western side of tropical America . On the coast of Peru , Darwin
found heads of it , along with eighteen recent species of marine shells , in a
raised beach ...
From the most ancient times , maize has been the principal food of the
inhabitants of the western side of tropical America . On the coast of Peru , Darwin
found heads of it , along with eighteen recent species of marine shells , in a
raised beach ...
Page 50
... Company —My house and garden - Fruits - Plantains and bananas -- Probably
not indigenous to America - Propagated from shoots - Do not generally mature
their seeds -- Fig - trees - Granadillos and Papaws – Vegetables - Dependence
of ...
... Company —My house and garden - Fruits - Plantains and bananas -- Probably
not indigenous to America - Propagated from shoots - Do not generally mature
their seeds -- Fig - trees - Granadillos and Papaws – Vegetables - Dependence
of ...
Page 57
There are many humble - bees , of different species from ours , in tropical
America ; but none of them frequented the flowers of the scarlet runner , and to
that circumstance we may safely ascribe its sterility . An analogous case has
been long ...
There are many humble - bees , of different species from ours , in tropical
America ; but none of them frequented the flowers of the scarlet runner , and to
that circumstance we may safely ascribe its sterility . An analogous case has
been long ...
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Contents
CHAPTER I | 3 |
Commence journey up San Juan riverPalms and wild canes | 13 |
CHAPTER III | 27 |
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| Title | The Naturalist in Nicaragua |
| Author | Thomas Belt |
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