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Page 39
In the midst of these plains there are some rocky knolls , like islands , on which
grow spiny cactuses , low leatheryleaved trees , slender , spiny palms , with plum
- like fruit , prickly acacias , and thorny bromelias . This spiny character of ...
In the midst of these plains there are some rocky knolls , like islands , on which
grow spiny cactuses , low leatheryleaved trees , slender , spiny palms , with plum
- like fruit , prickly acacias , and thorny bromelias . This spiny character of ...
Page 60
Thus , in the orange tribe , the lime ( Citrus lemonum ) is less liked than the other
species ; it is the only one that I ever found growing really wild in Central America
: and I have sometimes thought that even in the short time since the lime was ...
Thus , in the orange tribe , the lime ( Citrus lemonum ) is less liked than the other
species ; it is the only one that I ever found growing really wild in Central America
: and I have sometimes thought that even in the short time since the lime was ...
Page 228
A little maize was grown about this place , and the people told us that sugar
thrived , but the plantations of it were small and ill - kept , and everything had a
look ... They said that twenty years ago there was no bush growing around their
house .
A little maize was grown about this place , and the people told us that sugar
thrived , but the plantations of it were small and ill - kept , and everything had a
look ... They said that twenty years ago there was no bush growing around their
house .
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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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