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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 , papaws , and chioties fruited abundantly . The last named is a native of Mexico ; it is a climbing plant with succulent stems and vine - like leaves , and grows with great rapidity . The fruit , of which it bears . a great ...
... plantains , papaws , and chioties fruited abundantly . The last named is a native of Mexico ; it is a climbing plant with succulent stems and vine - like leaves , and grows with great rapidity . The fruit , of which it bears . a great ...
Contents
CHAPTER I | 3 |
Commence journey up San Juan riverPalms and wild canes | 13 |
CHAPTER III | 27 |
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