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The town was now in full view - neat , white - painted houses , with plume -
crowned palms rising amongst and over them , and we landed at one of several
wooden wharves that jut into the river . Greytown , though only a small place , is
one of ...
The town was now in full view - neat , white - painted houses , with plume -
crowned palms rising amongst and over them , and we landed at one of several
wooden wharves that jut into the river . Greytown , though only a small place , is
one of ...
Page 109
... Nicaragua within the last twenty years . They are called Pará and Guinea
grasses , I believe , after the places from which they were first brought . The
former is a strong succulent grass , rooting at the joints ; the latter grows in tufts ,
rising to a ...
... Nicaragua within the last twenty years . They are called Pará and Guinea
grasses , I believe , after the places from which they were first brought . The
former is a strong succulent grass , rooting at the joints ; the latter grows in tufts ,
rising to a ...
Page 157
... and the Cape - pigeon resting on the water , or rising with difficulty , and only
by the constant motion of their long wings ... now the other to view , descending
rapidly with the wind , and so gaining velocity to turn and rise up again against it .
... and the Cape - pigeon resting on the water , or rising with difficulty , and only
by the constant motion of their long wings ... now the other to view , descending
rapidly with the wind , and so gaining velocity to turn and rise up again against it .
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Naturalist in Nicaragua 561. number of Everyman's library 561. number of Everyman's library, ed. by Ernest Thys. Travel & topography 561. number of Everyman's library: Travel and topography |
| Author | Thomas Belt |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | J.M. Dent, 1928 |
| Original from | University of Texas |
| Digitized | 6 veeb. 2008 |
| Length | 306 pages |
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