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 Forms |
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Page 3
On our right was a Sandy beach, on our left great beds of grass growing out of
the shoal water—weedy banks filling up the Once spacious harbour, and cattle
wading amongst the long grass, where within the last twenty years a frigate has
lain ...
On our right was a Sandy beach, on our left great beds of grass growing out of
the shoal water—weedy banks filling up the Once spacious harbour, and cattle
wading amongst the long grass, where within the last twenty years a frigate has
lain ...
Page 4
It is called la vegessima, “the beautiful,” by the natives, and I found it afterwards
growing wild in the provinces of Matagalpa and Segovia, where it was one of the
great favourites of the flower-loving Indians. The land at Greytown and around it ...
It is called la vegessima, “the beautiful,” by the natives, and I found it afterwards
growing wild in the provinces of Matagalpa and Segovia, where it was one of the
great favourites of the flower-loving Indians. The land at Greytown and around it ...
Page 6
I saw another fruit growing here, a yellow berry about the size of a cherry, called “
Nancito ” by the natives. It is often preserved by them with spirit and eaten like
olives. Beyond the brushwood, which grows where the original forest has been
cut ...
I saw another fruit growing here, a yellow berry about the size of a cherry, called “
Nancito ” by the natives. It is often preserved by them with spirit and eaten like
olives. Beyond the brushwood, which grows where the original forest has been
cut ...
Page 46
... with patches of forest on the rising ground, and small plains on which grows
the ternate-leaved jicara (pronounced hickory), ... shape, and appearance of a
large green Orange, but growing on the trunk and branches, not amongst the
leaves.
... with patches of forest on the rising ground, and small plains on which grows
the ternate-leaved jicara (pronounced hickory), ... shape, and appearance of a
large green Orange, but growing on the trunk and branches, not amongst the
leaves.
Page 49
Amongst the lower classes there is much Indian and some negro blood; but there
are many pure Indians scattered through the district, living near the rivers and
brooks, and growing patches of maize and beans. In the centre of the town is a ...
Amongst the lower classes there is much Indian and some negro blood; but there
are many pure Indians scattered through the district, living near the rivers and
brooks, and growing patches of maize and beans. In the centre of the town is a ...
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| Title | 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 Forms |
| Author | Thomas Belt |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | J. Murray, 1874 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 5 okt. 2017 |
| Length | 403 pages |
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