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Page 48
Numerous babbling brooks intersect the forest , with moss - covered stones and
fern - clad nooks . One ' s thoughts are led away to the green dells in English
denes , but are soon recalled ; for the sparkling pools are the favourite haunts of
the ...
Numerous babbling brooks intersect the forest , with moss - covered stones and
fern - clad nooks . One ' s thoughts are led away to the green dells in English
denes , but are soon recalled ; for the sparkling pools are the favourite haunts of
the ...
Page 109
The natural , indigenous grass that springs up in clearings in the neighbouring
forest is a creeping species , and is rather abundant about Santo Domingo . It has
a bitter taste , and cattle do not thrive on it , but rapidly fall away in condition if ...
The natural , indigenous grass that springs up in clearings in the neighbouring
forest is a creeping species , and is rather abundant about Santo Domingo . It has
a bitter taste , and cattle do not thrive on it , but rapidly fall away in condition if ...
Page 146
The surface of the ground is not level on the savannahs , but consists of hill and
dale , just as in the forest . Altogether the conditions seemed to be exactly the
same , and it appeared a difficult matter to account for the fact that the forest
should ...
The surface of the ground is not level on the savannahs , but consists of hill and
dale , just as in the forest . Altogether the conditions seemed to be exactly the
same , and it appeared a difficult matter to account for the fact that the forest
should ...
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| Title | The Naturalist in Nicaragua 561. number of Everyman's library Everyman's library, ed. by Ernest Rhys. Science Everyman's library. Travel and topography 561. number of Everyman's library: Science |
| Author | Thomas Belt |
| Contributor | Thomas Belt |
| Publisher | J.M. Dent & Sons, Limited, 1911 |
| Original from | the University of Wisconsin - Madison |
| Digitized | 7 jaan. 2010 |
| Length | 306 pages |
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