The Naturalist in NicaraguaJ.M. Dent & Sons, Limited, 1911 - 306 pages |
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... trees towered up , carrying their crowns out of sight amongst a canopy of foliage ; lianas wound round every trunk and hung from every bough , passing from tree to tree , and entangling the giants in a great network of coiling cables ...
... trees towered up , carrying their crowns out of sight amongst a canopy of foliage ; lianas wound round every trunk and hung from every bough , passing from tree to tree , and entangling the giants in a great network of coiling cables ...
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Thomas Belt. may be the case in trees , such as apples , that have come under their notice ; and the reason that the varieties die out after a certain time , if not reproduced from seed , may be that the vigour of the trees is at last ...
Thomas Belt. may be the case in trees , such as apples , that have come under their notice ; and the reason that the varieties die out after a certain time , if not reproduced from seed , may be that the vigour of the trees is at last ...
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... trees crowd together , each trying to overtop its neighbour . No lianas hang from the trees , and , excepting a few narrow - leaved Tillandsias , no epiphytes nestle on the branches and trunks . Below , instead of shrubby palms , large ...
... trees crowd together , each trying to overtop its neighbour . No lianas hang from the trees , and , excepting a few narrow - leaved Tillandsias , no epiphytes nestle on the branches and trunks . Below , instead of shrubby palms , large ...
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The Naturalist in Nicaragua: A Narrative of a Residence at the Gold Mines of ... Thomas Belt No preview available - 2018 |
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