 Its branches appear dead and dried, but when the trunk is pierced, there flows from it a sweet and nourishing milk. It is at the rising of the sun, that this vegetable fountain is most abundant. The blacks and natives are then seen hastening from all...  Humboldt's travels and discoveries in South America - Page 96by Alexander von Humboldt - 1840 - 278 lehteFull view - About this book
 | Alexander von Humboldt, Aimé Bonpland - 1819 - 602 lehte
...fecundity of nature. On the barren flank of a rock grows a tree with coriaceous and dry leaves. It's large woody roots can scarcely penetrate into the...several months of the year not a single shower moistens it's foliage. It's branches appear dead and dried ; but when the trunk is pierced, there flows from... | |
 | William Bingley - 1820 - 368 lehte
...coriaceous leaves, and its roots can scarcely penetrate the joints of the stone. For several months in the year, not a single shower moistens- its foliage. Its branches appear dead and dried ; yet when the trunk is pierced, the juice flows freely from it. It is at the rising of the sun that... | |
 | Alexander Walker - 1822 - 846 lehte
...fecundity of nature. On the barren flank of a rock grows a tree with coriaceous and dry leaves : its large woody roots can scarcely penetrate into the...dead and dried ; but when the trunk is pierced, there flow's from it a sweet and nourishing milk. It is at the rising of the sun that this vegetable fountain... | |
 | Alexander Walker - 1822 - 844 lehte
...fecundity of nature. On the barren flank of a rock grows a free with coriaceous and dry leaves : its large woody roots can scarcely penetrate into the...its branches appear dead and dried ; but when the {runk is pierced, there flows from it a sweet and nourishing milk. It is at the rising of the sun that... | |
 | William Jillard Hort - 1822 - 290 lehte
...dry leaves. Its large woody roots can scarcely penetrate into the stony soil. For several months in the year not a single shower moistens its foliage ; its branches appear dead ; but when the trunk is pierced, a sweet and nourishing milk flows from the incision. At the rising... | |
 | 1824 - 188 lehte
...bar* ren arid stony soil, its woody roots scarcely find room to strike, and for several months i:i the year, not a single shower moistens its foliage. its branches appear dead, but vthen the trunk is pierced, liiere flows from it a sweet and noii, Mi.. ing milk. It is at the... | |
 | John Shute Duncan - 1825 - 124 lehte
...vaca, or cow-tree. " On the barren flank of a rock grows a tree with coriaceous and " dry leaves. Its large woody roots can scarcely penetrate into " the...the year not a single shower " moistens its foliage : but when the trunk is pierced there flows " from it a sweet and nourishing milk. The blacks and natives... | |
 | Alexander von Humboldt, Aimé Bonpland - 1825 - 602 lehte
...fecundity of nature. On the barren flank of a rock grows a tree with coriaceous and dry leaves. It's large woody roots can scarcely penetrate into the...the year not a single shower moistens its foliage. It's branches appear dead and dried; but when the trunk is pierced, there flows from it a sweet and... | |
 | Josiah Conder - 1830 - 360 lehte
...with dry and leather-like leaves; its large woody roots can scarcely penetrate into the stony soil. For several months of the year, not a single shower...moistens its foliage. Its branches appear dead and dried; yet, when the trunk is pierced, their flows from it a sweet and nourishing milk. It is at sunrise that... | |
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