The Naturalist in NicaraguaJ. M. Dent & Sons, 1911 - 306 pages |
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Page 57
... tropical America ; but none of them frequented the flowers of the scarlet runner , and to that circumstance we may safely ascribe its sterility . An analogous case has been long known . The vanilla plant ( Vanilla planifolia ) has been ...
... tropical America ; but none of them frequented the flowers of the scarlet runner , and to that circumstance we may safely ascribe its sterility . An analogous case has been long known . The vanilla plant ( Vanilla planifolia ) has been ...
Page 59
... tropical America have been modified together . Varieties of plants that arose unsuitable for the ants have had an immense advantage over others that were more suitable ; and thus through time every indigenous tree that has survived in ...
... tropical America have been modified together . Varieties of plants that arose unsuitable for the ants have had an immense advantage over others that were more suitable ; and thus through time every indigenous tree that has survived in ...
Page 205
... tropical American genera of animals and plants , when a great part of the tropics was covered with ice , and the climate of the lower lands much colder than now ? For instance , the Heliconii and Morphos are a group of butterflies ...
... tropical American genera of animals and plants , when a great part of the tropics was covered with ice , and the climate of the lower lands much colder than now ? For instance , the Heliconii and Morphos are a group of butterflies ...
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amongst ancient animals ants Atlantic attacks beautiful beetles birds branches bushes butterflies carried cattle Central America Chontales colour continued couvade covered crossed dark Depilto Ecitons feet flowers forest fresh-water fruit glacial period gold grass green Greytown ground hills humming-birds Indians inhabitants insects islands Jinotega journey Juigalpa lake land larvæ leaf leaf-cutting ants leaves Libertad live lodes longicorn look maize Masaya Matagalpa Mexico miles mines mountain mules Nahuatls natives nearly nest Nicaragua night numerous o'clock Ocotal passed plains plants prey probably quartz quartz veins rain range reached resemblance Rio Frio river road rocks rocky San Ubaldo Santo Domingo savannahs seen side slope soon Spaniards species spiders steep stones surface Teustepe told Totagalpa town trachyte travelling trees tropical America valley variety vegetation Velasquez wasps whilst wings yellow young