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 FormsE. Bumpus, 1888 - 403 pages |
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... fruit like a small apple filled with seeds , of a sub - acid flavour , from which the cele- brated guava jelly is made . The fruit itself often occasions severe fits of indigestion , and many of the natives will not swallow the small ...
... fruit like a small apple filled with seeds , of a sub - acid flavour , from which the cele- brated guava jelly is made . The fruit itself often occasions severe fits of indigestion , and many of the natives will not swallow the small ...
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... fruit trees , was soon shut out from our view , and our boatmen plying their paddles with the greatest dexterity and force , made the canoe shoot along through the still water . Soon we emerged into a wider channel where a stronger ...
... fruit trees , was soon shut out from our view , and our boatmen plying their paddles with the greatest dexterity and force , made the canoe shoot along through the still water . Soon we emerged into a wider channel where a stronger ...
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... fruit , and the abundant fish of the river , form their principal food . Their houses are large sheds open at the sides , and thatched with the " suiti " palm . As is often the case amongst the Indians , several families live in one ...
... fruit , and the abundant fish of the river , form their principal food . Their houses are large sheds open at the sides , and thatched with the " suiti " palm . As is often the case amongst the Indians , several families live in one ...
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... fruits , and had nearly died from starvation . He had an intelligent , sharp , and indepen- dent look about him , and kept continually talking in his own language , apparently surprised that the people around him did not understand what ...
... fruits , and had nearly died from starvation . He had an intelligent , sharp , and indepen- dent look about him , and kept continually talking in his own language , apparently surprised that the people around him did not understand what ...
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... are some rocky knolls , like islands , on which grow spiny cactuses , low leathery - leaved trees , slender , spiny palms , with plum- like fruit , prickly acacias , and thorny bromelias . Ch . IV . ] 45 ARRIVAL AT SAN UBALDO .
... are some rocky knolls , like islands , on which grow spiny cactuses , low leathery - leaved trees , slender , spiny palms , with plum- like fruit , prickly acacias , and thorny bromelias . Ch . IV . ] 45 ARRIVAL AT SAN UBALDO .
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