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 Forms |
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Page 53
... and crossed low thinly - timbered hills and savannahs to Pital , a scattered
settlement of many small thatched houses , close to the borders of the great forest
; on the edge of which were clearings , made for growing maize , which is
cultivated ...
... and crossed low thinly - timbered hills and savannahs to Pital , a scattered
settlement of many small thatched houses , close to the borders of the great forest
; on the edge of which were clearings , made for growing maize , which is
cultivated ...
Page 74
Thus , in the orange tribe , the lime ( Citrus lemonum ) is less liked than the other
species ; it is the only one that I ever found growing really wild in Central America
: and I have sometimes thought that even in the short time since the lime was ...
Thus , in the orange tribe , the lime ( Citrus lemonum ) is less liked than the other
species ; it is the only one that I ever found growing really wild in Central America
: and I have sometimes thought that even in the short time since the lime was ...
Page 77
It was fully twelve months before my garden was again invaded . I had then a
number of rose - trees and also cabbages growing , which the ants seemed to
prefer to everything else . The rose - trees were soon defoliated , and great havoc
was ...
It was fully twelve months before my garden was again invaded . I had then a
number of rose - trees and also cabbages growing , which the ants seemed to
prefer to everything else . The rose - trees were soon defoliated , and great havoc
was ...
Page 81
These ants do not confine themselves to leaves , but also carry off any vegetable
substance that they find suitable for growing the fungus on . They are very partial
to the inside white rind of oranges , and I have also seen them cutting up and ...
These ants do not confine themselves to leaves , but also carry off any vegetable
substance that they find suitable for growing the fungus on . They are very partial
to the inside white rind of oranges , and I have also seen them cutting up and ...
Page 115
... and in crevices amongst the moss growing on the trunks of trees , or even
against the bare trunk , protected from observation by their mottled brown , grey ,
and greenish tints — assimilating in colour and appearance to the bark of the tree
.
... and in crevices amongst the moss growing on the trunks of trees , or even
against the bare trunk , protected from observation by their mottled brown , grey ,
and greenish tints — assimilating in colour and appearance to the bark of the tree
.
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| Title | 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 Forms |
| Author | Thomas Belt |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | E. Bumpus, 1888 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 26 nov. 2008 |
| Length | 403 pages |
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