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 FormsJ. Murray, 1874 - 403 pages |
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Page 61
... Plantains and Bananas— Probably not indigenous to America - Propagated from Shoots -Do not generally mature their Seeds - Fig - trees - Granadillos and Papaws - Vegetables - Dependence of Flowers on Insects for their fertilization ...
... Plantains and Bananas— Probably not indigenous to America - Propagated from Shoots -Do not generally mature their Seeds - Fig - trees - Granadillos and Papaws - Vegetables - Dependence of Flowers on Insects for their fertilization ...
Page 66
... plantains , papaws , and chioties fruited abund- antly . The last named is a native of Mexico ; it is a climbing plant with succulent stems and vine - like leaves , and grows with great rapidity . The fruit , of which it bears a great ...
... plantains , papaws , and chioties fruited abund- antly . The last named is a native of Mexico ; it is a climbing plant with succulent stems and vine - like leaves , and grows with great rapidity . The fruit , of which it bears a great ...
Page 67
... plantains and bananas form the prin- cipal sustenance of the natives . The banana tree shoots up its succulent stem ... plantain and banana were not known in these countries before the Spanish conquest , but were first brought from the ...
... plantains and bananas form the prin- cipal sustenance of the natives . The banana tree shoots up its succulent stem ... plantain and banana were not known in these countries before the Spanish conquest , but were first brought from the ...
Page 68
... plantain were indigenous to America ; but it seems incredible that such an important fruit could have been overlooked by the early historians . In the old world the cultivation of the banana dates from the earliest times of which ...
... plantain were indigenous to America ; but it seems incredible that such an important fruit could have been overlooked by the early historians . In the old world the cultivation of the banana dates from the earliest times of which ...
Page 107
... plantains . After leaving Santo Domingo , it at first follows the left bank of the stream , through low bushes and small trees of second growth , then crosses a beautiful clear brook coming down from the east , then , winding round a ...
... plantains . After leaving Santo Domingo , it at first follows the left bank of the stream , through low bushes and small trees of second growth , then crosses a beautiful clear brook coming down from the east , then , winding round a ...
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