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 43
... Roads - Arrive at Santo Domingo . As daylight broke next morning , I was up , anxious to see the great lake about which I had heard so much . To the north - west a great sheet of quiet water extended as far as the eye could reach , with ...
... Roads - Arrive at Santo Domingo . As daylight broke next morning , I was up , anxious to see the great lake about which I had heard so much . To the north - west a great sheet of quiet water extended as far as the eye could reach , with ...
Page 50
... road lay up the river , which we crossed three times . Excepting near the river , the country was very thinly timbered ; and it was pleasant , after riding across the open plains , exposed to the hot rays of the sun , to reach the shady ...
... road lay up the river , which we crossed three times . Excepting near the river , the country was very thinly timbered ; and it was pleasant , after riding across the open plains , exposed to the hot rays of the sun , to reach the shady ...
Page 57
... road lay through small trees and brushwood , a second growth that had sprung up where the original forest had been cut for maize plantations ; but after passing a brook bordered by numerous plants of the pita , from which a fine fibre ...
... road lay through small trees and brushwood , a second growth that had sprung up where the original forest had been cut for maize plantations ; but after passing a brook bordered by numerous plants of the pita , from which a fine fibre ...
Page 58
... parched up in the dry season , the Atlantic forest , bathed in the rains distilled from the north - east trades , is ever verdant . Perennial moisture Ch . IV . ] ROAD THROUGH THE FOREST . 58 [ Ch . IV . THE NATURALIST IN NICARAGUA .
... parched up in the dry season , the Atlantic forest , bathed in the rains distilled from the north - east trades , is ever verdant . Perennial moisture Ch . IV . ] ROAD THROUGH THE FOREST . 58 [ Ch . IV . THE NATURALIST IN NICARAGUA .
Page 59
... ROAD THROUGH THE FOREST . 59 reigns in the soil , perennial summer in the air , and vegetation luxuriates in ceaseless activity and verdure all the year round . Unknown are the autumn tints , the bright browns and yellows of English ...
... ROAD THROUGH THE FOREST . 59 reigns in the soil , perennial summer in the air , and vegetation luxuriates in ceaseless activity and verdure all the year round . Unknown are the autumn tints , the bright browns and yellows of English ...
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