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... Vegetation in Equinoctial America 347 Eta Palm . - Mauritia flexuosa 353 The Agave , as prepared for producing Pulque 364 Chocolate Tree . - Theobroma Cacao 368 Section of a Vein of Bituminous Coal , in the Island of Cuba . Jorullo 370 ...
... Vegetation in Equinoctial America 347 Eta Palm . - Mauritia flexuosa 353 The Agave , as prepared for producing Pulque 364 Chocolate Tree . - Theobroma Cacao 368 Section of a Vein of Bituminous Coal , in the Island of Cuba . Jorullo 370 ...
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... vegetation , and watered by the broad spreading stream ; we traverse the parched and sandy desert , or penetrate into the dense forest ; we meet with numberless and varied tribes of animals and plants , some approaching in character to ...
... vegetation , and watered by the broad spreading stream ; we traverse the parched and sandy desert , or penetrate into the dense forest ; we meet with numberless and varied tribes of animals and plants , some approaching in character to ...
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... vegetation of the lowland plains at the foot of the table - land , is very striking . Asia perhaps presents some of the most extensive table- lands on the face of the globe . The most remarkable of these is the vast region of Central ...
... vegetation of the lowland plains at the foot of the table - land , is very striking . Asia perhaps presents some of the most extensive table- lands on the face of the globe . The most remarkable of these is the vast region of Central ...
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... whilst land , uncovered by vegetation , and more especially stony ground , which does not require and would not be- nefit by it , receives a comparatively small supply . Such is the economy of nature , and thus admirably has its DEW . 39.
... whilst land , uncovered by vegetation , and more especially stony ground , which does not require and would not be- nefit by it , receives a comparatively small supply . Such is the economy of nature , and thus admirably has its DEW . 39.
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... vegetation , lies between those mountains and the Pacific ; the westerly winds , sweeping across the Pacific Ocean , arrive charged with vapour , which , owing to the wooded and hilly cha- racter of the district , becomes immediately ...
... vegetation , lies between those mountains and the Pacific ; the westerly winds , sweeping across the Pacific Ocean , arrive charged with vapour , which , owing to the wooded and hilly cha- racter of the district , becomes immediately ...
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