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... wild animals . The lowlands of South America , called llanos , or pam- pas , and savannahs , are of equal extent . They are naturally divided into three basins , the most northerly being that of the Oronooko , situated between the ridge ...
... wild animals . The lowlands of South America , called llanos , or pam- pas , and savannahs , are of equal extent . They are naturally divided into three basins , the most northerly being that of the Oronooko , situated between the ridge ...
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... wild , O'er all the deep green earth , beyond the power Of botanists to number up their tribes . - THOMSON . MULTITUDES of different species of plants are spread over the surface of the earth ; not indiscriminately , and presenting the ...
... wild , O'er all the deep green earth , beyond the power Of botanists to number up their tribes . - THOMSON . MULTITUDES of different species of plants are spread over the surface of the earth ; not indiscriminately , and presenting the ...
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... wild thyme , cover the face of the rocks . These at length disappear , and are suc- ceeded by low herbs , furnished with leaves at the root , from the midst of which rises a short stalk surrounded by small flowers , such are the ...
... wild thyme , cover the face of the rocks . These at length disappear , and are suc- ceeded by low herbs , furnished with leaves at the root , from the midst of which rises a short stalk surrounded by small flowers , such are the ...
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... wild roots , valuable as accompaniments to animal food , may be met with , no plants occur , adapted to furnish man with a continued supply of nourishment . A vast abundance of other plants , which , though not of equal importance with ...
... wild roots , valuable as accompaniments to animal food , may be met with , no plants occur , adapted to furnish man with a continued supply of nourishment . A vast abundance of other plants , which , though not of equal importance with ...
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... Wild boar , 75 Engallo , or waart hog , 76 Babyroussa hog , 77 Horse , 78 Ass , 79 Zebra , 80 Camel , 81 Dromedary , 82 Llama , 83 Giraffe , Petaurus sciurus . Didelphys virginiana . Castor fiber . Dipus jaculus . Chinchilla lanigera ...
... Wild boar , 75 Engallo , or waart hog , 76 Babyroussa hog , 77 Horse , 78 Ass , 79 Zebra , 80 Camel , 81 Dromedary , 82 Llama , 83 Giraffe , Petaurus sciurus . Didelphys virginiana . Castor fiber . Dipus jaculus . Chinchilla lanigera ...
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