Notes of a Naturalist in South AmericaK. Paul, Trench & Company, 1887 - 416 pagini |
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... . Cristobal - Don B. Vicuña Mackenna -Remarkable trees - Excursion to the baths of Cauquenes- The first rains - Captive condors - Return to Santiago - Glorious sunset 56 118 CHAPTER IV . Baths of Apoquinto - Slopes of the.
... . Cristobal - Don B. Vicuña Mackenna -Remarkable trees - Excursion to the baths of Cauquenes- The first rains - Captive condors - Return to Santiago - Glorious sunset 56 118 CHAPTER IV . Baths of Apoquinto - Slopes of the.
Pagina 8
... trees inter- vene between tracts of tillage , present much the same general outline , and at this distance the only marked difference was the intense dark - green colour of the large trees that embower the town and nearly conceal all ...
... trees inter- vene between tracts of tillage , present much the same general outline , and at this distance the only marked difference was the intense dark - green colour of the large trees that embower the town and nearly conceal all ...
Pagina 10
... tree ( Canella alba ) , common in most of the West Indian Islands , is another of the plants that serve for ornament and shade while ministering pro- ducts useful to man . Of the smaller shade - trees , the pimento ( probably Pimenta ...
... tree ( Canella alba ) , common in most of the West Indian Islands , is another of the plants that serve for ornament and shade while ministering pro- ducts useful to man . Of the smaller shade - trees , the pimento ( probably Pimenta ...
Pagina 14
... trees close at hand , with the dense impervious foliage characteristic of the tropics , offered the alternative of sitting in the open air . One of the natural advantages of Barbadoes is the almost com- plete absence of noxious and ...
... trees close at hand , with the dense impervious foliage characteristic of the tropics , offered the alternative of sitting in the open air . One of the natural advantages of Barbadoes is the almost com- plete absence of noxious and ...
Pagina 15
... trees being of no great size , but of the most brilliant green ; but I could detect no dwellings of a superior class such as Europeans would be sure to construct in picturesque and healthy spots near a seaport . As we ran for more than ...
... trees being of no great size , but of the most brilliant green ; but I could detect no dwellings of a superior class such as Europeans would be sure to construct in picturesque and healthy spots near a seaport . As we ran for more than ...
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