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... plains or steppes of South America , must be regarded as only local phenomena . The latter , the South American steppes , are clothed , in the rainy season at least , with grass , and with low - growing almost herbaceous mimosas . The ...
... plains or steppes of South America , must be regarded as only local phenomena . The latter , the South American steppes , are clothed , in the rainy season at least , with grass , and with low - growing almost herbaceous mimosas . The ...
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... plains of South America the animals suffering from thirst seek the melon- cactus , a spherical plant half buried in the dry sand , and encased in formidable prickles , but of which the interior abounds in refreshing juice . The stems of ...
... plains of South America the animals suffering from thirst seek the melon- cactus , a spherical plant half buried in the dry sand , and encased in formidable prickles , but of which the interior abounds in refreshing juice . The stems of ...
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... plains , and impart thereby to the tropical regions in which they are found a peculiar , melancholy , and I would almost venture to call it , African character . Taking for our guides resemblance in physiognomy , and influence on the ...
... plains , and impart thereby to the tropical regions in which they are found a peculiar , melancholy , and I would almost venture to call it , African character . Taking for our guides resemblance in physiognomy , and influence on the ...
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... ) , which is indi- genous in all parts of the globe , and is represented in the elevated plains of Quito , ( not in the shape of the leaves but in that of the ramification ) , by Schinus Molle 28 PHYSIOGNOMY OF PLANTS .
... ) , which is indi- genous in all parts of the globe , and is represented in the elevated plains of Quito , ( not in the shape of the leaves but in that of the ramification ) , by Schinus Molle 28 PHYSIOGNOMY OF PLANTS .
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... plains of Southern Mexico and the chain of the Andes at the Equator . Thus it is given to man in those regions to behold without quitting his native land all the forms of vegetation dispersed over the globe , and all the shining worlds ...
... plains of Southern Mexico and the chain of the Andes at the Equator . Thus it is given to man in those regions to behold without quitting his native land all the forms of vegetation dispersed over the globe , and all the shining worlds ...
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