Texas: The Rise, Progress and Prospects of the Republic of Texas, Volume 1R. Hastings, 1841 |
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Página 100
... musquit ( a species of the acacia ) , pecan , spruce pine , pitch or yellow pine ( pinus palustris ) , persim- mon , poplar , sycamore , walnut , bois d'Arc , or bow wood , and willow , besides many others , with a great variety of ...
... musquit ( a species of the acacia ) , pecan , spruce pine , pitch or yellow pine ( pinus palustris ) , persim- mon , poplar , sycamore , walnut , bois d'Arc , or bow wood , and willow , besides many others , with a great variety of ...
Página 105
... Musquit - tree , a species of dwarf locust , growing on the sloping uplands , and most fre- quently met with west of the Guadalupe , where other kinds of timber are scarce , bears a pod much valued by the Mexicans for fattening hogs ...
... Musquit - tree , a species of dwarf locust , growing on the sloping uplands , and most fre- quently met with west of the Guadalupe , where other kinds of timber are scarce , bears a pod much valued by the Mexicans for fattening hogs ...
Página 107
... musquit - tree abounds , as west of the Guadalupe , hence its local name of Musquit grass . " In the hilly region , the herbage is tender and well adapted for sheep . The " gama " grass of the Mexicans is indigenous in Texas , as are ...
... musquit - tree abounds , as west of the Guadalupe , hence its local name of Musquit grass . " In the hilly region , the herbage is tender and well adapted for sheep . The " gama " grass of the Mexicans is indigenous in Texas , as are ...
Página 157
... musquit trees , with a fringe of timber upon the banks and an occasional grove of post oak . Fifty miles above the mouth of this river is the Salt Lake of the Brazos , above twenty miles in length , and from six to seven in breadth ...
... musquit trees , with a fringe of timber upon the banks and an occasional grove of post oak . Fifty miles above the mouth of this river is the Salt Lake of the Brazos , above twenty miles in length , and from six to seven in breadth ...
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... musquit - grass is exuberant , and there is an ample proportion of land for profitable culti- vation . These hills are of soft acclivity , and on the summits of some are tracts of table - land , well adapted to the culture of grain ...
... musquit - grass is exuberant , and there is an ample proportion of land for profitable culti- vation . These hills are of soft acclivity , and on the summits of some are tracts of table - land , well adapted to the culture of grain ...
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