The Wonders of Nature and Art: Or, A Concise Account of Whatever is Most Curious and Remarkable in the World; Whether Relating to Its Animal, Vegetable and Mineral Productions, Or to the Manufactures, Buildings and Inventions of Its Inhabitants, Compiled from Historical and Geographical Works of Established Celebrity, and Illustrated with the Discoveries of Modern Travellers, المجلد 10J. Walker, 1803 |
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الصفحة 146
... leaves and stalk rise perpendicularly ; for , if it had any other position , the reservatory before mentioned , made by the hollow leaves , could not be found , nor hold the water so necessary for the life and nourish- ment of the plant ...
... leaves and stalk rise perpendicularly ; for , if it had any other position , the reservatory before mentioned , made by the hollow leaves , could not be found , nor hold the water so necessary for the life and nourish- ment of the plant ...
الصفحة 149
... leaves of a bright yellow colour , which have several purple streaks towards the stem , and a yellow button or crown , surrounded with fibres of the same colour . Ginger is another root that is cultivated in Jamaica , shooting forth ...
... leaves of a bright yellow colour , which have several purple streaks towards the stem , and a yellow button or crown , surrounded with fibres of the same colour . Ginger is another root that is cultivated in Jamaica , shooting forth ...
الصفحة 250
... leaves and small branches , taken out of the canoe , and laid upon the beach . The priests surrounded the victim , some sitting , others standing , and one or more of them repeat- ing sentences for about ten minutes . The body was next ...
... leaves and small branches , taken out of the canoe , and laid upon the beach . The priests surrounded the victim , some sitting , others standing , and one or more of them repeat- ing sentences for about ten minutes . The body was next ...
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