The International Cyclopedia: A Compendium of Human Knowledge, 第 3 卷 |
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The southern province of Santa Catharina produces more than 40 different kinds
of trees valuable ... durability , the cassia , the cinnamon - tree , the lime , the
banana , the myrtle , the guava , the bertholletia , which yields “ Brazil nuts " ( q . v
. ) ...
The southern province of Santa Catharina produces more than 40 different kinds
of trees valuable ... durability , the cassia , the cinnamon - tree , the lime , the
banana , the myrtle , the guava , the bertholletia , which yields “ Brazil nuts " ( q . v
. ) ...
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The tree grows to the height of 100 or 120 ft . , and abounds on the banks of the
Orinoco and in the northern parts of ... of a sledge - hammer to break it ; and at
the time when this great fruit is ready to fall , it is dangerous to walk under the tree
.
The tree grows to the height of 100 or 120 ft . , and abounds on the banks of the
Orinoco and in the northern parts of ... of a sledge - hammer to break it ; and at
the time when this great fruit is ready to fall , it is dangerous to walk under the tree
.
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BREAD - FRUIT TREE , Artocarpus incisa , a tree of the natural order
artocarpacem ( q . v . ) a native of the islands of the Pacific ocean and of the
Indian archipelago - one of tho most important gifts of nature to the inhabitants of
these regions ...
BREAD - FRUIT TREE , Artocarpus incisa , a tree of the natural order
artocarpacem ( q . v . ) a native of the islands of the Pacific ocean and of the
Indian archipelago - one of tho most important gifts of nature to the inhabitants of
these regions ...
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There are numerous varieties of the bread tree in the South Sea islands , and
they ripen at different seasons . ... The fibrous inner bark of young bread - fruit
trees , beaten and prepared , is used for making a kind of cloth , which is much
worn ...
There are numerous varieties of the bread tree in the South Sea islands , and
they ripen at different seasons . ... The fibrous inner bark of young bread - fruit
trees , beaten and prepared , is used for making a kind of cloth , which is much
worn ...
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In connection with this part of the subject , it must be remembered , too , that
floods are apt to carry down trees and other floating masses , which , if the arches
do not afford them passage , become powerful levers for the destruction of the ...
In connection with this part of the subject , it must be remembered , too , that
floods are apt to carry down trees and other floating masses , which , if the arches
do not afford them passage , become powerful levers for the destruction of the ...
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