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... Europe , and the rest of the European grains , in about the same proportion , maize yields in temperate climates eighty or a hundred fold , in the torrid zone three or four hundred fold , and rice a hundred fold . But the yield is more ...
... Europe , and the rest of the European grains , in about the same proportion , maize yields in temperate climates eighty or a hundred fold , in the torrid zone three or four hundred fold , and rice a hundred fold . But the yield is more ...
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... Europe , nay , it even found its way to China and Japan , and into the interior of Africa . The potato became known much more slowly through Northern Europe and Northern Asia . Cassava was brought from America to the tropical regions of ...
... Europe , nay , it even found its way to China and Japan , and into the interior of Africa . The potato became known much more slowly through Northern Europe and Northern Asia . Cassava was brought from America to the tropical regions of ...
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... Europe will be one of these parts , that of Africa three , and that of Asia , which covers the remainder , four . Africa is divided from Europe by the Mediterranean Sea , and from Asia by the oblong tract of water , called the Red Sea ...
... Europe will be one of these parts , that of Africa three , and that of Asia , which covers the remainder , four . Africa is divided from Europe by the Mediterranean Sea , and from Asia by the oblong tract of water , called the Red Sea ...
Términos y frases comunes
abundant acid Acrogens Africa alumina America Ammonite animal atmosphere bark beautiful beds belemnites bread-plants called carbon carbonic acid cells Ceylon chiefly clay climate coal cocoa cocoa-nut colour contains copper countries crystals cultivated Cyclopteris deep diamond earth employed Europe Exogens extensive feet fibre flowers fluid forests fossil fruit fusel oil garden Glyptodon gold greywacke ground grow GUTTA PERCHA heat Ichthyosaurus important India iron islands kinds land leaves Lepidodendron lime limestone maize manufacture manure medicine Megatherium metals mineral mountains naphtha native natural numerous nutrition o'er obtained ocean ornamental palm peculiar plantain plants plesiosaur produce purposes quantity resins rivers rocks roots sand sandstone seeds shells silica soft South South America species Sphenopteris spring starch stem stone strata substance sulphur sulphuric acid supply surface Teleosaurus thickness thou timber trees tropical varieties various vegetable weather wind wood yields