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... palm - tree . Excellent candles have been prepared in India from an admixture of wax and cocoa nut fat . It is also ... PALMS OF CEYLON . ARRANGED FROM TENNENT'S " CEYLON 62 PLANTS , THE EARTH AND MINERALS .
... palm - tree . Excellent candles have been prepared in India from an admixture of wax and cocoa nut fat . It is also ... PALMS OF CEYLON . ARRANGED FROM TENNENT'S " CEYLON 62 PLANTS , THE EARTH AND MINERALS .
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... palms , which occur in rich profusion . The most majestic and wonderful of the palm tribe is the Talipat , the stem of which sometimes attains the height of 100 feet , and each of its enormous fan - like leaves when laid upon the ground ...
... palms , which occur in rich profusion . The most majestic and wonderful of the palm tribe is the Talipat , the stem of which sometimes attains the height of 100 feet , and each of its enormous fan - like leaves when laid upon the ground ...
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... palm is to the natives of the south . It has been said with truth , that a native of Jaffna , if he be contented with ordinary doors and mud walls , may build an entire house ( as he wants neither nails nor iron - work ) , with walls ...
... palm is to the natives of the south . It has been said with truth , that a native of Jaffna , if he be contented with ordinary doors and mud walls , may build an entire house ( as he wants neither nails nor iron - work ) , with walls ...
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