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... Flowering Trees . - Coral tree 92 N.E. monsoon . 63 The Murutu - Imbul - Cotton tree 64 -Champac . 93 and Hindustan ( note ) 65 The Upas Tree - Poisons of Ceylon The Banyan 95 95 • Opposite climates of the same moun- The Sacred Bo ...
... Flowering Trees . - Coral tree 92 N.E. monsoon . 63 The Murutu - Imbul - Cotton tree 64 -Champac . 93 and Hindustan ( note ) 65 The Upas Tree - Poisons of Ceylon The Banyan 95 95 • Opposite climates of the same moun- The Sacred Bo ...
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... kings to the priesthood Large possessions of the temples at the present day Cultivation of flowers for the temples 367 Their singular profusion 366 366 • CHAP . VII . FATE OF THE ABORIGINES . Paze THE FIRST VOLUME . ix.
... kings to the priesthood Large possessions of the temples at the present day Cultivation of flowers for the temples 367 Their singular profusion 366 366 • CHAP . VII . FATE OF THE ABORIGINES . Paze THE FIRST VOLUME . ix.
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... flowers of the brightest hues grow in profusion over the plains , and delicate climbing plants , rooted in the shelving rocks , hang in huge festoons down the edge of every precipice . Unlike the forests of Europe , in which the excess ...
... flowers of the brightest hues grow in profusion over the plains , and delicate climbing plants , rooted in the shelving rocks , hang in huge festoons down the edge of every precipice . Unlike the forests of Europe , in which the excess ...
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... flowers contrasts strikingly with its dark green foliage . Along with the Ipomoea grow two species of beans each endowed with a peculiar facility for reproduction , thus consolidating the sands into which they strike ; and the moodu ...
... flowers contrasts strikingly with its dark green foliage . Along with the Ipomoea grow two species of beans each endowed with a peculiar facility for reproduction , thus consolidating the sands into which they strike ; and the moodu ...
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... flowers , which remind one of the English " Forget- me - not , " and the thickly - matted verdure of the Hir- amana - dætta 2 , so well adapted for imparting con- sistency to the soil . In the next stage low shrubs make their appearance ...
... flowers , which remind one of the English " Forget- me - not , " and the thickly - matted verdure of the Hir- amana - dætta 2 , so well adapted for imparting con- sistency to the soil . In the next stage low shrubs make their appearance ...
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