Himalayan Journals, Or, Notes of a Naturalist in Bengal, the Sikkim and Nepal Himalayas, the Khasia Mountains, &c, Volume 1 |
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... common with the turbulent tribes east of Nepal , but was in this instance aggravated by violence towards my fellow - prisoner , through the ill will of the persons who executed the orders of their superiors , and who had been punished ...
... common with the turbulent tribes east of Nepal , but was in this instance aggravated by violence towards my fellow - prisoner , through the ill will of the persons who executed the orders of their superiors , and who had been punished ...
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... a large head of nuts . It is a plant of no interest to the common observer , but of much to the geologist , from the nuts of a similar plant abounding in VOL . I. B the tertiary formations at the mouth of the Thames , I.
... a large head of nuts . It is a plant of no interest to the common observer , but of much to the geologist , from the nuts of a similar plant abounding in VOL . I. B the tertiary formations at the mouth of the Thames , I.
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... common shady tree , and Bignonia indica , now leafless , but with immense pods hanging from the branches . Acanthaceae is the prevalent natural order , consisting of gay - flowered Eranthemums , Ruellias , Barlerias , and such hothouse ...
... common shady tree , and Bignonia indica , now leafless , but with immense pods hanging from the branches . Acanthaceae is the prevalent natural order , consisting of gay - flowered Eranthemums , Ruellias , Barlerias , and such hothouse ...
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Joseph Dalton Hooker. features in this part of Bengal , appeared to be common , with fields of rice and broad acres of flax and rape , through the latter of which the blue Orobanche indica swarmed . The short route to Maddaobund ...
Joseph Dalton Hooker. features in this part of Bengal , appeared to be common , with fields of rice and broad acres of flax and rape , through the latter of which the blue Orobanche indica swarmed . The short route to Maddaobund ...
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... common trees , with large clumps of bamboo , over slaty rocks of gneiss , much inclined and sloping away from the mountain . The view from a ridge 500 feet high was superb , of the village , and its white domes half buried in the forest ...
... common trees , with large clumps of bamboo , over slaty rocks of gneiss , much inclined and sloping away from the mountain . The view from a ridge 500 feet high was superb , of the village , and its white domes half buried in the forest ...
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