 But this tree has been most celebrated for containing, even during the most arid season, a large quantity of pure fresh water, supplying to the traveller the place of wells in the desert. Whenever I inquired of the natives, they always affirmed that such...  Guide to the Royal Botanic Gardens and Pleasure Grounds, Kew - 32 페이지저자: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Daniel Oliver - 1872 - 112 페이지전체보기 - 도서 정보
 | 1873 - 612 페이지
...valuable trees of the tropics — a tree yielding pure water. Ellis in his ' Madagascar ' tells us — ' This tree has been most celebrated for containing,...point, I determined to examine some of the trees. One of my bearers struck a spear four or five inches deep, into the thick firm end of the stalk of... | |
 | 1859 - 1200 페이지
...beautiful photographic sketch of it, but favoured us also with the following pleasing description : — " This tree has been most celebrated for containing,...to the traveller the place of wells in the desert. Whenever I inquired of the natives, they always affirmed that such was the fact, and that so abundant... | |
 | William Ellis - 1858 - 582 페이지
...a small bean, but enveloped in a fine silky fibre of the most brilliant blue or purple colour.* But this tree has been most celebrated for containing,...to the traveller the place of wells in the desert. Whenever I inquired of the natives, they always affirmed that such was the fact, and that so abundant... | |
 | William Ellis - 1858 - 534 페이지
...a small bean, but enveloped in a fine silky fibre of the most brilliant blue or purple colour.* But this tree has been most celebrated for containing,...to the traveller the place of wells in the desert. Whenever I inquired of the natives, they always affirmed that such was the fact, and that so abundant... | |
 | 1859 - 532 페이지
...a small bean, but enveloped in a fine silky fibre of the most brilliant blue or purple color. "But this tree has been most celebrated for containing,...to the traveller the place of wells in the desert. Whenever I enquired of the natives they always affirmed that such was the fact, and that so abundant... | |
 | William Ellis - 1859 - 552 페이지
...a small bean, but enveloped in a fine silky fibre of the most brilliant blue or purple colour.* But this tree has been most celebrated for containing,...to the traveller the place of wells in the desert. Whenever I inquired of the natives, they always affirmed that such was the fact, and that BO abundant... | |
 | William Ellis - 1859 - 540 페이지
...a small bean, but enveloped in a fine silky fibre of the most brilliant blue or purple color.* But this tree has been most celebrated for containing,...large quantity of pure fresh water, supplying' to the traveler the place of wells in the desert. Whenever I inquired of the natives they always affirmed... | |
 | 1859 - 688 페이지
...affords an example of one of the •wonderful means of obtaining water in a tropical climate : — " This tree has been most celebrated for containing,...a large quantity of pure fresh water, supplying to travellers the place of wells in the desert. Whenever I inquired of the natives, they always affirmed... | |
 | African kingdoms - 1860 - 402 페이지
...travellers' tree," a species of rare elegance as to form, he thus speaks : " This tree has been much celebrated for containing, even during the most arid...to the traveller the place of wells in the desert. . . . One of my bearers struck a spear four or five inches deep into the thick, firm end of the stalk... | |
 | William Jordan Unwin - 1862 - 374 페이지
...a small bean, but enveloped in a fine silky fibre of the most brilliant blue or purple colour. But this tree has been most celebrated for containing,...to the traveller the place of wells in the desert. The natives affirmed that so abundant and pure was the water, that when men were at work near the trees,... | |
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