Land of Sunshine, Volume 17F. A. Pattee & Company, 1902 Includes reports, etc., of the Southwest Society of the Archaeological Institutes of America. |
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... trees bigger , flowers less timid , people happier , healthier , freer , more generous than some- where else ? Why gold ? Why oranges ? Why tidal migrations ? Why , in fact , California ? Well , simply be- cause the same old laws which ...
... trees bigger , flowers less timid , people happier , healthier , freer , more generous than some- where else ? Why gold ? Why oranges ? Why tidal migrations ? Why , in fact , California ? Well , simply be- cause the same old laws which ...
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... Trees " -though there is organization , and hope to rout them in time . This is not a local but a national concern ; for what sort of a nation shall that be reckoned which permits the Eighth Wonder of the World to be sawed into boards ...
... Trees " -though there is organization , and hope to rout them in time . This is not a local but a national concern ; for what sort of a nation shall that be reckoned which permits the Eighth Wonder of the World to be sawed into boards ...
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... trees with huge bunches meet the eye on every side . " All the coast , for hundreds of miles , right around the western limits of the Caribbean , northward to Yucatan , needs only to be cleared of jungle and planted , to merit a similar ...
... trees with huge bunches meet the eye on every side . " All the coast , for hundreds of miles , right around the western limits of the Caribbean , northward to Yucatan , needs only to be cleared of jungle and planted , to merit a similar ...
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... of the Spaniards . Herrera the great historian , writing before 1599 , states that in Panama in 1520 66 66 there were , besides many fruits introduced from. A TYPICAL LOS ANGELES FRUIT STORE . A LOS ANGELES BANANA " TREE . " BANANAS 43.
... of the Spaniards . Herrera the great historian , writing before 1599 , states that in Panama in 1520 66 66 there were , besides many fruits introduced from. A TYPICAL LOS ANGELES FRUIT STORE . A LOS ANGELES BANANA " TREE . " BANANAS 43.
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... tree , and ripen these in earthen jars , covering them with a certain Herb which aids them to ripen . " They " eat it raw and baked , and boiled , and stewed in pottage ; and every way it is good . " They also made various sorts of ...
... tree , and ripen these in earthen jars , covering them with a certain Herb which aids them to ripen . " They " eat it raw and baked , and boiled , and stewed in pottage ; and every way it is good . " They also made various sorts of ...
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