The Countries of the World: Being a Popular Description of the Various Continents, Islands, Rivers, Seas, and Peoples of the Globe, Volumes 3-4Cassell, Petter & Galpin, 1892 |
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Page 292
... cultivation more than another , the produce of the country is throughout of a tropical character . In the department of Piura cotton is extensively cultivated ; near Trujilla , in Libertad , cochineal is successful ; while in the ...
... cultivation more than another , the produce of the country is throughout of a tropical character . In the department of Piura cotton is extensively cultivated ; near Trujilla , in Libertad , cochineal is successful ; while in the ...
Page 215
... cultivated , except for cutting as fodder in a half ripe condition or for making into hay . Cotton of excellent quality is grown in the southern parts of the settled districts , but as yet only in small patches . The plant , a perennial ...
... cultivated , except for cutting as fodder in a half ripe condition or for making into hay . Cotton of excellent quality is grown in the southern parts of the settled districts , but as yet only in small patches . The plant , a perennial ...
Page 246
... cultivated ground , and above all is again the virgin forest ( p . 245 ) . Near the shore is the fort built by the ... cultivation of cloves and nutmegs on certain spots , at the same time destroying the plantations elsewhere . In return ...
... cultivated ground , and above all is again the virgin forest ( p . 245 ) . Near the shore is the fort built by the ... cultivation of cloves and nutmegs on certain spots , at the same time destroying the plantations elsewhere . In return ...
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