The World of To-day: The Marvels of Nature and the Creations of Man, Volume 1Harry Johnston, Leslie Haden Baron Haden-Guest William H. Wise & Company, 1937 |
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... trees , chiefly apple trees , and with deep green fields where rows of very tall poplars march into the blue distance on all sides . Then along the valley of the Seine come the apple orchards of Normandy with her stalwart race of tall ...
... trees , chiefly apple trees , and with deep green fields where rows of very tall poplars march into the blue distance on all sides . Then along the valley of the Seine come the apple orchards of Normandy with her stalwart race of tall ...
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... trees . The first act is to scar all the trees perpendicularly and affix a sort of flower - pot below . Then at intervals each pot must be emptied and the precious gum be carried off in old - fashioned barrels on donkey - back to be ...
... trees . The first act is to scar all the trees perpendicularly and affix a sort of flower - pot below . Then at intervals each pot must be emptied and the precious gum be carried off in old - fashioned barrels on donkey - back to be ...
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... trees , an embank- ment known as De Boompjes , which means " little trees . " The variety of barges and boats is infinite , and we note the absence of man in them when they are at rest ; the only living things we see are snarling dogs ...
... trees , an embank- ment known as De Boompjes , which means " little trees . " The variety of barges and boats is infinite , and we note the absence of man in them when they are at rest ; the only living things we see are snarling dogs ...
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FRANCE | 9 |
The land and the peopleA rich variety of sceneryThe | 24 |
BELGIUM | 65 |
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Abbey Algeria amid ancient arches attracted beautiful béguinage bridge British Bruges buildings built canals capital carved Castle Cathedral centre century charm chief church coast colour crowds dance Donald McLeish Dutch England English Europe famous feet fish Flemish flowers forests France French galleries gardens Ghent Hall harbour hills Holland Holy houses huge hundred India island Italian Italy Kairwan King known lake land live London lovely magnificent mediæval modern Moorish Moors Morocco mountains Naples natives night North palace Paris peasants Photo Photochrom picturesque population province Pyrenees quaint railway remains river rock Roman Rome round ruins saints scene scenery Seville sorts South Spain Spanish sport square miles stands stone strange streets Swiss thousand tion to-day tomb tourists towers town trees Tunis Tunisia valleys vast Venice village W. H. Smith walls wild women wonderful woods Zuider Zee