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Page 40
... native to practically all parts of the world where there is vegetation except in Australia and New Zealand . Red clo- ver could not be grown successfully from domestic seed in Aus- tralia and New Zealand until bumblebees had been ...
... native to practically all parts of the world where there is vegetation except in Australia and New Zealand . Red clo- ver could not be grown successfully from domestic seed in Aus- tralia and New Zealand until bumblebees had been ...
Page 210
... native to South and Central America , is still used by the natives of Peru to render fish helpless and cause them to rise to the surface where they may be easily caught . Several kinds of poisonous roots long used by the natives of ...
... native to South and Central America , is still used by the natives of Peru to render fish helpless and cause them to rise to the surface where they may be easily caught . Several kinds of poisonous roots long used by the natives of ...
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... natives also made a beverage with a vinous flavor from the juice of the pineapple . Among the Indians of California a potent cider was made from the berries of manzanita , a shrub native to that region , which is scientifically known as ...
... natives also made a beverage with a vinous flavor from the juice of the pineapple . Among the Indians of California a potent cider was made from the berries of manzanita , a shrub native to that region , which is scientifically known as ...
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