 | 1819 - 596 pages
...can scarcely penetrate into the stone. For several months of the year not a single shower moistens its foliage. Its branches appear dead and dried ;...that this vegetable fountain is most abundant. The Blacks and natives are then seen hastening from all quarters, furnished with large bowls to receive... | |
 | Alexander von Humboldt, Aimé Bonpland - 1819 - 602 pages
...penetrate into the stone. For several months of the year not a single shower moistens it's foliage. It's branches appear dead and dried ; but when the trunk...that this vegetable fountain is most abundant. The Blacks and natives are then seen hastening from all quarters, furnished with large bowls to receive... | |
 | Alexander von Humboldt, Aimé Bonpland - 1819 - 590 pages
...into the stone. For se216 veral months of the year not a single shower moistens it's foliage. It's branches appear dead and dried ; but when the trunk...that this vegetable fountain is most abundant. The Blacks and natives are then seen hastening from all quarters, furnished with large bowls to receive... | |
 | 1820 - 442 pages
...can scarcely penetrate into the stone. For several months of the year not a single shower moistens its foliage. Its branches appear dead and dried ;...that this vegetable fountain is most abundant. The Blacks and natives are then seen hastening from all quarters, furnished with large bowls to receive... | |
 | 1820 - 870 pages
...can scarcely penetrate into the stone. For several months of the year not a single shower moistens its foliage. Its branches appear dead and dried ;...that this vegetable fountain is most abundant. The blacks and natives are then seen hastening from all quarters, furnished with large bowls to receive... | |
 | William Bingley - 1820 - 368 pages
...Its branches appear dead and dried ; yet when the trunk is pierced, the juice flows freely from it. It is at the rising of the sun that this vegetable fountain is most abundant. The negroes and Indians are then seen hastening from all quarters, furnished with large bowls, to receive the milk.... | |
 | Alexander Walker - 1822 - 844 pages
...not a single shower moistens, its foliage : its branches appear dead and dried ; but when the {runk is pierced, there flows from it a sweet and nourishing...that this vegetable foun,tain is .most abundant. The blacks and natives are then seen hastening from all quarters, furnished with large bowls to receive... | |
 | 1822 - 194 pages
...for several months in the year, not a single shower moistens its foliage. Jt branches appear dead, but when the trunk is pierced, there flows from it...nourishing milk. It is at the rising of the Sun, that it is most abundant. The blacks and natives, are there seen hastening from all quarters, with large... | |
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On the barren flank of a rock grows a tree with coriaceous and dry leaves. Its large woody roots can scarcely penetrate into the stone. For several months of the year, not a single shower moistens its foliage. Its branches appear dead and dried; but when... 
