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... plants of the cactus , euphorbia and spinose kinds , whose surface ex- hales little moisture . Animal life is correspond- ingly restricted both in variety and number of individuals . The camel is par excellence the beast of burden for ...
... plants of the cactus , euphorbia and spinose kinds , whose surface ex- hales little moisture . Animal life is correspond- ingly restricted both in variety and number of individuals . The camel is par excellence the beast of burden for ...
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... plant and species attests the aridity of the country . Exactly as in the Sahara , these plants are thorny , coriaceous bushes and shrubs of the cactus , aloe and acacia families , adapted to withstand their droughty environment and to ...
... plant and species attests the aridity of the country . Exactly as in the Sahara , these plants are thorny , coriaceous bushes and shrubs of the cactus , aloe and acacia families , adapted to withstand their droughty environment and to ...
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... plants which before were dry and dust - covered unfold into broad areas of vivid green . Coriaceous ferns , ordinarily lying like dead leaves among the stones , unroll and wave their fronds in the freshened air . From the inconspicuous ...
... plants which before were dry and dust - covered unfold into broad areas of vivid green . Coriaceous ferns , ordinarily lying like dead leaves among the stones , unroll and wave their fronds in the freshened air . From the inconspicuous ...
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... plants in the desert at El Paso , Aguas Calientes and Monterey . Many of the mines like Boleo , the Copper Queen , the United Verde and Greene Consolidated have their own smelting works . Many mineral districts of the desert still lie ...
... plants in the desert at El Paso , Aguas Calientes and Monterey . Many of the mines like Boleo , the Copper Queen , the United Verde and Greene Consolidated have their own smelting works . Many mineral districts of the desert still lie ...
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... PLANTS , such plants as are characteristic of arid regions ; in general marked by structures adapted to check transpiration of water , such as reduced leaf- surface , absence of leaves , thickened epidermis , hairy or waxy coverings ...
... PLANTS , such plants as are characteristic of arid regions ; in general marked by structures adapted to check transpiration of water , such as reduced leaf- surface , absence of leaves , thickened epidermis , hairy or waxy coverings ...
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