The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 98National Geographic Society, 1950 - Geography Indexes kept up to date with supplements. |
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... flowering stalk 8 feet in circumference and over 20 feet long , covered with thousands of waxy white flowers . The over - all height of the plant was more than 30 feet . 30 - foot Giant Bears 8,000 Flowers The 20 - foot center cluster ...
... flowering stalk 8 feet in circumference and over 20 feet long , covered with thousands of waxy white flowers . The over - all height of the plant was more than 30 feet . 30 - foot Giant Bears 8,000 Flowers The 20 - foot center cluster ...
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... flower head rose swiftly out of the trunk ( page 469 ) . Eight feet in circumference , it easily supported a man . It bore more than 8,000 flowers on branches like the one shown below . Puya's tiny seeds number millions , but any one of ...
... flower head rose swiftly out of the trunk ( page 469 ) . Eight feet in circumference , it easily supported a man . It bore more than 8,000 flowers on branches like the one shown below . Puya's tiny seeds number millions , but any one of ...
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748 Aalsmeer Flower Buyers , Bidding with Push Buttons , Light Up a " Punchboard " Dial This auction disposes of 12 million potted plants and cut flowers annually . Each gallery seat has a control to the dial . As the sale opens , flowers ...
748 Aalsmeer Flower Buyers , Bidding with Push Buttons , Light Up a " Punchboard " Dial This auction disposes of 12 million potted plants and cut flowers annually . Each gallery seat has a control to the dial . As the sale opens , flowers ...
Contents
Copraship Voyage to Fijis Outlying Islands By Marjory C Thomas 121 | viii |
Down the Susquehanna by Canoe By Ralph Gray With 45 illustrations in color from | xvi |
Here Come the Marines By Frederick Simpich 647 | xxii |
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