The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 111National Geographic Society, 1957 - Geography Indexes kept up to date with supplements. |
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Page 353
... plant , a mill for making plywood from imported Philippine mahogany , the Tai- wan Steel Works , where scrap is converted , an aluminum plant , an oil refinery that can pro- duce high - octane gas and jet fuel , and a new plant that ...
... plant , a mill for making plywood from imported Philippine mahogany , the Tai- wan Steel Works , where scrap is converted , an aluminum plant , an oil refinery that can pro- duce high - octane gas and jet fuel , and a new plant that ...
Page 537
... Plants Make Their Own Soil There is almost no soil under the brilliant polar wildflowers . A plant gradually grows a bigger and bigger cushion for itself from its own leaves of previous years . The rate of decay is very slow . Ten years ...
... Plants Make Their Own Soil There is almost no soil under the brilliant polar wildflowers . A plant gradually grows a bigger and bigger cushion for itself from its own leaves of previous years . The rate of decay is very slow . Ten years ...
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... plants have figured in the bold deeds of men . Scientists scour the hinterlands for new and useful plants . For example , the noted plant explorer David Fairchild , a Trustee of The Society for nearly 50 years , introduced numerous plants ...
... plants have figured in the bold deeds of men . Scientists scour the hinterlands for new and useful plants . For example , the noted plant explorer David Fairchild , a Trustee of The Society for nearly 50 years , introduced numerous plants ...
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Viking settlers | xlvii |
Shuqra Aden Protectorate | 211 |
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