Ceylon: An Account of the Island Physical, Historical and Topographical, with Notices of Its Natural History, Antiquities, and Productions, Volume 1 |
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... Galle and Trinco- malie Tides . Population of Ceylon . CHAP . II . CLIMATE . - HEALTH AND DISEASE . 34 36 • • 38 ( note ) 38 39 40 . 41 41 43 . 44 . 46 48 51 52 • 52 53 July and August , September , October , November . A 3.
... Galle and Trinco- malie Tides . Population of Ceylon . CHAP . II . CLIMATE . - HEALTH AND DISEASE . 34 36 • • 38 ( note ) 38 39 40 . 41 41 43 . 44 . 46 48 51 52 • 52 53 July and August , September , October , November . A 3.
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... climates of the same moun- tain Climate of Galle Kandy and its climate Mists and hail Climate of Trincomalie Page Page Flowering Trees . - Coral tree 92 63 • The Murutu - Imbul - Cotton tree 64 -Champac . 93 The Upas Tree - Poisons of ...
... climates of the same moun- tain Climate of Galle Kandy and its climate Mists and hail Climate of Trincomalie Page Page Flowering Trees . - Coral tree 92 63 • The Murutu - Imbul - Cotton tree 64 -Champac . 93 The Upas Tree - Poisons of ...
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... Climate . " 1 It may seem presumptuous_in me to question the accuracy of Dr. DAVY's opinion on this point ( see his Account of the Interior of Ceylon , & c . , ch . iii . p . 78 ) , but the grounds on which I venture to do so are stated ...
... Climate . " 1 It may seem presumptuous_in me to question the accuracy of Dr. DAVY's opinion on this point ( see his Account of the Interior of Ceylon , & c . , ch . iii . p . 78 ) , but the grounds on which I venture to do so are stated ...
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... CLIMATE , ETC. it GENERAL ASPECT . - Ceylon , from whatever direction may be approached , unfolds a scene of loveliness and grandeur unsurpassed , if it be rivalled , by any land in the universe . The traveller from Bengal , leaving ...
... CLIMATE , ETC. it GENERAL ASPECT . - Ceylon , from whatever direction may be approached , unfolds a scene of loveliness and grandeur unsurpassed , if it be rivalled , by any land in the universe . The traveller from Bengal , leaving ...
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... 153,062 148,678 153,449 149,040 55.85 • 468 204 143,472 116,237 143,940 116,441 52.57 2,608 2,207 887,573 805,587 890,181 807,794 69.73 CHAP . II . CLIMATE . - -HEALTH AND DISEASE E 3 CHAP . I. ] 53 POPULATION . 370 387.
... 153,062 148,678 153,449 149,040 55.85 • 468 204 143,472 116,237 143,940 116,441 52.57 2,608 2,207 887,573 805,587 890,181 807,794 69.73 CHAP . II . CLIMATE . - -HEALTH AND DISEASE E 3 CHAP . I. ] 53 POPULATION . 370 387.
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abundance Adam's Peak amongst Anarajapoora Anim appearance Batticaloa beauty birds Blyth Boisd branches Brug Buddha Buddhist century Ceylon Chemn Chilaw climate coast cobra coco-nut Colombo colour comalie Conch Cram creature dagoba described ditto Dohrn early European exhibit Fabr feet fish flowers forests frequently fruit gneiss Gray ground Guén Hagen heat Helic hills Hist Horsf Hübn Icon India insects island Jaffna jungle Kandy Kandyan Kelaart king land larvæ Latr Layard Leach leaves Linn low country Mahawanso Malabar Méth moisture Monog monsoon mountains natives Neura-ellia Niet northern palm Pasc peculiar period Pfeiff plants Point Pedro portion Proc Rajaratnacari Rajavali Reeve remarkable resembling rivers rocks sand season seen shells shore Singhalese soil species stem Steph Syst tanks temperature temples tion trees Trincomalie TURNOUR'S vegetation Vert wanderoo Westw whilst Wijayo wind wood Zool
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