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We are surprised to meet with a monocotyledonous family, believed to be exclusively found in the hot and low regions of the tropics, at eleven hundred toises of elevation; much higher than the andromedas, the thibaudias, and the rhododendron of the Cordilleras.
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Silla, the only elevated peak in the chain of low mountains, presents those singular groupings of befarias with purple flowers, of andromedas, of gualtherias, of myrtilli, of uvas camaronas, * of nerteras, and of aralias with hoary leaves, * which characterize the vegetation of the paramos on the high Cordilleras of Santa Fe.
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Tufts of befaria and andromedas appear as if suspended from the rock.
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Tufts of befaria and andromedas appear as if suspended from the rock.
Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1 Alexander von Humboldt 1814
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We are surprised to meet with a monocotyledonous family, believed to be exclusively found in the hot and low regions of the tropics, at eleven hundred toises of elevation; much higher than the andromedas, the thibaudias, and the rhododendron of the
Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1 Alexander von Humboldt 1814
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The 1891 annual report summarized the general approach as trying to be as durable as possible, with increased use of hardy trees and shrubs such as rhododendrons, azaleas, heath and andromedas, to create ornamental effects.
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