No posts with label fennel and from which water is extracted that drawn those that are black is of a bitter taste but that produced the white ones is agreeable and good for drinking He states also that a second island has the name of Junonia but it contains nothing beyond a small temple of stone also that in its vicinity there is another but smaller island of the same name and then another called Capraria which is in fested by multitudes of huge lizards According to the same author in sight of these islands is Ninguaria which has re ceived that name from its perpetual snows this island abounds also in fogs The one next to it is Canaria it contains vast multitudes of dogs of very large size two of which were brought home to Juba there are some traces of buildings to be seen here While all these islands abound in fruit and birds of every kind this one produces in great numbers the date palm which bears the caryota also pine nuts Honey too abounds here and in the rivers papyrus and the fish called silurus 73 are found These islands however are greatly annoyed by the putrefying bodies of monsters which are constantly thrown up by the sea. Show all posts
No posts with label fennel and from which water is extracted that drawn those that are black is of a bitter taste but that produced the white ones is agreeable and good for drinking He states also that a second island has the name of Junonia but it contains nothing beyond a small temple of stone also that in its vicinity there is another but smaller island of the same name and then another called Capraria which is in fested by multitudes of huge lizards According to the same author in sight of these islands is Ninguaria which has re ceived that name from its perpetual snows this island abounds also in fogs The one next to it is Canaria it contains vast multitudes of dogs of very large size two of which were brought home to Juba there are some traces of buildings to be seen here While all these islands abound in fruit and birds of every kind this one produces in great numbers the date palm which bears the caryota also pine nuts Honey too abounds here and in the rivers papyrus and the fish called silurus 73 are found These islands however are greatly annoyed by the putrefying bodies of monsters which are constantly thrown up by the sea. Show all posts
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