Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 230William Blackwood, 1931 - England |
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Page 64
... Turkestan in the ninth and tenth centuries of our era in the flourishing epoch of the Sassanid dynasty . There , for instance , are excellent de- scriptions of mercury , lead and silver deposits in Turkestan very accurately described ...
... Turkestan in the ninth and tenth centuries of our era in the flourishing epoch of the Sassanid dynasty . There , for instance , are excellent de- scriptions of mercury , lead and silver deposits in Turkestan very accurately described ...
Page 210
... Turkestan plant , Korolkovia severzovi , with round fleshy bulbs , which make an ex- cellent vegetable if well boiled . In one field at some distance from my camp was abundance of sorrel , very good for soup , and now ready for picking ...
... Turkestan plant , Korolkovia severzovi , with round fleshy bulbs , which make an ex- cellent vegetable if well boiled . In one field at some distance from my camp was abundance of sorrel , very good for soup , and now ready for picking ...
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... Turkestan , these interesting monuments of the hoary past are ruthlessly pulled down by the new hordes of savage invaders from the north , Russian peasants . On the high peaks of the mountains formed by the crys- talline limestones ...
... Turkestan , these interesting monuments of the hoary past are ruthlessly pulled down by the new hordes of savage invaders from the north , Russian peasants . On the high peaks of the mountains formed by the crys- talline limestones ...
Contents
A BOOKISH GOSSIP AROUND GEORGE SAINTSBURY BY R | 126 |
ADOWN THE TIGRIS I WAS BORNE BY SHALIMAR | 141 |
A SHOOTING TRIP IN CYPRUS | 357 |
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