. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. TOPOGEAPHY OF THE PHILIPPINES. 267 Both shores are fringed by primeval forest, interrupted only by a few village clear- ings and their cocoa-nut groves. Here and there occur picturesque cliffs pierced by caverns where the islanders formerly deposited their dead. In the vicinity of Basey on the Samar side opposite Tacloban the poisonous plant known as Saint Fig. 117.âIlo-Ilo and Strait of Scale 1 : 650, I22°50- Lasborbreenwicn Ig3' Depths. 0to5 Fathoms. 5 to 100 Fathoms. 100 Fathoms and upwards. â 12 Miles. Ignatius' bean [Strychno
. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. TOPOGEAPHY OF THE PHILIPPINES. 267 Both shores are fringed by primeval forest, interrupted only by a few village clear- ings and their cocoa-nut groves. Here and there occur picturesque cliffs pierced by caverns where the islanders formerly deposited their dead. In the vicinity of Basey on the Samar side opposite Tacloban the poisonous plant known as Saint Fig. 117.âIlo-Ilo and Strait of Scale 1 : 650, I22°50- Lasborbreenwicn Ig3' Depths. 0to5 Fathoms. 5 to 100 Fathoms. 100 Fathoms and upwards. â 12 Miles. Ignatius' bean [Strychnos Ignatia amara) grows in the greatest profusion. Another tree of the dicterocarpus species yields the baJao or nuilapajo, a resinous oil, which is highly prized for its property of preserving iron from rust. Panay, situated about the centre of the archipelago, is relatively the most. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Reclus, Elisée, 1830-1905; Ravenstein, Ernest George, 1834-1913; Keane, A. H. (Augustus Henry), 1833-1912. New York, D. Appleton and company
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