ISBN: 9781130814125

RareBooksClub. Paperback. New. This item is printed on demand. Paperback. 362 pages. Dimensions: 9.7in. x 7.4in. x 0.8in.This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Pur… More...

RareBooksClub. Paperback. New. This item is printed on demand. Paperback. 362 pages. Dimensions: 9.7in. x 7.4in. x 0.8in.This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1909 Excerpt: . . . November to April the climate of Lepanto leaves little to be desired. At this time of year clear weather predominates, only the occasional mountain showers breaking the long dry season. At the altitude of Mancayan--the highest knoll in the village being little short of 4. 000 feet--the temperature is comparatively low. blankets being comfortable if not actually necessary at night, and on the upper slopes of the southern end of the Malava Range it is affirmed that the vegetation is killed at periods by low temperature. On good authority it is stated that actual frost has occurred. As late as July (in 1904) it is a fact that three natives died of cold and exhaustion while crossing the Malaya Range at about the same altitude as Mancayan. The mean annual temperature (for Manila) is between 2I, and 27 C. (approximately 80 F. ). These figures are considerably lower in Lepanto. ln general, April, May. and June are the hottest months, followed by the steady rains of the period up to October and November, the entire rainy season coming between the months of May and October. VEGETAT1ON AND T1HBER. As in all tropical areas, the native vegetation of Lepanto is heavy and luxuriant. The slopes are heavily covered with a growth of tree ferns, canes, grasses, and small brush, and it is only on the top of ridges that clear spaces are met. The grass of the region is a long, tough, and rank-growing variety, which, unless kept down by burning off, is not particularly good for fodder. The various varieties of cane find a multitude of uses--woven in a variety of ways for almost all conceivable purposes and for construction and clothing. Of the canes the true rattan or beiuco is not found to a large extent in this section of Lepanto. These two of the smaller growths are by far the. . . This item ships from La Vergne,TN., RareBooksClub<