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The soil, formed of the denudation of the sandstone rocks, scantily fertilised here and there by the decaying jungle, presented no field for rude agriculture, even had the dry seasons permitted; and gave forth no native fruits, save tasteless berries and half-poisonous roots.
What millions have been fed by the introduction of the potato plant that wild, half-poisonous native of the Chilian mountains!
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