ISBN: 9781456002855

RareBooksClub. Paperback. New. This item is printed on demand. Paperback. 28 pages. Dimensions: 9.7in. x 7.4in. x 0.1in.This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purc… Mehr…

RareBooksClub. Paperback. New. This item is printed on demand. Paperback. 28 pages. Dimensions: 9.7in. x 7.4in. x 0.1in.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. 1906 Excerpt: . . . pagina utraque minute et strigose pilosis, supra reticulato-rugosis infra pilis densis nervis crassis prominentis. Inflorescentia axillaribus longe pedunculatis pedunculae filosis ad apice intumescentis capitulae brevis globosis 5-8-floris bractae foliosis ovato-rotundatis crassis. calyce paleaceis coronatis irregulariter dentatis margine ciliatis, corolla tubo longis infundibuliformis aliquid curvatis limbo irregulariter lobatis, lobis superiora erectis rotundatis integris, lateralis parvis irregulariter fisso-dentatis inferiora transverse-ovatis reflexis integris ad basi auriculatis. Fructus globosis carnosis, pyrena profunde et similariter tuber cibariae foveolatis. A spreading, globose-headed, odorless shrub 1. 5 to 2 m. high. Leaves 1-1. 5 cm. x 6-8 mm. , petioles 2 mm. , peduncles 2-4 cm. long. Calyx 1 mm. , corolla 3. 5 mm. The species approximates L. involucrata, from which it differs, however, in many characters. No counterpart of the specimens could be found in Hb. Kew or British Museum. In scrublands: Exuma--near Georgetown, Feb. 26, 1905, B. 6 M. 2940 type. Lantana involucrata Linn. Common in scrub and open lands. Known as wild Sage. Allens Cay--Brace 1334. Abaco--Cherokee Sound, Brace 1940. Great Bahama--Eight Mile Rocks, B. and M. 2444. Great Sturrup Cay--B. and M. Lignum Vitae Cay--B. and M. Little and Great Harbor Cays--B. and M. Frozen Cay--B. and M. Whale Cay--B. and M. 2188. Gun Cay--Millsp. 2306. South Cat Cay--Millsp. 2422. Mangrove Cay--Bryant 13. Rose Island--B. 6 M. 2127. New Providence--near Ft. Montague, Northrop 36; Curtiss sine num. ; Britton 31; Earle 43; Coker 21; Brace 7O; Hitchcock; Wight 43. Eleuthera--Governors Harbor, Hitchcock. Exuma Chain--on all islands visited except Exuma Island, B. and M. ; Cave Ca. . . This item ships from La Vergne,TN., RareBooksClub, Good. Used Good- May not include CD-ROM access code or companion materials. We ship from multiple locations. Prompt customer service.B21, America Star Books. Paperback. New. Paperback. 96 pages. Dimensions: 9.0in. x 6.0in. x 0.2in.Alex Brown, private eye, vacationing in Florida, after his last job, finds a dead woman washed upon beach wearing only a wet suite from the waist down, looking like a mermaid to him, murdered by a long steel spear in her heart. The mermaids stepdaughter, a beautiful young lawyer, is ordered by her father to retain Alex to find the killer, at first he refuses, but has to take the job to replenish his bankroll. In the story we meet the father and travel to the Bahamas and get involved with the cartel. Alex must prove to the boss of the cartel that his daughter killed his ex-wife; the Mermaid. We meet the doorman at Paradise Island who supplies Alex with all the info on the cartel and its leader. The cartel finds out putting Alex in danger of losing his life. The reader is exposed to the love affair with the black mayor, a member of the cartel, and the mermaids stepdaughter that gets the mayor murdered and puts Michelle in danger. Alex saves his life by proving the real killer and gets reward from the government that lets him retire in Florida. This item ships from multiple locations. Your book may arrive from Roseburg,OR, La Vergne,TN., America Star Books<

ISBN: 1456002856

Alex Brown, private eye, vacationing in Florida, after his last job, finds a dead woman washed upon beach wearing only a wet suite from the waist down, looking like a mermaid to him, murd… Mehr…

Alex Brown, private eye, vacationing in Florida, after his last job, finds a dead woman washed upon beach wearing only a wet suite from the waist down, looking like a mermaid to him, murdered by a long steel spear in her heart. The mermaid's stepdaughter, a beautiful young lawyer, is ordered by her father to retain Alex to find the killer, at first he refuses, but has to take the job to replenish his bankroll. In the story we meet the father and travel to the Bahamas and get involved with the cartel. Alex must prove to the boss of the cartel that his daughter killed his ex-wife; the Mermaid. We meet the doorman at Paradise Island who supplies Alex with all the info on the cartel and it's leader. The cartel finds out putting Alex in danger of losing his life. The reader is exposed to the love affair with the black mayor, a member of the cartel, and the mermaid's stepdaughter that gets the mayor murdered and puts Michelle in danger. Alex saves his life by proving the real killer and gets reward from the government that lets him retire in Florida. fiction,literature and fiction,mystery thriller and suspense Books, America Star Books<