AXMINSTER

par. and mrkt, Devon. England (50° 47’ N., 3° Ww). brush-making, etc. Famous carpet industry now transferred to Will on; birthplace of John Church ill, Duke of tercian) is close by. Pop. 3,000. manders, indigenous to lakes in Mexico and the E. and W. of the U.S.; they closely resemble the Brit. newt larva, but attain a length of 11 in., and are used as article of food. On account of their} capacity to reproduce before completing metamorphosis by losing external gills,| they were for some time cla ified as Per-| ennibranchiates; the Mexican name has] now extended to branchiate newts gener-|in ally. Under suitable conditions, however, the axolotl can undergo normal metamorphosis. Aby in i a (14° 8’ N., 38° 44’ E.), sacred city of A by i an i ans; numerous remains; interesting granite obelisk. Pop. 5,000.