Tropical Nature, and Other EssaysMacmillan and Company, 1878 - 356 pages |
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Page 18
... America and in the Malay Archipelago . Over a large portion of these countries the same general features prevail , only modified by varying local conditions . Whether we are at Singapore or Batavia ; in the Moluccas , or New Guinea ; at ...
... America and in the Malay Archipelago . Over a large portion of these countries the same general features prevail , only modified by varying local conditions . Whether we are at Singapore or Batavia ; in the Moluccas , or New Guinea ; at ...
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... America the deserts and dry plains of New Mexico ; in Africa the Sahara ; and in Asia , the Arabian deserts , those of Beloo- chistan and Western India , and further east the dry plains of North China and Mongolia . On the tropic of ...
... America the deserts and dry plains of New Mexico ; in Africa the Sahara ; and in Asia , the Arabian deserts , those of Beloo- chistan and Western India , and further east the dry plains of North China and Mongolia . On the tropic of ...
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... America and Northern Euro - Asia , where they form the great northern forests of deciduous trees and of Conifer¿ . These being comparatively well- known to us , will form the standard by a reference to which we shall endeavour to point ...
... America and Northern Euro - Asia , where they form the great northern forests of deciduous trees and of Conifer¿ . These being comparatively well- known to us , will form the standard by a reference to which we shall endeavour to point ...
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... America , and can therefore hardly be in- cluded among the general characteristics of the equatorial zone . . Besides the varieties of form , however , the tree - trunks of these forests present many peculiarities of colour and texture ...
... America , and can therefore hardly be in- cluded among the general characteristics of the equatorial zone . . Besides the varieties of form , however , the tree - trunks of these forests present many peculiarities of colour and texture ...
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Alfred Russel Wallace. of 200 feet , for Humboldt states that in South America he measured a palm , which was 192 English feet high . The leaves of palms are often of immense size . Those of the Manicaria saccifera of Para are thirty ...
Alfred Russel Wallace. of 200 feet , for Humboldt states that in South America he measured a palm , which was 192 English feet high . The leaves of palms are often of immense size . Those of the Manicaria saccifera of Para are thirty ...
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