Tropical Nature, and Other EssaysMacmillan and Company, 1878 - 356 pages |
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Page 18
... abundant at certain seasons , are never altogether absent ; while many annual food - plants as well as some fruit - trees produce two crops a year . In other cases , more than one complete year is required to mature the large and ...
... abundant at certain seasons , are never altogether absent ; while many annual food - plants as well as some fruit - trees produce two crops a year . In other cases , more than one complete year is required to mature the large and ...
Page 40
... abundant and varied within the limits of the region we are discussing that they may be considered as among the most characteristic forms of vegetation of the equa- torial zone . They are , however , by no means generally present , and ...
... abundant and varied within the limits of the region we are discussing that they may be considered as among the most characteristic forms of vegetation of the equa- torial zone . They are , however , by no means generally present , and ...
Page 42
... abundant in the drier equatorial forests , and more than sixty species are known from the Malay Archipelago . The stems ( when cleaned from the sheathing leaves and prickles ) vary in size from the thickness of a quill to that of the ...
... abundant in the drier equatorial forests , and more than sixty species are known from the Malay Archipelago . The stems ( when cleaned from the sheathing leaves and prickles ) vary in size from the thickness of a quill to that of the ...
Page 43
... abundant this forms the chief drink and most esteemed luxury of the natives . A Dutch chemist , Mr. De Vry , who has studied the subject in Java , believes that great advan- tages would accrue from the cultivation of this tree in place ...
... abundant this forms the chief drink and most esteemed luxury of the natives . A Dutch chemist , Mr. De Vry , who has studied the subject in Java , believes that great advan- tages would accrue from the cultivation of this tree in place ...
Page 45
... abundant ; and the petioles or leaf - stalks , often fifteen or twenty feet long , are used as rafters , or when fastened together with pegs form doors , shutters , partitions , or even the walls of entire houses . They are wonderfully ...
... abundant ; and the petioles or leaf - stalks , often fifteen or twenty feet long , are used as rafters , or when fastened together with pegs form doors , shutters , partitions , or even the walls of entire houses . They are wonderfully ...
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