Tropical Nature, and Other EssaysMacmillan and Company, 1878 - 356 pages |
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Page 47
... families Zingiberacea and Musacea of botanists , are very conspicuous ornaments of the equatorial forests , on account of their large size , fine foliage , and handsome flowers . The bananas and plantains are well known as among the ...
... families Zingiberacea and Musacea of botanists , are very conspicuous ornaments of the equatorial forests , on account of their large size , fine foliage , and handsome flowers . The bananas and plantains are well known as among the ...
Page 50
... families of flowering plants . Although there is a peculiarity of habit that enables one soon to detect an orchidaceous plant even when not in flower , yet they vary greatly in size and aspect . Some of the small creeping species are ...
... families of flowering plants . Although there is a peculiarity of habit that enables one soon to detect an orchidaceous plant even when not in flower , yet they vary greatly in size and aspect . Some of the small creeping species are ...
Page 74
... families , but vary much in character . In some the tails are broadly spoon - shaped , in others long and pointed . Many have double or triple tails , and some of the smaller species have them immensely elongated and often elegantly ...
... families , but vary much in character . In some the tails are broadly spoon - shaped , in others long and pointed . Many have double or triple tails , and some of the smaller species have them immensely elongated and often elegantly ...
Page 76
... families of Heliconidæ and Danaidæ , fly very slowly , with a gentle undulating or floating motion which is almost peculiar to them . Many of the strong - bodied Nymphalidæ and Hesperidæ , on the other hand , have an excessively rapid ...
... families of Heliconidæ and Danaidæ , fly very slowly , with a gentle undulating or floating motion which is almost peculiar to them . Many of the strong - bodied Nymphalidæ and Hesperidæ , on the other hand , have an excessively rapid ...
Page 89
... families of plants , one of the most remarkable being that of certain Melastomas which have a kind of pouch formed by an enlargement of the petiole of the leaf , and which is inhabited by a colony of small ants . The hollow stems of the ...
... families of plants , one of the most remarkable being that of certain Melastomas which have a kind of pouch formed by an enlargement of the petiole of the leaf , and which is inhabited by a colony of small ants . The hollow stems of the ...
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