Tropical Nature, and Other EssaysMacmillan and Company, 1878 - 356 pages |
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Page 24
... larger part of this occurs during three or four months , individual rainfalls are often exceedingly heavy . The greatest fall recorded at Batavia during three years was three inches and eight - tenths in one hour , ' but this was quite ...
... larger part of this occurs during three or four months , individual rainfalls are often exceedingly heavy . The greatest fall recorded at Batavia during three years was three inches and eight - tenths in one hour , ' but this was quite ...
Page 30
... Larger Forest - trees . - Passing from the general impression to the elements of which the scene is composed , the observer is struck by the great diversity of the details amid the general uniformity . Instead of endless repetitions of ...
... Larger Forest - trees . - Passing from the general impression to the elements of which the scene is composed , the observer is struck by the great diversity of the details amid the general uniformity . Instead of endless repetitions of ...
Page 33
... larger , smoother , and more symmetrical . The leaves of the Asiatic caoutchouc - tree ( Ficus elastica ) , so often culti- vated in houses , is a type of this class , which has a very fine effect among the more ordinary - looking ...
... larger , smoother , and more symmetrical . The leaves of the Asiatic caoutchouc - tree ( Ficus elastica ) , so often culti- vated in houses , is a type of this class , which has a very fine effect among the more ordinary - looking ...
Page 34
... larger kinds , until , overcome by age and storms , some monarch of the forest falls down , and , carrying destruction in its fall , opens up a considerable space , into which sun and air can penetrate . Then comes a race for existence ...
... larger kinds , until , overcome by age and storms , some monarch of the forest falls down , and , carrying destruction in its fall , opens up a considerable space , into which sun and air can penetrate . Then comes a race for existence ...
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... larger , those of the Raphia tædigera and Maximiliana regia being both sometimes more than fifty feet long . The fan - shaped leaves of other species are ten or twelve feet in diameter . The trunks of palms are some- times smooth and ...
... larger , those of the Raphia tædigera and Maximiliana regia being both sometimes more than fifty feet long . The fan - shaped leaves of other species are ten or twelve feet in diameter . The trunks of palms are some- times smooth and ...
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