Tropical Nature, and Other EssaysMacmillan and Company, 1878 - 356 pages |
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Page viii
... plant and animal life , the general aspects and relations of their several component elements have been dwelt upon ; all botanical and zoological details and nomenclature being excluded , except so far as was absolutely necessary to ...
... plant and animal life , the general aspects and relations of their several component elements have been dwelt upon ; all botanical and zoological details and nomenclature being excluded , except so far as was absolutely necessary to ...
Page ix
... plants , is intended to show how far and in what way these are dependent on the climate and physical conditions of the tropics . The chapter entitled " By - paths in the Domain of Biology " contains an account of certain curious ...
... plants , is intended to show how far and in what way these are dependent on the climate and physical conditions of the tropics . The chapter entitled " By - paths in the Domain of Biology " contains an account of certain curious ...
Page xi
... Plants of the Equatorial Forests - Palms - Uses of Palm - trees and their Pro- ducts - Ferns - Ginger - worts and Wild Bananas - Arums - Screw - Pines- Orchids - Bamboos - Uses of the Bamboo - Mangroves - Sensitive - plants -Comparative ...
... Plants of the Equatorial Forests - Palms - Uses of Palm - trees and their Pro- ducts - Ferns - Ginger - worts and Wild Bananas - Arums - Screw - Pines- Orchids - Bamboos - Uses of the Bamboo - Mangroves - Sensitive - plants -Comparative ...
Page xii
... PLANTS AND THE ORIGIN OF THE COLOUR - SENSE . Source of Colouring - matter in Plants - Protective Coloration and Mimicry in Plants - Attractive Colours of Fruits - Protective Colours of Fruits- Seeds how Protected - Attractive Colours ...
... PLANTS AND THE ORIGIN OF THE COLOUR - SENSE . Source of Colouring - matter in Plants - Protective Coloration and Mimicry in Plants - Attractive Colours of Fruits - Protective Colours of Fruits- Seeds how Protected - Attractive Colours ...
Page xiii
... Plants and Insects - RISE AND PROGRESS OF MODERN VIEWS AS TO THE ANTIQUITY AND ORIGIN OF MAN - Indica- tions of Man's Extreme Antiquity - Antiquity of Intellectual Man- Sculptures on Easter - Island - North American Earthworks - The ...
... Plants and Insects - RISE AND PROGRESS OF MODERN VIEWS AS TO THE ANTIQUITY AND ORIGIN OF MAN - Indica- tions of Man's Extreme Antiquity - Antiquity of Intellectual Man- Sculptures on Easter - Island - North American Earthworks - The ...
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