Tropical Nature, and Other EssaysMacmillan and Company, 1878 - 356 pages |
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... possess a power as new , as it is at first sight inexplicable , for it is not accompanied by any extraordinary increase in the temperature of the air . These very different effects , produced by the same amount of sun - heat poured upon ...
... possess a power as new , as it is at first sight inexplicable , for it is not accompanied by any extraordinary increase in the temperature of the air . These very different effects , produced by the same amount of sun - heat poured upon ...
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... possesses a charm and a beauty that can never be forgotten . All nature seems refreshed and strengthened by the coolness and moisture of the past night ; new leaves and buds unfold almost before the eye , and fresh shoots may often be ...
... possesses a charm and a beauty that can never be forgotten . All nature seems refreshed and strengthened by the coolness and moisture of the past night ; new leaves and buds unfold almost before the eye , and fresh shoots may often be ...
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... possessing a grandeur and sublimity altogether their own . Amid the countless modifications in detail which these forests present , we shall endeavour to point out the chief peculiarities as well as the THE GREAT FOREST - BELTS . 29.
... possessing a grandeur and sublimity altogether their own . Amid the countless modifications in detail which these forests present , we shall endeavour to point out the chief peculiarities as well as the THE GREAT FOREST - BELTS . 29.
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... possess these appendages . There is another form of tree , hardly less curious , in which the trunk , though generally straight and cylin- drical , is deeply furrowed and indented , appearing as if made up of a number of small trees ...
... possess these appendages . There is another form of tree , hardly less curious , in which the trunk , though generally straight and cylin- drical , is deeply furrowed and indented , appearing as if made up of a number of small trees ...
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... possess the two qualities of very long life and almost indefinite longitudinal growth , for by these suppositions alone can we explain their characteristic features . The growth of climbers , even more than all other plants , is ...
... possess the two qualities of very long life and almost indefinite longitudinal growth , for by these suppositions alone can we explain their characteristic features . The growth of climbers , even more than all other plants , is ...
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