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Page 161
That it should not have intermixed with the common haired variety , and lost its
distinctive characters , is very remarkable . It has not been artificially preserved ,
for instead of being looked on with favour by the Indians , Humboldt states that in
...
That it should not have intermixed with the common haired variety , and lost its
distinctive characters , is very remarkable . It has not been artificially preserved ,
for instead of being looked on with favour by the Indians , Humboldt states that in
...
Page 162
As long as varieties interbreed together and with the parent form , it does not
seem possible that a new species could be formed by ... Before a variety can
become permanent , it must be either separated from the others or have acquired
some ...
As long as varieties interbreed together and with the parent form , it does not
seem possible that a new species could be formed by ... Before a variety can
become permanent , it must be either separated from the others or have acquired
some ...
Page 184
Every few yards discovered some new species , filling the mind with delight at
their beauty and variety . In dryer and more stony places , a pinnatifid clubmoss
stood up amongst the stones in crisp tufts , like the parsley fern on mountain -
sides ...
Every few yards discovered some new species , filling the mind with delight at
their beauty and variety . In dryer and more stony places , a pinnatifid clubmoss
stood up amongst the stones in crisp tufts , like the parsley fern on mountain -
sides ...
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| Title | The Naturalist in Nicaragua 561. number of Everyman's library Everyman's library, ed. by Ernest Rhys. Science Everyman's library. Travel and topography 561. number of Everyman's library: Science |
| Author | Thomas Belt |
| Contributor | Thomas Belt |
| Publisher | J.M. Dent & Sons, Limited, 1911 |
| Original from | the University of Wisconsin - Madison |
| Digitized | 7 jaan. 2010 |
| Length | 306 pages |
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