The Beauties of Nature and the Wonders of the World We Live inMacmillan and Company, 1892 - 429 pages |
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Page 75
... scent of a beast of prey . Now this hourly life- and - death excitement is a keen delight to most wild creatures , but must be peculiarly distracting to the comfort - loving temperament of others . The latter are alone suited to endure ...
... scent of a beast of prey . Now this hourly life- and - death excitement is a keen delight to most wild creatures , but must be peculiarly distracting to the comfort - loving temperament of others . The latter are alone suited to endure ...
Page 78
... scents and sounds . It is difficult to separate the games of kittens and lambs from those of children . Our countryman Gould long ago described the " amusements or sportive exercises " which he had observed among Ants . Forel was at ...
... scents and sounds . It is difficult to separate the games of kittens and lambs from those of children . Our countryman Gould long ago described the " amusements or sportive exercises " which he had observed among Ants . Forel was at ...
Page 87
... scent in the dog , of sight in the eagle . Moreover , our eye much more sensitive to some colours than to others ; least so to crimson , then successively to red , orange , yellow , blue , and green ; the sensitiveness for green being ...
... scent in the dog , of sight in the eagle . Moreover , our eye much more sensitive to some colours than to others ; least so to crimson , then successively to red , orange , yellow , blue , and green ; the sensitiveness for green being ...
Page 121
... . Almost all large flowers are brightly col- oured , many produce honey , and many are sweet - scented . What , then , is the use and purpose of this complex organisation ? It is , I think , well established that the IV 121 ON PLANT LIFE.
... . Almost all large flowers are brightly col- oured , many produce honey , and many are sweet - scented . What , then , is the use and purpose of this complex organisation ? It is , I think , well established that the IV 121 ON PLANT LIFE.
Page 122
... scent , and honey of flowers is to attract insects , which are of use to the plant in carrying the pollen from flower to flower . In many species the pollen is , and no doubt it originally was in all , carried by the air . In these ...
... scent , and honey of flowers is to attract insects , which are of use to the plant in carrying the pollen from flower to flower . In many species the pollen is , and no doubt it originally was in all , carried by the air . In these ...
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