Tropical nature, and other essaysMacmillan, 1878 - 356 pages |
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... attract the attention of all who are interested in the subject . I may be allowed here to remark , that my theory cannot be properly understood without reading the whole chapter on " The Colours of Animals ; because the view set forth ...
... attract the attention of all who are interested in the subject . I may be allowed here to remark , that my theory cannot be properly understood without reading the whole chapter on " The Colours of Animals ; because the view set forth ...
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... attract these it is necessary that flowers should be low down and conspicuous . If they grew in the usual way on the tops of these smaller trees overshadowed by the dense canopy above them they would be out of sight of both groups of ...
... attract these it is necessary that flowers should be low down and conspicuous . If they grew in the usual way on the tops of these smaller trees overshadowed by the dense canopy above them they would be out of sight of both groups of ...
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... attracts attention in the equatorial zone , is perhaps that of the ferns , which here display themselves in vast profusion and variety . They grow abundantly on rocks and on decaying trees ; they clothe the sides of ravines and the ...
... attracts attention in the equatorial zone , is perhaps that of the ferns , which here display themselves in vast profusion and variety . They grow abundantly on rocks and on decaying trees ; they clothe the sides of ravines and the ...
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... attract attention in the tropics are the mangroves , which grow between tide - marks on coasts and estuaries . These are low trees with widely - spreading branches and a network of aerial roots a few feet above the ground ; but their ...
... attract attention in the tropics are the mangroves , which grow between tide - marks on coasts and estuaries . These are low trees with widely - spreading branches and a network of aerial roots a few feet above the ground ; but their ...
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... attract the traveller's notice none are more interesting than the sensitive species of Mimosa . These are all natives of South America , but one species , Mimosa pudica , has spread to Africa and Asia , so that sensitive - plants now ...
... attract the traveller's notice none are more interesting than the sensitive species of Mimosa . These are all natives of South America , but one species , Mimosa pudica , has spread to Africa and Asia , so that sensitive - plants now ...
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