Tropical nature, and other essaysMacmillan, 1878 - 356 pages |
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Page 23
... distinct horizontal shadows at noon which thus characterises a considerable part of the year , is itself a striking pheno- menon to an inhabitant of the temperate zones ; and equally striking is the changed aspect of the starry heavens ...
... distinct horizontal shadows at noon which thus characterises a considerable part of the year , is itself a striking pheno- menon to an inhabitant of the temperate zones ; and equally striking is the changed aspect of the starry heavens ...
Page 31
... distinct groups . Thus , many of the Bombaceæ or silk - cotton trees , several of the Leguminosa , and perhaps many trees belonging to other natural orders , possess these appendages . There is another form of tree , hardly less curious ...
... distinct groups . Thus , many of the Bombaceæ or silk - cotton trees , several of the Leguminosa , and perhaps many trees belonging to other natural orders , possess these appendages . There is another form of tree , hardly less curious ...
Page 45
... distinct palms , while wax is secreted from the leaves of some South American species ; the resin called dragon's - blood is the product of one of the rattan palms ; while the fruit of the Areca palm is the " betel- nut " so universally ...
... distinct palms , while wax is secreted from the leaves of some South American species ; the resin called dragon's - blood is the product of one of the rattan palms ; while the fruit of the Areca palm is the " betel- nut " so universally ...
Page 53
... distinct sizes and proportions ; light or heavy , long or short - jointed , and varying from the size of a reed to that of a tall and slender palm - tree . It can be split with great facility and accuracy ; and , owing to its being ...
... distinct sizes and proportions ; light or heavy , long or short - jointed , and varying from the size of a reed to that of a tall and slender palm - tree . It can be split with great facility and accuracy ; and , owing to its being ...
Page 65
... distinct . He may at length , perhaps , meet with a second specimen half a mile off , or may fail altogether , till on another occasion he stumbles on one by accident . The absence of the gregarious or social habit , so F general in the ...
... distinct . He may at length , perhaps , meet with a second specimen half a mile off , or may fail altogether , till on another occasion he stumbles on one by accident . The absence of the gregarious or social habit , so F general in the ...
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