Tropical nature, and other essaysMacmillan, 1878 - 356 pages |
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Page 34
... kinds , until , overcome by age and storms , some monarch of the forest falls down , and , carrying destruction in its fall , opens up a considerable space , into which sun and air can penetrate . Then comes a race for existence among ...
... kinds , until , overcome by age and storms , some monarch of the forest falls down , and , carrying destruction in its fall , opens up a considerable space , into which sun and air can penetrate . Then comes a race for existence among ...
Page 36
... kind of wood , those built up with planks another ; and , as the species of trees in these forests are so much more numerous than the wants of a semi - civilized population , there are probably a large number of kinds of timber which ...
... kind of wood , those built up with planks another ; and , as the species of trees in these forests are so much more numerous than the wants of a semi - civilized population , there are probably a large number of kinds of timber which ...
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... kind of cordage skilfully applied to internal ribs . For the better kinds of houses , smooth and uniform varieties are chosen , so that the beams and rafters can be bound together with neatness , strength and uniformity , as is ...
... kind of cordage skilfully applied to internal ribs . For the better kinds of houses , smooth and uniform varieties are chosen , so that the beams and rafters can be bound together with neatness , strength and uniformity , as is ...
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... kind , exactly suited to a semi - civilized people to whom severe and long - continued labour is never congenial . This combination of advantages appears to be so great , that it seems possible that the sugar of the world may in the ...
... kind , exactly suited to a semi - civilized people to whom severe and long - continued labour is never congenial . This combination of advantages appears to be so great , that it seems possible that the sugar of the world may in the ...
Page 45
... kinds of boxes , which , when covered with the broad leaves of a species of screw - pine and painted or stained of various colours , are very strong and serviceable as well as very ornamental .. Ropes and cables are woven from the black ...
... kinds of boxes , which , when covered with the broad leaves of a species of screw - pine and painted or stained of various colours , are very strong and serviceable as well as very ornamental .. Ropes and cables are woven from the black ...
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