Tropical Nature, and Other EssaysMacmillan and Company, 1878 - 356 pages |
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Page 40
... ; while the great Mauritia of the Amazon has a trunk full two feet in diameter , and more than 100 feet high . Some species probably reach a height of 200 feet , for Humboldt states that in South 40 TROPICAL NATURE , AND OTHER ESSAYS .
... ; while the great Mauritia of the Amazon has a trunk full two feet in diameter , and more than 100 feet high . Some species probably reach a height of 200 feet , for Humboldt states that in South 40 TROPICAL NATURE , AND OTHER ESSAYS .
Page 41
Alfred Russel Wallace. of 200 feet , for Humboldt states that in South America he measured a palm , which was 192 English feet high . The leaves of palms are often of immense size . Those of the Manicaria saccifera of Para are thirty ...
Alfred Russel Wallace. of 200 feet , for Humboldt states that in South America he measured a palm , which was 192 English feet high . The leaves of palms are often of immense size . Those of the Manicaria saccifera of Para are thirty ...
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... South American palm ( Leopoldinia major ) , while the terminal bud or " cabbage " of many species is an excellent and nutritious vegetable ; so that palms supply bread , oil , sugar , salt , fruit , and vege- tables . Oils for various ...
... South American palm ( Leopoldinia major ) , while the terminal bud or " cabbage " of many species is an excellent and nutritious vegetable ; so that palms supply bread , oil , sugar , salt , fruit , and vege- tables . Oils for various ...
Page 52
... South America . They also extend beyond the geographical tropics in China and Japan as well as in Northern India . It is however within the tropics and towards the equator that they attain their full size and beauty , and it is here ...
... South America . They also extend beyond the geographical tropics in China and Japan as well as in Northern India . It is however within the tropics and towards the equator that they attain their full size and beauty , and it is here ...
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... South America , but one species , Mimosa pudica , has spread to Africa and Asia , so that sensitive - plants now abound as wayside weeds in many parts both of the eastern and western tropics , some- times completely carpeting the ground ...
... South America , but one species , Mimosa pudica , has spread to Africa and Asia , so that sensitive - plants now abound as wayside weeds in many parts both of the eastern and western tropics , some- times completely carpeting the ground ...
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