Tropical Nature, and Other EssaysMacmillan and Company, 1878 - 356 pages |
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Page 49
... abundant in many parts of the Eastern tropics , while they are com- paratively scarce in America . They somewhat resemble Yuccas , but have larger leaves which grow in a close spiral screw on the stem . Some are large and palm - like ...
... abundant in many parts of the Eastern tropics , while they are com- paratively scarce in America . They somewhat resemble Yuccas , but have larger leaves which grow in a close spiral screw on the stem . Some are large and palm - like ...
Page 63
... abundant , and typical of tropical American forests ; but not less so are the cecropia trees , with their white stems and large palmated leaves standing up like great candelabra . Sometimes the ground is carpeted with large flowers ...
... abundant , and typical of tropical American forests ; but not less so are the cecropia trees , with their white stems and large palmated leaves standing up like great candelabra . Sometimes the ground is carpeted with large flowers ...
Page 72
... abundant as to form a decided feature in the scene . It is therefore the group which best characterises the equatorial zone , and should form the starting - point for our review . This group is that of the diurnal Lepidop- tera or ...
... abundant as to form a decided feature in the scene . It is therefore the group which best characterises the equatorial zone , and should form the starting - point for our review . This group is that of the diurnal Lepidop- tera or ...
Page 73
Alfred Russel Wallace. West , they are especially abundant , and comprise some of the handsomest and most remarkable species in the whole group . Their aspect is altogether different from that presented by the butterflies of Europe and ...
Alfred Russel Wallace. West , they are especially abundant , and comprise some of the handsomest and most remarkable species in the whole group . Their aspect is altogether different from that presented by the butterflies of Europe and ...
Page 75
... abundant , next to the very common sulphur- yellow and orange - coloured kinds , were about a dozen species of Eunica , which are of large size and conspicuous from their liveries of glossy dark blue and purple . A superbly adorned ...
... abundant , next to the very common sulphur- yellow and orange - coloured kinds , were about a dozen species of Eunica , which are of large size and conspicuous from their liveries of glossy dark blue and purple . A superbly adorned ...
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