Tropical Nature, and Other EssaysMacmillan and Company, 1878 - 356 pages |
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Page 49
... beautiful and singular flowers , are pre- eminently tropical , and are probably more abundant in the mountains of the equatorial zone than in any other region . Here they are almost omnipresent in some of their countless forms . They ...
... beautiful and singular flowers , are pre- eminently tropical , and are probably more abundant in the mountains of the equatorial zone than in any other region . Here they are almost omnipresent in some of their countless forms . They ...
Page 62
... of coiling cables . Sometimes a tree appears covered with beautiful flowers which do not belong to it , but to one of the lianas that twines through its branches and sends down great rope 62 TROPICAL NATURE , AND OTHER ESSAYS .
... of coiling cables . Sometimes a tree appears covered with beautiful flowers which do not belong to it , but to one of the lianas that twines through its branches and sends down great rope 62 TROPICAL NATURE , AND OTHER ESSAYS .
Page 68
... to produce these emotions , and examine the varied and beautiful forms of life which , in inex- haustible profusion , are spread around him . III . ANIMAL LIFE IN THE TROPICAL FORESTS . Difficulties 68 TROPICAL NATURE , AND OTHER ESSAYS .
... to produce these emotions , and examine the varied and beautiful forms of life which , in inex- haustible profusion , are spread around him . III . ANIMAL LIFE IN THE TROPICAL FORESTS . Difficulties 68 TROPICAL NATURE , AND OTHER ESSAYS .
Page 73
... beautiful in nature . Next to the size , the infinitely varied and dazzling hues of these insects most attract the observer . Instead of the sober browns , the plain yellows , and the occasional patches of red or blue or orange that ...
... beautiful in nature . Next to the size , the infinitely varied and dazzling hues of these insects most attract the observer . Instead of the sober browns , the plain yellows , and the occasional patches of red or blue or orange that ...
Page 77
... beautiful little Erycinida of South America vary remarkably in their mode of resting . The majority always rest on the under surface of leaves with their wings expanded , so that when they settle they suddenly disappear from sight ...
... beautiful little Erycinida of South America vary remarkably in their mode of resting . The majority always rest on the under surface of leaves with their wings expanded , so that when they settle they suddenly disappear from sight ...
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