Tropical Nature, and Other EssaysMacmillan and Company, 1878 - 356 pages |
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Page 32
... feet from the ground . 2. 3. Sections much higher up . forest - tree , more than 200 feet high , but rather slender in proportion , and it was by no means an extreme example of its class . This peculiar form is probably produced by the ...
... feet from the ground . 2. 3. Sections much higher up . forest - tree , more than 200 feet high , but rather slender in proportion , and it was by no means an extreme example of its class . This peculiar form is probably produced by the ...
Page 34
... feet high , do not touch the lowermost branches of those above them . These are of course shade - loving trees , and their presence effectually prevents the growth of any young trees of the larger kinds , until , overcome by age and ...
... feet high , do not touch the lowermost branches of those above them . These are of course shade - loving trees , and their presence effectually prevents the growth of any young trees of the larger kinds , until , overcome by age and ...
Page 35
... feet high , was completely covered with star- shaped flowers , three inches across and of a rich orange- red colour , making the trees look as if they had been artificially decorated with brilliant garlands . The recent discoveries as ...
... feet high , was completely covered with star- shaped flowers , three inches across and of a rich orange- red colour , making the trees look as if they had been artificially decorated with brilliant garlands . The recent discoveries as ...
Page 40
... feet to that of the loftiest forest - trees . Some are stemless , consisting only of a spreading crown of large ... feet high ; while the great Mauritia of the Amazon has a trunk full two feet in diameter , and more than 100 feet high ...
... feet to that of the loftiest forest - trees . Some are stemless , consisting only of a spreading crown of large ... feet high ; while the great Mauritia of the Amazon has a trunk full two feet in diameter , and more than 100 feet high ...
Page 41
... feet high . The leaves of palms are often of immense size . Those of the Manicaria saccifera of Para are thirty feet long and four or five feet wide , and are not pinnate but entire and very rigid . Some of the pinnate leaves are much ...
... feet high . The leaves of palms are often of immense size . Those of the Manicaria saccifera of Para are thirty feet long and four or five feet wide , and are not pinnate but entire and very rigid . Some of the pinnate leaves are much ...
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