Tropical Nature, and Other EssaysMacmillan and Company, 1878 - 356 pages |
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Page 22
... foliage with glittering gems , sending gleams of golden light far into the woods , and waking up all nature to life and activity . Birds chirp and flutter about , parrots scream , monkeys chatter , bees hum among the flowers , and ...
... foliage with glittering gems , sending gleams of golden light far into the woods , and waking up all nature to life and activity . Birds chirp and flutter about , parrots scream , monkeys chatter , bees hum among the flowers , and ...
Page 25
... foliage , becoming quickly dissipated by the glowing sun , which , rising straight out of the east , mounted rapidly towards the zenith . All nature was fresh , new leaf and flower- buds expanding rapidly . ✦✦✦ The heat increased ...
... foliage , becoming quickly dissipated by the glowing sun , which , rising straight out of the east , mounted rapidly towards the zenith . All nature was fresh , new leaf and flower- buds expanding rapidly . ✦✦✦ The heat increased ...
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... foliage formed by the meeting together of these great trees and their interlacing branches ; and this canopy is usually so dense that but an indistinct glimmer of the sky is to be seen , and even the intense tropical sunlight only ...
... foliage formed by the meeting together of these great trees and their interlacing branches ; and this canopy is usually so dense that but an indistinct glimmer of the sky is to be seen , and even the intense tropical sunlight only ...
Page 31
... foliage . The buttressed trees belong to a variety of distinct groups . Thus , many of the Bombace¿ or silk - cotton trees , several of the Leguminosae , and perhaps many trees belonging to other natural orders , possess these ...
... foliage . The buttressed trees belong to a variety of distinct groups . Thus , many of the Bombace¿ or silk - cotton trees , several of the Leguminosae , and perhaps many trees belonging to other natural orders , possess these ...
Page 33
... foliage , we find two types of leaf not common in the temperate zone , although the great mass of the trees offer ... foliage . Contrasted with this is the fine pinnate foliage of some of the largest forest - trees which , seen far aloft ...
... foliage , we find two types of leaf not common in the temperate zone , although the great mass of the trees offer ... foliage . Contrasted with this is the fine pinnate foliage of some of the largest forest - trees which , seen far aloft ...
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