Tropical Nature, and Other EssaysMacmillan and Company, 1878 - 356 pages |
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Page 38
... foliage ; but when they have reached the summit of the tree that supports them , they expand under the genial influence of light and air , and often cover their foster - parent with blossoms not its own . Here , as a rule , the ...
... foliage ; but when they have reached the summit of the tree that supports them , they expand under the genial influence of light and air , and often cover their foster - parent with blossoms not its own . Here , as a rule , the ...
Page 40
... foliage waving in the breeze , and their stems often draped with hanging creepers . The chief feature of the palm tribe consists in the cylindrical trunk crowned by a mass of large and some- what rigid leaves . They vary in height from ...
... foliage waving in the breeze , and their stems often draped with hanging creepers . The chief feature of the palm tribe consists in the cylindrical trunk crowned by a mass of large and some- what rigid leaves . They vary in height from ...
Page 41
... the loftiest forest - trees , above which they send up an elegant spike of foliage and flowers . The most important are the American Desmoncus and the Eastern Calamus , the latter being the well - known rattan or cane of PALMS . 41.
... the loftiest forest - trees , above which they send up an elegant spike of foliage and flowers . The most important are the American Desmoncus and the Eastern Calamus , the latter being the well - known rattan or cane of PALMS . 41.
Page 44
... foliage . These must be restored by the application of manure , and this , together with the planting , weeding , and necessary cultivation , is very expensive . With the sugar - palm , however , nothing whatever is taken away but the ...
... foliage . These must be restored by the application of manure , and this , together with the planting , weeding , and necessary cultivation , is very expensive . With the sugar - palm , however , nothing whatever is taken away but the ...
Page 47
... foliage , and handsome flowers . The bananas and plantains are well known as among the most luxuriant and beautiful productions of the tropics . Many species occur wild in the forests ; all have majestic foliage and handsome flowers ...
... foliage , and handsome flowers . The bananas and plantains are well known as among the most luxuriant and beautiful productions of the tropics . Many species occur wild in the forests ; all have majestic foliage and handsome flowers ...
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