Tropical Nature, and Other EssaysMacmillan and Company, 1878 - 356 pages |
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Page 21
... devastation caused by the reckless clearing of forests see the third chapter of Mr. Marsh's work The Earth as Modified by Human Action . about twenty - five minutes from sunset the complete darkness SHORTNESS OF TWILIGHT . 21.
... devastation caused by the reckless clearing of forests see the third chapter of Mr. Marsh's work The Earth as Modified by Human Action . about twenty - five minutes from sunset the complete darkness SHORTNESS OF TWILIGHT . 21.
Page 25
... forest betraying it by their motions . White clouds would appear in the cast and gather into cumuli , with an increasing blackness along their lower portions . The whole eastern horizon would become almost suddenly black , and this ...
... forest betraying it by their motions . White clouds would appear in the cast and gather into cumuli , with an increasing blackness along their lower portions . The whole eastern horizon would become almost suddenly black , and this ...
Page 26
... forests the aspect is the same or nearly so every day in the year : budding , flowering , fruiting , and leaf ... Forest - Belt 26 TROPICAL NATURE , AND OTHER ESSAYS .
... forests the aspect is the same or nearly so every day in the year : budding , flowering , fruiting , and leaf ... Forest - Belt 26 TROPICAL NATURE , AND OTHER ESSAYS .
Page 27
... Forests -- Low - growth Forest - trees -- Flowery trunks and their probable cause Uses of Equatorial Forest - trees - The Climbing Plants of the Equatorial Forests - Palms - Uses of Palm - trees and their Products- Ferns - Ginger ...
... Forests -- Low - growth Forest - trees -- Flowery trunks and their probable cause Uses of Equatorial Forest - trees - The Climbing Plants of the Equatorial Forests - Palms - Uses of Palm - trees and their Products- Ferns - Ginger ...
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... forests both to the north and south , we meet first with woody and then open country , soon changing into arid plains or even deserts which form an almost con- tinuous band in the vicinity of the two tropics . On the line of the tropic ...
... forests both to the north and south , we meet first with woody and then open country , soon changing into arid plains or even deserts which form an almost con- tinuous band in the vicinity of the two tropics . On the line of the tropic ...
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