Tropical Nature, and Other EssaysMacmillan and Company, 1878 - 356 pages |
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Page 31
... give the tree an extended base , and so assist the subterranean roots in maintaining in an erect position so lofty a column crowned by a broad and massive head of branches and foliage . The buttressed trees belong to a variety of ...
... give the tree an extended base , and so assist the subterranean roots in maintaining in an erect position so lofty a column crowned by a broad and massive head of branches and foliage . The buttressed trees belong to a variety of ...
Page 34
... give place to a variety of herbaceous plants , sometimes with pretty , but rarely with very conspicuous flowers . Flowering Trunks and their Probable Cause.— Among the minor but not unimportant peculiarities that characterise these ...
... give place to a variety of herbaceous plants , sometimes with pretty , but rarely with very conspicuous flowers . Flowering Trunks and their Probable Cause.— Among the minor but not unimportant peculiarities that characterise these ...
Page 40
... give a short account of the part they take in giving a distinctive aspect to the equatorial forests . Palms . — Although these are found throughout the tropics and a few species even extend into the warmer parts of the temperate regions ...
... give a short account of the part they take in giving a distinctive aspect to the equatorial forests . Palms . — Although these are found throughout the tropics and a few species even extend into the warmer parts of the temperate regions ...
Page 46
... give an idea of how important a part is filled by this noble family of plants , whether we regard them as a portion of the beautiful vegetation of the tropics , or in relation to the manners and customs , the lives and the well - being ...
... give an idea of how important a part is filled by this noble family of plants , whether we regard them as a portion of the beautiful vegetation of the tropics , or in relation to the manners and customs , the lives and the well - being ...
Page 50
... give an inadequate idea of the numbers of these plants that exist in the tropics , because a large proportion of them have quite inconspicuous flowers and are not worth cultivation . More than thirty years ago the number of known ...
... give an inadequate idea of the numbers of these plants that exist in the tropics , because a large proportion of them have quite inconspicuous flowers and are not worth cultivation . More than thirty years ago the number of known ...
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abundant adapted adorned Africa allied Amazon animals ants Asia attract bamboo Batavia beautiful become birds blue brilliant butterflies carnivora causes changes character characteristic climate colour Colours of Animals comparatively conspicuous continent curious Danaidæ Darwin distinct Eocene equator equatorial zone existence extensive fact families fauna favourable feet female ferns fertilization flowers foliage forests fruits genera genus greater green groups habits heat humming-birds hyænas immense inhabit insects Juan Fernandez land larger larvæ leaves lemurs less light Madagascar Malay Archipelago male mammalia marsupials Miocene monkeys natural selection naturalists North northern observed occur ocean ornaments Palearctic parrots peculiar perhaps phenomena plants plumage probably produced proportion protection rays region remarkable resemble sexual selection showy slender sometimes South America species spots structure sun-birds surface tail temperate zones temperature theory tints tion trees tropical trunks Ungulata variation varied variety vegetation whole wings yellow