Tropical Nature, and Other EssaysMacmillan and Company, 1878 - 356 pages |
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Page 29
... land in the southern hemisphere these are best seen in North America and Northern Euro - Asia , where they form the great northern forests of deciduous trees and of Coniferæ . These being comparatively well- known to us , will form the ...
... land in the southern hemisphere these are best seen in North America and Northern Euro - Asia , where they form the great northern forests of deciduous trees and of Coniferæ . These being comparatively well- known to us , will form the ...
Page 44
... land will never be impoverished as it so rapidly becomes by the growth of sugar - cane . The reason of this difference is , that the whole produce of a cane - field is taken off the ground , the crushed canes being burnt ; and the soil ...
... land will never be impoverished as it so rapidly becomes by the growth of sugar - cane . The reason of this difference is , that the whole produce of a cane - field is taken off the ground , the crushed canes being burnt ; and the soil ...
Page 56
... land is much cultivated and timber scarce , entire houses are built of bamboo , -posts , walls , floors , and roofs all being constructed of this one material ; and perhaps in no other way can so elegant and well - finished a house be ...
... land is much cultivated and timber scarce , entire houses are built of bamboo , -posts , walls , floors , and roofs all being constructed of this one material ; and perhaps in no other way can so elegant and well - finished a house be ...
Page 58
... land , as the mass of aerial roots which arch out from the stem to a considerable distance collects mud and floating refuse , and so raises and consolidates the shore ; while the young plants often dropping from the farthest extremity ...
... land , as the mass of aerial roots which arch out from the stem to a considerable distance collects mud and floating refuse , and so raises and consolidates the shore ; while the young plants often dropping from the farthest extremity ...
Page 59
... land far more rapidly than it could be without this aid . • Sensitive - plants . — Among the more humble forms of vegetation that attract the traveller's notice none are more interesting than the sensitive species of Mimosa . These are ...
... land far more rapidly than it could be without this aid . • Sensitive - plants . — Among the more humble forms of vegetation that attract the traveller's notice none are more interesting than the sensitive species of Mimosa . These are ...
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