Tropical Nature, and Other EssaysMacmillan and Company, 1878 - 356 pages |
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... occurs during three or four months , individual rainfalls are often exceedingly heavy . The greatest fall recorded at ... occur during the early part of the dry season at Para . It is taken from Mr. Bates ' Naturalist 1 On January 10th ...
... occurs during three or four months , individual rainfalls are often exceedingly heavy . The greatest fall recorded at ... occur during the early part of the dry season at Para . It is taken from Mr. Bates ' Naturalist 1 On January 10th ...
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... occurring in parallel bands all round the globe , must evidently depend on the general laws which determine the distri- bution of moisture over the earth , more or less modified by local causes . Without going into meteorological ...
... occurring in parallel bands all round the globe , must evidently depend on the general laws which determine the distri- bution of moisture over the earth , more or less modified by local causes . Without going into meteorological ...
Page 47
... occur wild in the forests ; all have majestic foliage and handsome flowers , while some produce edible fruit . Of the ginger - worts ( Zingi- beracea and Marantacea ) , the well known cannas of our tropical gardens may be taken as ...
... occur wild in the forests ; all have majestic foliage and handsome flowers , while some produce edible fruit . Of the ginger - worts ( Zingi- beracea and Marantacea ) , the well known cannas of our tropical gardens may be taken as ...
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... occur in almost all the families , but vary much in character . In some the tails are broadly spoon - shaped , in others long and pointed . Many have double or triple tails , and some of the smaller species have them immensely elongated ...
... occur in almost all the families , but vary much in character . In some the tails are broadly spoon - shaped , in others long and pointed . Many have double or triple tails , and some of the smaller species have them immensely elongated ...
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... occurring in several families of plants , one of the most remarkable being that of certain Melastomas which have a kind of pouch formed by an enlargement of the petiole of the leaf , and which is inhabited by a colony of small ants ...
... occurring in several families of plants , one of the most remarkable being that of certain Melastomas which have a kind of pouch formed by an enlargement of the petiole of the leaf , and which is inhabited by a colony of small ants ...
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