Tropical Nature, and Other EssaysMacmillan and Company, 1878 - 356 pages |
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Page 53
... proportion to its weight . It can be found of many distinct sizes and proportions ; light or heavy , long or short - jointed , and varying from the size of a reed to that of a tall and slender palm - tree . It can be split with great ...
... proportion to its weight . It can be found of many distinct sizes and proportions ; light or heavy , long or short - jointed , and varying from the size of a reed to that of a tall and slender palm - tree . It can be split with great ...
Page 60
... proportion as the general vegetation becomes more luxuriant , flowers form a less and less prominent feature ; and this rule applies not only to the tropics but to the temperate and frigid zones . It is amid the scanty vegetation of the ...
... proportion as the general vegetation becomes more luxuriant , flowers form a less and less prominent feature ; and this rule applies not only to the tropics but to the temperate and frigid zones . It is amid the scanty vegetation of the ...
Page 62
... proportion is at all greater in tropical than in temperate zones . On such natural exposures as steep mountain sides , the banks of rivers , or ledges of precipices , and on the margins of such artificial openings as roads and forest ...
... proportion is at all greater in tropical than in temperate zones . On such natural exposures as steep mountain sides , the banks of rivers , or ledges of precipices , and on the margins of such artificial openings as roads and forest ...
Page 64
... of forest - trees over such vast areas as the equatorial zone presents , and that , in consequence , a large proportion of the species have become adapted either for self - fertiliza- 64 TROPICAL NATURE , AND OTHER ESSAYS .
... of forest - trees over such vast areas as the equatorial zone presents , and that , in consequence , a large proportion of the species have become adapted either for self - fertiliza- 64 TROPICAL NATURE , AND OTHER ESSAYS .
Page 65
... proportion of them , of so valuable a character as bright - coloured flowers , this being almost a necessary preliminary to a participation in the benefits which have been proved to arise from cross- fertilization by insect agency ...
... proportion of them , of so valuable a character as bright - coloured flowers , this being almost a necessary preliminary to a participation in the benefits which have been proved to arise from cross- fertilization by insect agency ...
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