Tropical Nature, and Other EssaysMacmillan and Company, 1878 - 356 pages |
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Page 37
... regions of the forest often seem full of them without our being able to detect any earth - growing stem from which they arise . The conclusion is at length forced upon us that these woody climbers must possess the two qualities of very ...
... regions of the forest often seem full of them without our being able to detect any earth - growing stem from which they arise . The conclusion is at length forced upon us that these woody climbers must possess the two qualities of very ...
Page 40
... regions , they are yet so much more abundant and varied within the limits of the region we are discussing that they may be considered as among the most characteristic forms of vegetation of the equa- torial zone . They are , however ...
... regions , they are yet so much more abundant and varied within the limits of the region we are discussing that they may be considered as among the most characteristic forms of vegetation of the equa- torial zone . They are , however ...
Page 49
... the mountains of the equatorial zone than in any other region . Here they are almost omnipresent in some of their countless forms . They grow on the stems , in the E forks or on the branches of trees ; they abound SCREW - PINES . 49.
... the mountains of the equatorial zone than in any other region . Here they are almost omnipresent in some of their countless forms . They grow on the stems , in the E forks or on the branches of trees ; they abound SCREW - PINES . 49.
Page 62
... region and on the margin of the equatorial zone , are among the most favourable examples . " On each side of the road great trees towered up , carrying their crowns out of sight amongst a canopy of foliage , and with lianas hanging from ...
... region and on the margin of the equatorial zone , are among the most favourable examples . " On each side of the road great trees towered up , carrying their crowns out of sight amongst a canopy of foliage , and with lianas hanging from ...
Page 66
... regions of polar cold or desert aridity the variety of groups and species regu- larly diminishes ; more and more are unable to sustain the extreme climatal conditions , till at last we find only a few specially organized forms which are ...
... regions of polar cold or desert aridity the variety of groups and species regu- larly diminishes ; more and more are unable to sustain the extreme climatal conditions , till at last we find only a few specially organized forms which are ...
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