Tropical Nature, and Other EssaysMacmillan and Company, 1878 - 356 pages |
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Page 32
... seen at the Library of the Linnean Society . These commence their existence as parasitical climbers which take root in the fork of some forest - tree and send down aerial roots which clasp round the stem that upholds them . As these ...
... seen at the Library of the Linnean Society . These commence their existence as parasitical climbers which take root in the fork of some forest - tree and send down aerial roots which clasp round the stem that upholds them . As these ...
Page 33
... the more ordinary - looking foliage . Contrasted with this is the fine pinnate foliage of some of the largest forest - trees which , seen far aloft against D the sky , looks as delicate as that of the TYPES OF FOLIAGE . 33.
... the more ordinary - looking foliage . Contrasted with this is the fine pinnate foliage of some of the largest forest - trees which , seen far aloft against D the sky , looks as delicate as that of the TYPES OF FOLIAGE . 33.
Page 61
... seen . After describing the forests of the Lower Amazon , Mr. Bates asks : " But where were the flowers ? To our great disappointment we saw none , or only such as were insignificant in appear- ance . Orchids are rare in the dense ...
... seen . After describing the forests of the Lower Amazon , Mr. Bates asks : " But where were the flowers ? To our great disappointment we saw none , or only such as were insignificant in appear- ance . Orchids are rare in the dense ...
Page 62
Alfred Russel Wallace. and when these are seen from an elevated point looking over an expanse of tree - tops the effect is very grand ; but nothing is more erroneous than the statement some- times made that tropical forest - trees ...
Alfred Russel Wallace. and when these are seen from an elevated point looking over an expanse of tree - tops the effect is very grand ; but nothing is more erroneous than the statement some- times made that tropical forest - trees ...
Page 71
... seen in abundance , where some particular spot is found which is more attractive than others . Brazil , moreover , is throughout poor in terrestrial mammals , and the species are of small size ; they do not , therefore , form a con ...
... seen in abundance , where some particular spot is found which is more attractive than others . Brazil , moreover , is throughout poor in terrestrial mammals , and the species are of small size ; they do not , therefore , form a con ...
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