Tropical Nature, and Other EssaysMacmillan and Company, 1878 - 356 pages |
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Page 42
... fruits of several species— more especially the cocoa - nut of the East and the peach - nut ( Guilielma speciosa ) of America - furnish abundance of wholesome food , and the whole of the 42 TROPICAL NATURE , AND OTHER ESSAYS .
... fruits of several species— more especially the cocoa - nut of the East and the peach - nut ( Guilielma speciosa ) of America - furnish abundance of wholesome food , and the whole of the 42 TROPICAL NATURE , AND OTHER ESSAYS .
Page 43
Alfred Russel Wallace. abundance of wholesome food , and the whole of the trunk of the sago - palm is converted into an edible starch- our sago . Many other palm - fruits yield a thin pulp , too small in quantity to be directly eaten ...
Alfred Russel Wallace. abundance of wholesome food , and the whole of the trunk of the sago - palm is converted into an edible starch- our sago . Many other palm - fruits yield a thin pulp , too small in quantity to be directly eaten ...
Page 44
... whole produce of a cane - field is taken off the ground , the crushed canes being burnt ; and the soil thus becomes exhausted of the various salts and minerals which form part of the woody fibre and foliage . These must be restored by ...
... whole produce of a cane - field is taken off the ground , the crushed canes being burnt ; and the soil thus becomes exhausted of the various salts and minerals which form part of the woody fibre and foliage . These must be restored by ...
Page 58
... whole , we may perhaps consider it as the greatest boon which nature gives to the natives of the Eastern tropics . On Mangroves . - Among the forms of plants which are sure to attract attention in the tropics are the mangroves , which ...
... whole , we may perhaps consider it as the greatest boon which nature gives to the natives of the Eastern tropics . On Mangroves . - Among the forms of plants which are sure to attract attention in the tropics are the mangroves , which ...
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... whole vegetable kingdom there are no other plants which possess more than the rudiments of a similar property . 1 See Nature , vol . xvi . p . 349 , where the German botanist Pfeffer's theory is given . It is true that , as they are all ...
... whole vegetable kingdom there are no other plants which possess more than the rudiments of a similar property . 1 See Nature , vol . xvi . p . 349 , where the German botanist Pfeffer's theory is given . It is true that , as they are all ...
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