Tropical Nature, and Other EssaysMacmillan and Company, 1878 - 356 pages |
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Page 33
... appear to be rare or altogether unknown in America , and can therefore hardly be in- cluded among the general characteristics of the equatorial zone . . Besides the varieties of form , however , the tree - trunks of these forests ...
... appear to be rare or altogether unknown in America , and can therefore hardly be in- cluded among the general characteristics of the equatorial zone . . Besides the varieties of form , however , the tree - trunks of these forests ...
Page 44
... appears to be so great , that it seems possible that the sugar of the world may in the future be produced from what would otherwise be almost waste ground ; and it is to be hoped that the experiment will soon be tried in some of our ...
... appears to be so great , that it seems possible that the sugar of the world may in the future be produced from what would otherwise be almost waste ground ; and it is to be hoped that the experiment will soon be tried in some of our ...
Page 52
... appear to be absent from the entire African continent and are comparatively scarce in South America . They also extend beyond the geographical tropics in China and Japan as well as in Northern India . It is however within the tropics ...
... appear to be absent from the entire African continent and are comparatively scarce in South America . They also extend beyond the geographical tropics in China and Japan as well as in Northern India . It is however within the tropics ...
Page 61
... appear- ance . Orchids are rare in the dense forests of the lowlands , and I believe it is now tolerably well ascer- tained that the majority of the forest - trees in equatorial Brazil have small and inconspicuous flowers . " 1 My ...
... appear- ance . Orchids are rare in the dense forests of the lowlands , and I believe it is now tolerably well ascer- tained that the majority of the forest - trees in equatorial Brazil have small and inconspicuous flowers . " 1 My ...
Page 62
... cables . Sometimes a tree appears covered with beautiful flowers which do not belong to it , but to one of the lianas that twines through its branches and sends down great rope 62 TROPICAL NATURE , AND OTHER ESSAYS .
... cables . Sometimes a tree appears covered with beautiful flowers which do not belong to it , but to one of the lianas that twines through its branches and sends down great rope 62 TROPICAL NATURE , AND OTHER ESSAYS .
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