Tropical Nature, and Other EssaysMacmillan and Company, 1878 - 356 pages |
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Page 51
... peculiar aspect , as they often grow to a great length in the open air , spread over the surface of rocks , or attach themselves loosely to the bark of trees , extracting nourishment from the rain and from the aqueous vapour of the ...
... peculiar aspect , as they often grow to a great length in the open air , spread over the surface of rocks , or attach themselves loosely to the bark of trees , extracting nourishment from the rain and from the aqueous vapour of the ...
Page 53
... peculiar taste or smell . The way in which these various qualities of the bamboo render it so valuable , will be best shown by giving a brief account of some of the uses to which it is applied in the Malay Archipelago . Several ...
... peculiar taste or smell . The way in which these various qualities of the bamboo render it so valuable , will be best shown by giving a brief account of some of the uses to which it is applied in the Malay Archipelago . Several ...
Page 59
... peculiar . At each step the plants for some distance round suddenly droop , as if struck with paralysis , and a broad track of prostrate herbage , several feet wide , is distinctly marked out by the different colour of the closed ...
... peculiar . At each step the plants for some distance round suddenly droop , as if struck with paralysis , and a broad track of prostrate herbage , several feet wide , is distinctly marked out by the different colour of the closed ...
Page 65
... peculiar modes of life . If the traveller notices a particular species and wishes to find more like it , he may often turn his eyes in vain in every direction . Trees of varied forms , dimensions , and colours are around him , but he ...
... peculiar modes of life . If the traveller notices a particular species and wishes to find more like it , he may often turn his eyes in vain in every direction . Trees of varied forms , dimensions , and colours are around him , but he ...
Page 69
... Peculiar Habits of Tropical Butterflies - Ants , Wasps , and Bees - Ants - Special Relations between Ants and Vegetation - Wasps and Bees - Orthoptera and other Insects- Beetles - Wingless Insects - General Observations on Tropical ...
... Peculiar Habits of Tropical Butterflies - Ants , Wasps , and Bees - Ants - Special Relations between Ants and Vegetation - Wasps and Bees - Orthoptera and other Insects- Beetles - Wingless Insects - General Observations on Tropical ...
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