Footnotes from the page of nature or first forms of vegetation: With illustrationsMacmillan & Company, 1861 - 294 pages |
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... immense primeval forests , reduced to a carbona- ceous or bituminous condition by the secret resources of nature's laboratory , amidst so many convulsions of the globe , are now buried deep in the bowels of the earth , packed into solid ...
... immense primeval forests , reduced to a carbona- ceous or bituminous condition by the secret resources of nature's laboratory , amidst so many convulsions of the globe , are now buried deep in the bowels of the earth , packed into solid ...
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... immense forests of trees here and there in different countries , realizing Cowper's wish for " a bound- less contiguity of shade ; " there are vast colonies of flowering plants ; but the range of the most ubiquitous tree or flower is ...
... immense forests of trees here and there in different countries , realizing Cowper's wish for " a bound- less contiguity of shade ; " there are vast colonies of flowering plants ; but the range of the most ubiquitous tree or flower is ...
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... immense tracts familiar to the eye of wild bird , to the summer cloud , the stars and meteors of the night — strange to human faces and the sound of human voices , where the lichen and the moss alone luxu- riate and carpet the sterile ...
... immense tracts familiar to the eye of wild bird , to the summer cloud , the stars and meteors of the night — strange to human faces and the sound of human voices , where the lichen and the moss alone luxu- riate and carpet the sterile ...
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... immense altitudinal range of these plants . Then there are whole islands in the Arctic and Antarctic Oceans whose vegeta- tion also is almost entirely cellular . The northern por- tion of Lapland , the continent of Greenland , the large ...
... immense altitudinal range of these plants . Then there are whole islands in the Arctic and Antarctic Oceans whose vegeta- tion also is almost entirely cellular . The northern por- tion of Lapland , the continent of Greenland , the large ...
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... immense areas of the earth's surface where not a tree , nor a shrub , nor a flower is seen , except the creeping arctic willow and birch , and the stunted moss - like saxifrage and scurvy grass - are covered with fields of lichens and ...
... immense areas of the earth's surface where not a tree , nor a shrub , nor a flower is seen , except the creeping arctic willow and birch , and the stunted moss - like saxifrage and scurvy grass - are covered with fields of lichens and ...
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abundant Agaricus alga algæ Alpine animals antheridia appearance beautiful Ben Lawers blood botanists called Cambridge cells cloth colour common confervæ containing covered Crown 8vo curious dark decaying developed diatoms disease earth effects exceedingly existence extremely Fcap ferns filaments flowering plants forests frequently frond fructification fungi fungus gelatinous genus germs gilt leaves green ground growing growth Iceland moss immense inch islands John's College Lapland lichens living luxuriance M.A. Fellow mass matter Melville Island microscope minute moist moisture mosses mould mountains mushroom mycelium naked nature numerous objects observed occurs orchil organs parasitic patches peculiar pileus produced remarkable reproduction resemblance rocks Second Edition seeds Sermons preached sewed singular snow soil sometimes species spores sporules spots spring stem structure substance summits surface tion tissue trees Trinity College trunks tufts University University of Cambridge vast vegetable kingdom whole woods