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Pagina 4
... soon dried them . " The continent of South America , from the great fecun- dity which every where prevails , exhibits a most extraordinary luxuriance of vegetation , and forms a striking contrast with the bare and arid plains of Africa ...
... soon dried them . " The continent of South America , from the great fecun- dity which every where prevails , exhibits a most extraordinary luxuriance of vegetation , and forms a striking contrast with the bare and arid plains of Africa ...
Pagina 10
... soon as the pitchers are exhausted , the lids again open to admit any moisture that may fall ; and , when the plant has produced its seed , and the dry season fairly sets in , it withers , with all the covers of the pitchers standing ...
... soon as the pitchers are exhausted , the lids again open to admit any moisture that may fall ; and , when the plant has produced its seed , and the dry season fairly sets in , it withers , with all the covers of the pitchers standing ...
Pagina 14
... soon to receive , in a continuation of the work , an invita- tion from this scientific and enterprizing traveller to accompany him in his journey northward , where he will add to the collection of natural history which he has already ...
... soon to receive , in a continuation of the work , an invita- tion from this scientific and enterprizing traveller to accompany him in his journey northward , where he will add to the collection of natural history which he has already ...
Pagina 19
... soon after , is described as having been sin- gularly successful in his operations . But in all this there was nothing that laid claim to the digni- ty of a scientific name . The pretensions of princes were consi- dered as a peculiar ...
... soon after , is described as having been sin- gularly successful in his operations . But in all this there was nothing that laid claim to the digni- ty of a scientific name . The pretensions of princes were consi- dered as a peculiar ...
Pagina 22
... soon invited to return to read lectures on his discovery . Among those who joined in this request , we find the names of Bergasse , the two Counts Chastenet , and Maximus de Puysegur , the Mar- quis de Puysegur , M. de Barres Kornman ...
... soon invited to return to read lectures on his discovery . Among those who joined in this request , we find the names of Bergasse , the two Counts Chastenet , and Maximus de Puysegur , the Mar- quis de Puysegur , M. de Barres Kornman ...
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