A Lecture on the Geography of PlantsHarvey and Darton, 1827 - 94 pàgines |
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Pàgina 42 - And the mixed multitude that was among them fell a lusting: and the children of Israel also wept again, and said, "Who shall give us flesh to eat? We remember the fish, which we did eat in Egypt freely; the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlick: But now our soul is dried away: there is nothing at all, beside this manna, before our eyes.
Pàgina 42 - And wherefore have ye made us to come up out of Egypt, to bring us in unto this evil place? it is no place of seed, or of figs, or of vines, or of pomegranates ; neither is there any water to drink.
Pàgina 4 - Their knowledge of wood seemed to be limited to some heath of a dwarfish growth, with stems no thicker than the finger, and accordingly they knew not what to think of the timber they saw on board. Not being aware of its weight, two or three of them successively seized on the spare top-mast, evidently with the view of carrying it off; and as soon as they became familiar with the people around them, they showed...
Pàgina 54 - If he feel strongly the beauty of picturesque scenery, he can scarcely define the various emotions which crowd upon his mind ; he can scarcely distinguish what most excites his admiration — the deep silence of those solitudes, the individual beauty and contrast of forms, or that vigour and freshness of vegetable life, which characterize the climate of the tropics.
Pàgina 17 - ... peculiarly gratified; whereas here I see from every window woods like forests, and hills like mountains, a wildness, in short, that rather increases my natural melancholy, and which, were it not for the agreeables I find within, would soon convince me, that mere change of place can avail me little.
Pàgina 36 - According to Humboldt, the Olive is cultivated with success in every part of the Old World, where the mean temperature of the year is between 58° and 66°; the temperature of the coldest month not being under 42°, nor that of the summer below 71° — 73°. These conditions are found, as I have said, in Spain, Portugal, the South of France, Italy, and Turkey.
Pàgina 53 - ... while the native plants of Africa are, for the most part, quite distinct from those of Europe. In the southern part of the United States are extensive plantations of Tobacco, Rice, and Cotton. The Tobacco plant, which is thought to be a native of the Andes, is seen not unfrequently in our gardens. The use of tobacco was introduced into England by Sir Walter Raleigh, in the reign of Elizabeth. Our best Rice is from Carolina ; but this grain is likewise imported from India, in which country, as...
Pàgina 30 - ... both hemispheres, the profitable culture of this plant ceases within 30 degrees of the equator, unless in elevated situations, or in islands, as TenerifFe. The limits of the cultivation of maize and of olives in France are parallel to those which bound the vine and corn in succession to the north. In the north of Italy, west of Milan, we first meet with the cultivation of rice; which extends over all the southern part of Asia, wherever the land can be at pleasure covered with water. In great...
Pàgina 36 - ... the South of France, Italy, Turkey, and Greece. The olive also flourishes on the northwest of Africa, but is not found south of the Great Desert, except in parts of the Cape Colony, where it has been introduced or grafted on indigenous species. In Europe it extends as far north as latitude 44£°, in America scarcely to latitude 34°- — so much greater is the severity of the winter on that side of the Atlantic.
Pàgina 3 - ... peculiar to itself, not one of which is to be found on the neighbouring western shore of the continent of Africa*. The plants originally belonging to one part of the world, when removed to another enjoying a similar climate, often appear to flourish as well as in their native soil. Thus the Potatoe, a native of South America, which was brought to England by Sir Walter Raleigh in the reign of queen Elizabeth, grows as well here as the Turnip, the Carrot, or the Cabbage, which are natives of Great...