The Forests of Upper India and Their InhabitantsE. Arnold, 1902 - 344 pàgines |
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Pàgina 6
... stems , with bright - green tufted foliage , of the long- leaved tropical pine ( Pinus longifolia ) , which at 4,000 feet takes the place of the black - stemmed sal . Higher up , the forest changes to evergreen oaks of three or four ...
... stems , with bright - green tufted foliage , of the long- leaved tropical pine ( Pinus longifolia ) , which at 4,000 feet takes the place of the black - stemmed sal . Higher up , the forest changes to evergreen oaks of three or four ...
Pàgina 7
... stems of the five - sided euphorbia . * Cultivation in terraces appears in the valleys , where rice has been grown , and villages of stone - built houses roofed with shingles are occasionally met with . The inhabitants are of a new ...
... stems of the five - sided euphorbia . * Cultivation in terraces appears in the valleys , where rice has been grown , and villages of stone - built houses roofed with shingles are occasionally met with . The inhabitants are of a new ...
Pàgina 15
... stems . There is a strange spell about the still night in such a spot , its murmurs broken only by occasional unknown sounds of nocturnal birds and animals in the neighbouring forest , sometimes near and sometimes in the far distance ...
... stems . There is a strange spell about the still night in such a spot , its murmurs broken only by occasional unknown sounds of nocturnal birds and animals in the neighbouring forest , sometimes near and sometimes in the far distance ...
Pàgina 24
... stems . All was peaceful and bright . Luckmee , the young wife , was happy at her nearly finished work , rejoicing that Motee would be pleased on his return to find the corn all cut . She grasped the standing corn with one hand ...
... stems . All was peaceful and bright . Luckmee , the young wife , was happy at her nearly finished work , rejoicing that Motee would be pleased on his return to find the corn all cut . She grasped the standing corn with one hand ...
Pàgina 28
... stems and branches . The forest fires have made a final sweep up of all the dry grass and herbage , and the soil is black and smells of burning . The air is dense and heavy , and the hot wind ceases to blow , till at last all nature ...
... stems and branches . The forest fires have made a final sweep up of all the dry grass and herbage , and the soil is black and smells of burning . The air is dense and heavy , and the hot wind ceases to blow , till at last all nature ...
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