 | 1831 - 738 pages
...Africa.'* Each hemisphere, according to the same authority, produces plants of a different species ; but it is not by the diversity of climates that we can attempt to explain why equinoxial Africa has no laurineze, and the new world no heaths ; why the calceolarese are found only... | |
 | Alexander von Humboldt, Aimé Bonpland - Natural history - 1821 - 526 pages
...Equinoctial Plants," vol. ii, p. 78, plate 103. This plaut differs from the virola sebifera of Aublet. N 2 the cultivation of which Mr. Mutis introduced at Mariquita*...attempt to explain, why equinoctial Africa has no laurineae, and the New World no heaths ; why the calceolariae are found only in the southern hemisphere... | |
 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, John Murray, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle), George Walter Prothero - English literature - 1821 - 618 pages
...grand and philosophical view of the various productions of the different countries of the earth. ' Every hemisphere produces plants of a different species;...attempt to explain, why equinoctial Africa has no laurineae, arid the New World no heaths ; why the calceolarias are found only in the southern hemisphere... | |
 | English literature - 1821 - 676 pages
...what is sound in philosophy, will therefore be pleased with the following most just observations. " Every hemisphere produces plants of a different species...can attempt to explain why equinoctial Africa has n» laurínea;, and the New World no heaths ; why the calceolaria: are found only in the southern hemisphere... | |
 | American periodicals - 1821 - 370 pages
...any topic he is illustrating. The following is an admirable example of the truth of this position : " Every hemisphere produces plants of a different species ; and it is not by thediverfity of climates that we can attempt to explain, why equinoctial Africa has no laurinae, and... | |
 | Sir Charles Lyell - Geology - 1832 - 366 pages
...hemisphere, says this traveller, * Barton's Lectures on the Geography of Plants, p. 2. produces plants of different species; and it is not by the diversity...can attempt to explain why equinoctial Africa has no laurinias, and the New World no heaths; why the calceolariae are found only in the southern hemisphere... | |
 | Sir Charles Lyell - Geology - 1832 - 358 pages
...hemisphere, says this traveller, * Barton's Lectures cm the Geography of Plants, p. 2. produces plants of different species; and it is not by the diversity...that we can attempt to explain why equinoctial Africa lias no lauriniae, and the New World no heaths ; why the calceolarias are found only in the southern... | |
 | American literature - 1848 - 606 pages
...and animals. ' Each hemisphere, 'says M.de Humboldt in his Personal Narrative, ' produces plants of different species ; and it is not by the diversity...attempt to, explain why equinoctial Africa has no Lanrinese and the New World no heaths ; why the Calceolarias are found only in the southern hemisphere... | |
 | Literature - 1848 - 638 pages
...and animals. " Each hemisphere," saysM. de Humboldt in his Personal Narrative, " produces plants of different species ; and it is not by the diversity...can attempt to explain why equinoctial Africa has no Laurinea; and the New World no heaths ; why the Calceolaria are found only in the southern hemisphere... | |
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World no heaths ; why the calceolaria? are found only in the southern hemisphere ; why the birds of the continent of India glow with colours less splendid than the birds of the hot parts of America ; finally, why the tiger is peculiar to Asia, and the... 
