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... Sometimes , as at an early period among the Greek Islands , volcanic forces suddenly elevate above the surface of the boiling waves a rock covered with Scoriæ : some- times , by a long - continued and more tranquil series of phe- nomena ...
... Sometimes , as at an early period among the Greek Islands , volcanic forces suddenly elevate above the surface of the boiling waves a rock covered with Scoriæ : some- times , by a long - continued and more tranquil series of phe- nomena ...
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... sometimes causes these palm trees to appear divided from the ground and hovering above its surface , and sometimes shews their inverted image reflected in strata of air undu- lating like the waves of the sea . On the west of the great ...
... sometimes causes these palm trees to appear divided from the ground and hovering above its surface , and sometimes shews their inverted image reflected in strata of air undu- lating like the waves of the sea . On the west of the great ...
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... Sometimes spherical , sometimes articulated or jointed , and sometimes assuming the shape of tall upright polygonal columns resembling the pipes of an organ , this group presents the most striking contrast to those of Liliaceæ and ...
... Sometimes spherical , sometimes articulated or jointed , and sometimes assuming the shape of tall upright polygonal columns resembling the pipes of an organ , this group presents the most striking contrast to those of Liliaceæ and ...
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... sometimes that of the birds which are attracted by the perfume of the honey vessels . Such is their number and variety that , to mention only a limited district , the entire life of a painter would be too short for the delineation of ...
... sometimes that of the birds which are attracted by the perfume of the honey vessels . Such is their number and variety that , to mention only a limited district , the entire life of a painter would be too short for the delineation of ...
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... sometimes sagittate , sometimes either digitate or elongate , but always with thick veins . The flowers of the Aroideæ are cased in hooded spathes or sheaths , and in some of them when they expand a sensible increase of vital heat is ...
... sometimes sagittate , sometimes either digitate or elongate , but always with thick veins . The flowers of the Aroideæ are cased in hooded spathes or sheaths , and in some of them when they expand a sensible increase of vital heat is ...
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