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... moss furnishes the sole food , during winter , for the rein - deer , without which the inhabitants could not exist . It is hardly possible to overrate the influence of light upon plants ; but its intensity varies from almost total ...
... moss furnishes the sole food , during winter , for the rein - deer , without which the inhabitants could not exist . It is hardly possible to overrate the influence of light upon plants ; but its intensity varies from almost total ...
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... mosses , which can , in any part of London , obtain as much light as they require . With respect to the dryness of the atmosphere , my friend Mr. W. H. Campbell , late secretary to the Edin- burgh Botanical Society , thus writes . " It ...
... mosses , which can , in any part of London , obtain as much light as they require . With respect to the dryness of the atmosphere , my friend Mr. W. H. Campbell , late secretary to the Edin- burgh Botanical Society , thus writes . " It ...
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... mosses will be so far fulfilled as to allow of the development of their leaves ; and we shall everywhere see , on such walls , the silvery * Mr. C. is here under a mistake ; light and heat are abundant , and moisture alone is wanting ...
... mosses will be so far fulfilled as to allow of the development of their leaves ; and we shall everywhere see , on such walls , the silvery * Mr. C. is here under a mistake ; light and heat are abundant , and moisture alone is wanting ...
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... moss , differing widely in its powers of adaptation , and consequently its greater geographical range , from its ... mosses are restricted within certain limits , and will not fructify but under certain conditions . The Funaria is ...
... moss , differing widely in its powers of adaptation , and consequently its greater geographical range , from its ... mosses are restricted within certain limits , and will not fructify but under certain conditions . The Funaria is ...
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... mosses . To obtain this end , I built up some rock - work in the yard at the back of my house , and placed a perfo- rated pipe at the top , from which water trickled on the plants beneath ; these consisted of Polypodium vulgare ...
... mosses . To obtain this end , I built up some rock - work in the yard at the back of my house , and placed a perfo- rated pipe at the top , from which water trickled on the plants beneath ; these consisted of Polypodium vulgare ...
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Page 26 - God made the earth and the heavens, when no plant of the field was yet in the earth and no herb of the field had yet sprung up— for the LORD God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was no man to till the ground; but a mist went up from the earth and watered the whole face of the ground...
Page 62 - Can that Being (thought I), who planted, watered, and brought to perfection, in this obscure part of the world, a thing which appears of so small importance, look with unconcern upon the situation and sufferings of creatures formed after his own image? — surely not ! Reflections like these, would not allow me to despair. I started up, and disregarding both hunger and fatigue, travelled forwards, assured that relief was at hand ; and I was not disappointed.
Page 62 - I mention this, to show from what trifling circumstances the mind will sometimes derive consolation, for though the whole plant was not larger than the top of one of my fingers, I could not contemplate the delicate conformation of its roots, leaves, and capsules, without admiration. Can that Being, thought I, who planted, watered, and brought to perfection, in this obscure part of the world, a thing which appears of so small importance, look with unconcern upon the situation and sufferings of creatures...
Page 62 - At this moment, painful as my reflections were, the extraordinary beauty of a small moss, in fructification, irresistibly caught my eye. I mention this, to show from what trifling circumstances the mind will sometimes derive consolation ; for, though the whole plant was not larger than the top of one of my fingers, I could not contemplate the delicate conformation of its roots, leaves, and capsula, without admiration. Can that Being...
Page 56 - He states that the cases of disease on the dark side of an extensive barrack at St. Petersburg have been uniformly for many years in the proportion of three to one to those on the side exposed to strong light.
Page 59 - The busy day — the peaceful night, Unfelt, uncounted, glided by ; His frame was firm — his powers were bright, Though now his eightieth year was nigh.
Page 26 - And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
Page 61 - Whichever way I turned, nothing appeared but danger and difficulty. I saw myself in the midst of a vast wilderness, in the depth of the rainy season — naked and alone, surrounded by savage animals, and men still more savage. I was five hundred miles from the nearest European settlement. All these circumstances crowded at once on my recollection, and I confess that my spirits began to fail me. I considered my fate as certain, and that I had no alternative but to lie down and perish. The influence...
Page 61 - I sat for some time looking around me with amazement and terror. Whichsoever way I turned, nothing appeared but danger and difficulty. I saw myself in the midst of a vast wilderness, in the depth of the rainy season, naked and alone, surrounded by savage animals, and by men still more savage. I was five hundred miles from the nearest European settlement. All these circumstances crowded at once upon my recollection, and, I confess, my spirits began to fail me.
Page 8 - But if the laws of nature, on the one hand, are invincible opponents, on the other, they are irresistible auxiliaries ; and it will not be amiss if we regard them in each of those characters, and consider the great importance of a knowledge of them to mankind, — I.