But the great beauty of Californian vegetation is a species of Taxodium, which gives the mountains a most peculiar, I was almost going to say awful, appearance — something which plainly tells that we are not in Europe. Essays: biographical sketches, 1841-1886 - 126 페이지저자: Asa Gray - 1889전체보기 - 도서 정보
| Sir William Jackson Hooker - 1836 - 440 페이지
...further description of it. But the great beauty of Californian vegetation is a species of Taxodium, which gives the mountains a most peculiar, I was almost going to say awful, appearancesomething which plainly tells that we are not in Europe. I have never seen the Taxodium NootJtatensis... | |
| William Jackson Hooker, G.A. Walker Arnott - 1841 - 700 페이지
...following words :—“ But the great beauty of the Californian vegetation is a species of Taxodium, which gives the mountains a most peculiar, I was almost going to say awful, appearance,—something which plainly tells that we are not in Europe. I have never seen the Taxodium... | |
| Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge - 1844 - 548 페이지
...century at the average rate of our White Pine for the same period, the estimate would be reduced to 1,100 years; which is probably much beneath the truth. But...tree," he says, " gives the mountains a most peculiar, was almost going to say, awful appearance, — something which plainly tells that we are not in Europe.... | |
| Thomas Nuttall - 1852 - 326 페이지
...Magazine, 2, p. 150. " But the great beauty of the California!! vegetation is a species of Taxodium, which gives the mountains a most peculiar, I was almost...I have repeatedly measured specimens of this tree 270 feet long, and 32 feet round at 3 feet above the ground. Some few I saw upwards of 300 feet high,... | |
| 1854 - 710 페이지
...inhabiting that coontry : ' But the great beauty of Californian vegetation is a species of Taxodium, which gives the mountains a most peculiar, I was almost...awful appearance — something which plainly tells us we are not in Europe. I have repeatedly measured specimens of this tree 270 feet long and 32 feet... | |
| Chambers's journal - 1854 - 416 페이지
...reached Europe : — ' But the great beauty of Californian vegetation is a species of Taxodium, which gives the mountains a most peculiar, I was almost...awful appearance — something which plainly tells us we arc not in Europe. I have repeatedly measured specimens of this tree 270 feet long and 32 feet... | |
| 1854 - 652 페이지
...that country : ' But the great beauty of Californien vege tation is a species of Tajcodiimt, which gives the mountains a most peculiar, I was almost...awful appearance — something which plainly tells us we are not in Europe. I have repeatedly measured specimens of this tree 270 feet hing and 32 feet... | |
| 1854 - 850 페이지
...reached Europe : — ' But the great beauty of Californian vegetation is a species of Tajcodium, which gives the mountains a most peculiar, I was almost...awful appearance — something which plainly tells us we arc not in Europe. I have repeatedly measured specimens of this tree 270 feet long and 32 feet... | |
| 1854 - 616 페이지
...in California. He says : " The great beauty of California vegetation is a species of Taxodium, which gives the mountains a most peculiar, I was almost going to say awful appearance. I have measured specimens 270 to 300 feet high, and 32 feet round, three feet from the ground." There... | |
| 1859 - 574 페이지
...verified. Douglas, in saying, " The great beauty of Californian vegetation is a species of Taxodium, which gives the mountains a most peculiar, I was almost...awful, appearance — something which plainly tells us we are not in Europe," evidently alludes to rather a common plant, such as the Redwood ( Taxodium,... | |
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