We come to a still more extraordinary part of the imitation, for we find representations of leaves in every stage of decay, variously blotched, and mildewed, and pierced with holes, and in many cases irregularly covered with powdery black dots, gathered... Views on Vexed Questions - Seite 42von William Wirt Kinsley - 1881 - 380 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| Herbert Spencer - 1896 - 946 Seiten
...lateral veins. Nay, this is not all. Mr. Wallace says — "We find representatives of leaves in ever}7 stage of decay, variously blotched and mildewed and...avoid thinking at first sight that the butterflies themselves have been attacked by real fungi." On recalling the fact that, a few generations ago, civilized... | |
| Herbert Spencer - 1896 - 466 Seiten
...find representatives of leaves in every stage of decay, variously blotched and mildewed and piereed with holes, and in many cases irregularly covered...avoid thinking at first sight that the butterflies themselves have been attacked by real fungi." On recalling the fact that, a few generations ago, civilized... | |
| Herbert Spencer - 1896 - 918 Seiten
...and here, too, are lateral veins. Nay, this is not all. Mr. Wallace says — "We find representatives of leaves in every stage of decay, variously blotched and mildewed and pierced with holes, and in many C:LSPS irregularly covered with powdery black dots gathered into patohc.M and spot", so closely resembling... | |
| Herbert Spencer - 1897 - 490 Seiten
...and here, too, are lateral veins. Nay, this is not all. Mr. Wallace says — "We find representatives of leaves in every stage of decay, variously blotched...avoid thinking at first sight that the butterflies themselves have been attacked by real fungi." On recalling the fact that, a few generations ago, civilized... | |
| 1902 - 732 Seiten
...lateral veins of a leaf. We now come to a still more extraordinary part of the imitation, for we find representations of leaves in every stage of decay, variously blotched and mildewed and pierced with The little tails of the hind-wing touch the branch and form a perfect stalk to the leaf, which is supported... | |
| 1902 - 200 Seiten
...the venation of a leaf. We come now to a still more extraordinary part of the imitation, for we find representations of leaves in every stage of decay, variously blotched and mildewed and pierced with powdery black dots gathered into patches and spots, so closely 85 resembling the various kinds of minute... | |
| 1902 - 730 Seiten
...beast means .MOTHS I'.KSKMHI.INt; HKKS, WAbl'S, HOltNKTS, ETC.. BUT WITHOUT A STINCi UKTWKKN TIIKM. holes, and in many cases irregularly covered with powdery black dots gathered into pitches and spots so closely resembling the various kinds of minute fungi that grow on dead leaves,... | |
| 1902 - 200 Seiten
...blotched and mildewed and pierced with powdery black dots gathered into patches and spots, so closely 85 resembling the various kinds of minute fungi that grow on dead leaves that is it impossible to avoid thinking at first sight that the butterflies themselves have been attacked... | |
| Samuel Butler - 1923 - 294 Seiten
...leaf butterfly, he says, ' We come to a still more extraordinary part of the imitation, for we find representations of leaves in every stage of decay,...avoid thinking at first sight that the butterflies themselves have been attacked by real fungi.' " I can no more believe that these artificial fungi in... | |
| Samuel Butler - 2005 - 325 Seiten
...leaf butterfly, he says,' We come to a still more extraordinary part of the imitation, for we find representations of leaves in every stage of decay,...and mildewed, and pierced with holes, and in many eases irregularly covered with powdery black dots, gathered into patches and spots so closely resembling... | |
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