 | Hugh Miller - 1857 - 540 pages
...diameters.) vegetation. Ere passing to the luxuriant carboniferous flora, I shall make but one other remark. The existing plants whence we derive our analogies...remain untouched by the grazing animals. Our native club mosses, though once used in medicine, are positively deletenons ; the horse tails, though harmless,... | |
 | Hugh Miller - 1857 - 524 pages
...diameters.) vegetation. Ere passing to the luxuriant carboniferous flora, I shall make but one other remark. The existing plants whence we derive our analogies...remain untouched by the grazing animals. Our native club mosses, though once used in medicine, are positively deleterious ; the horse tails, though harmless,... | |
 | Frederic Henry Hedge - 1860 - 504 pages
...carboniferous period which he beheld ; concerning which Hugh Miller makes the following remark, p. 24: — " The existing plants whence we derive our analogies...native club-mosses, though once used in medicine, are positively deleterious; the horsetails, though harmless, so abound in silex, which wraps them round... | |
 | Jabez Hogg - 1861 - 650 pages
...Woody fibre of fossil wood, bordered with pores and spiral fibres. 4, Fossil wood taken from coal. " The existing plants whence we derive our analogies...native club-mosses, though once used in medicine, are positively deleterious; horsetails (Equisetacece), though harmless, so abound in silex, which wrap... | |
 | Frederic Henry Hedge - 1861 - 552 pages
...carboniferous period which he beheld ; concerning which Hugh Miller makes the following remark, p. 24 : — " The existing plants whence we derive our analogies...The ferns and their allies remain untouched by the crazing animals. Our native club-mosses, though once used in medicine, are positively deleterious ;... | |
 | Hugh Miller - 1862 - 498 pages
...scanty vegetation. Ere passing to the luxuriant carboniferous flora, I shall make but one other remark. The existing plants whence we derive our analogies...vegetation of this early period, contribute but little, Fig. 13. FERN ? of Lower Old Red Sandstone. Orkney. (Nat. size.) if at all, to the support of animal... | |
 | Hugh Miller - 1865 - 530 pages
...diameters.) vegetation. Ere passing to the luxuriant carboniferous flora, I shall make but one other remark. The existing plants whence we derive our analogies...remain untouched by the grazing animals. Our native club mosses, though once used in medicine, arc positively deleterious ; the horse tails, though harmless,... | |
 | Hugh Miller - 1871 - 484 pages
...early period, contribute but little, Fig. 13. FERN ? of Lower Old Red Sandstone. Orlaiey. (Nat. size.) if at all, to the support of animal life. The ferns and their alliea remain untouched by the grazing animals. Our native club-mosses, though once used in medicine,... | |
 | Hugh Miller - 1873 - 464 pages
...scanty vegetation. Ere passing to the luxuriant carboniferous flora, I shall make but one other remark. The existing plants whence we derive our analogies...vegetation of this early period, contribute but little, Fig. 13. FERN ? of Lower Old Eed Sandstone. Orkney. (Nat. size.) if at all, to the support of animal... | |
 | Frederic Henry Hedge - 1874 - 522 pages
...carboniferous period which he beheld ; concerning which Hugh Miller makes the fol lowing remark, p. 24 : — " The existing plants whence we derive our analogies...early period contribute but little, if at all. to th o support of animal lite. The ferns and their allies remain untouched hy the grazing animals. Our... | |
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The existing plants whence we derive our analogies in dealing with the vegetation of this early period, contribute but little, if at all, to the support of animal life. The ferns and their allies remain untouched by the grazing animals. Our native club-mosses,... 
