 | William Blackwood & Sons - 1853 - 742 pages
...following curious statement: “I had often,” he says, “in the pride of self-knowledge, snmiied at time means frequently employed by gardeners to protect...plants from cold, as it appeared to me impossible that a thin mat, or any such flimsy substance, could prevent timem from attaining tile temperature of tile... | |
 | 1854 - 534 pages
...meadow is loaded with dew. " I had often smiled," says Dr. Wells, "in the pride of half knowledge, at the means frequently employed by gardeners to protect...plants from cold, as it appeared to me impossible that a thin mat, or any such flimsy substance, could prevent them from attaining the temperature of the... | |
 | 1854 - 720 pages
...meadow is loaded with dew. "I had often smiled," says Dr. Wells, " in the pride of half knowledge, at the means frequently employed by gardeners to protect...plants from cold, as it appeared to me impossible that a thin mat, or any such flimsy substance, could prevent them from attaining the temperature of the... | |
 | 1858 - 396 pages
...which are not inappropriate here :— 1261. " I bad often," he says, " in the pride of half-knowledge, smiled at the means frequently employed by gardeners...protect tender plants from cold, as it appeared to tne impossible that a thin mat, or any such flimsy substance, could prevent them from attaining the... | |
 | Charles Tomlinson - 1860 - 374 pages
...the force of radiation. The method usually adopted is thus noticed by Dr. Wells:— " I had often, in the pride of half knowledge, smiled at the means...plants from cold; as it appeared to me impossible that a thin mat, or any such flimsy substance, could prevent them from attaining the temperature of the... | |
 | William Keane (gardener.) - 1861 - 252 pages
...upon this anticipation of science—" I had often, in the pride of self knowledge, smiled at the means employed by gardeners to protect tender plants from cold; as it appeared to me impossible that a thin mat or any such flimsy substance could prevent them from attaining the temperature of the atmosphere,... | |
 | Home tutor - 1862 - 532 pages
...which are not inappropriate here :—• " I had often," he says, " in the pride of half-knowledge, smiled at the means frequently employed by gardeners...plants from cold, as it appeared to me impossible that a thin mat, or any such flimsy substance, could prevent them from attaining the temperature of the... | |
 | John Tyndall - 1863 - 500 pages
...reference to this point we have the following beautiful passage in the Essay of Wells:—' I had often, in the pride of half knowledge, smiled at the means...plants from cold, as it appeared to me impossible that a thin mat, or any such flimsy substance could prevent them from attaining the temperature of the atmosphere,... | |
 | John Tyndall - 1863 - 538 pages
...reference to this point we have the following beautiful passage in the Essay of Wells :—' I had often, in the pride of half knowledge, smiled at the means...plants from cold, as it appeared to me impossible that a thin mat, or any such flimsy substance could prevent them from attaining the temperature of the atmosphere,... | |
 | John Tyndall - 1864 - 484 pages
...reference to this point we have the following beautiful passage in the Essay of Wells :— c I had often, in the pride of half knowledge, smiled at the means...plants from cold, as it appeared to me impossible that a thin mat, or any such flimsy substance could prevent them from attaining the temperature of the atmosphere,... | |
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