This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1913 Excerpt: ...plants, like the cactus, in which the leaves and stems are as compact as possible to prevent evaporation. In place of a dense tropical foliage, like that of the tropical forest, there is a notable absence of leaves. Indeed, a large part of the plant is under ground. This is because the roots must struggle hard to find ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1913 Excerpt: ...plants, like the cactus, in which the leaves and stems are as compact as possible to prevent evaporation. In place of a dense tropical foliage, like that of the tropical forest, there is a notable absence of leaves. Indeed, a large part of the plant is under ground. This is because the roots must struggle hard to find the necessary moisture, and the portion above ground must use as little moisture as possible, and waste none; for years may pass before rain comes. That the desert soil is usually fertile is proved by the fact that vegetation thrives wherever there is fresh water, as along a stream. Such watered spots in the desert are called oases. They make beautiful gardens in the midst of the barren desert. One of the few large animals native to the deserts of the Old World is the ostrich. Another, much used by man, is the camel (Fig. 323). The camel well illustrates how animals become adapted to their surroundings. Each foot has a broad sole which aids the camel in traveling by preventing the feet from sinking into the sand. The nostrils can be closed when necessary, and the eyes are protected by thick lashes. Both of these devices help to keep out the sand, which is so often blown about. The camel is further provided with pouches in which enough water may be stored to serve its needs for two or three days. It also has a fatty hump, which furnishes nourishment to the body, so that the camel can go without food longer than most other animals. Human beings naturally shun the desert. Permanent homes can exist only on the oases (Fig. 322); but wandering tribes, or Fio. 324.--A family of nomads and their tent on the Sahara desert in Morocco. nomads, roam about over the desert. They live in tents (Fig. 324), and are engaged either in herding, or in driving cara...
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