. The ocean [microform]. Marine biology; Marine animals; Marine plants; Biologie marine; Faune marine; Flore marine. 250 THE OCEAN. Imagine a belt of laud in the wide Ocean, not more than half a mile in breath, but extending, in an irregular curve, to the length of ten or twenty miles or more : the height above the water not more than a yard or two at most, but clothed with a mass of the richest and most ver<lant vegetation. Here and there, above the general bed of luxuriant foliage, rises a grove of cocoa-nut trees, waving their fea- thery plumes high in the air, and gracefully bending the
. The ocean [microform]. Marine biology; Marine animals; Marine plants; Biologie marine; Faune marine; Flore marine. 250 THE OCEAN. Imagine a belt of laud in the wide Ocean, not more than half a mile in breath, but extending, in an irregular curve, to the length of ten or twenty miles or more : the height above the water not more than a yard or two at most, but clothed with a mass of the richest and most ver<lant vegetation. Here and there, above the general bed of luxuriant foliage, rises a grove of cocoa-nut trees, waving their fea- thery plumes high in the air, and gracefully bending their tall and slender stems to the breathing of the pleasant trade-wind. The grove is bordered by a V.:'. Coral Island. narrow beach on each side, of the most glittering whiteness, contrasting with the beautiful azure. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Gosse, Philip Henry, 1810-1888. London : Printed for the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge
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