. The polar world [microform] : a popular description of man and nature in the Arctic and Antarctic regions of the globe . Arctic races; Zoology; Races arctiques; Zoologie. I\ i 1 r. ^ , i hi ; ! 1 1 1 u \i\.. I'lmiiil'AI l.'iU>K. (I'nini ;iii 'iimt sUctrh liy I'rciU'rii'k Wliviiii'i'V.) CHAPTER XXIII. Climnti—Fcrlility I,iiMivi;int A'c^Tliition-- l"i>li — Sen llinls — Kiiii)tM'lialk;in liii-ilL'.iiclici's Tile Iliy 111' A\v;it-rli;i IV'trojiMuIiiwsk —'I'lu! KatiiiM''ui—• 'I'lu-ir I' ind .MmimI (iiKiiiiR'- 'i'lio r'rililLiiMa Surraiia -Tlif ^Iiu'
. The polar world [microform] : a popular description of man and nature in the Arctic and Antarctic regions of the globe . Arctic races; Zoology; Races arctiques; Zoologie. I\ i 1 r. ^ , i hi ; ! 1 1 1 u \i\.. I'lmiiil'AI l.'iU>K. (I'nini ;iii 'iimt sUctrh liy I'rciU'rii'k Wliviiii'i'V.) CHAPTER XXIII. Climnti—Fcrlility I,iiMivi;int A'c^Tliition-- l"i>li — Sen llinls — Kiiii)tM'lialk;in liii-ilL'.iiclici's Tile Iliy 111' A\v;it-rli;i IV'trojiMuIiiwsk —'I'lu! KatiiiM''ui—• 'I'lu-ir I' ind .MmimI (iiKiiiiR'- 'i'lio r'rililLiiMa Surraiia -Tlif ^Iiu'h;nii:ii' — l>i'ar> I* g-. rpiTE iicniiisulii (tf TviiiHiscliiitka tlioiit^h nnmbt'ritio- ik) inoiv JL tli:in (),()0n or 7,0)»i> iiilr,il)itiints, on ii siirtiU^c r(|ii;illi!iL;' (irciit IJritiiiii in cxtiMit, liiis so uiiUiy iiattmil ri^soureos tlmt it (MSily maintain a, far L;'rt*atc'r nnnibcv. Tho oliinatc is miu-li more temperate and uniform than tliat of the interioi- of Siberia, beiny' neither so excessively cold in winter, nor so intensely hot insnmmer; and tliou^^'h the late and early ni^ht frosts,with tho frequent foys and rains, prevent the cultivation of corn, the humid air produces a very luxuriant herbaceous V(>o'(>tatiou. Not t'uly alony' the banks of the rivers and lalccs, but in the <^'lades, the i^'rass grows to a hei;;'ht of more than tw(dve feet, and many of the Composit;e and Umbtlli- ferie attain a si/e so colossal, that the 7/r)V7(7/»jiM/^^/('<'and the Siiircio cniinabifoliKx not seldom overto]) the rider on horse- I i !. 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 Hartwig, G. (Georg), 1813-1880. London : Longmans, Green
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