. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. FLORA. 109 of new species. The perfume also of all plants and fruits increases gradually northwards, while the sap diminishes proportionally. The wild bay is much finer than in more southern lands, and is largely used in flavouring dishes served at all Norwegian tables. Trondhjem is noted for its excellent apples, pears, and cherries, and at Frosten, not far off, even the walnut ripens. Thanks to the mildness of the climate and to the almost uninterrupted sunshine during summer, Fig. 66.—OsKAKSBORG : View taken fkom the cereals of the Norwe
. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. FLORA. 109 of new species. The perfume also of all plants and fruits increases gradually northwards, while the sap diminishes proportionally. The wild bay is much finer than in more southern lands, and is largely used in flavouring dishes served at all Norwegian tables. Trondhjem is noted for its excellent apples, pears, and cherries, and at Frosten, not far off, even the walnut ripens. Thanks to the mildness of the climate and to the almost uninterrupted sunshine during summer, Fig. 66.—OsKAKSBORG : View taken fkom the cereals of the Norwegian seaboard ripen as quickly as in lower latitudes. Thus at Alton, under the seventieth parallel, barley comes to maturity in ninety days, precisely the same time that it takes on the banks of the Nile. But although the Hindo islanders often ship barley for Christiania, there are parts of Swedish Lapland where it never ripens even in favourable seasons. In Jemtland also it often fails, and such years are called " ; The ordinary hind, or forest, of the Swedish plains differs little from those of. 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 Reclus, Elisée, 1830-1905; Ravenstein, Ernest George, 1834-1913; Keane, A. H. (Augustus Henry), 1833-1912. New York, D. Appleton and company
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