THE VEGETABLE KINGDOM. 



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mighty claws and balancing themselves now and then at 

 the end of their threads. 



209. Arborescent Ferns of the Forests of New Zealand. 



Again, as in New Zealand, arborescent ferns, with the as- 

 pect of palms, give these distant landscapes an appearance 

 which is seen in no other part. 



The impenetrable virgin forest alarms us by its sombre 



