The Bermuda Islands, A Contribution to the Physical History and Zoology of the Somers Archipelago: With an Examination of the Structure of Coral Reefs

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Excerpt from The Bermuda Islands, A Contribution to the Physical History and Zoology of the Somers Archipelago: With an Examination of the Structure of Coral Reefs, Researches Undertaken Under the Auspices of the Academy of Natural Sciences of PhiladelphiaMy first impression of the Bermudas was one of disappoint ment. I had heardso much of the hundred islands, of the luxuriant vegetation, that I found it difficult to realize that these undulating hills, rising in their garb of withered green, were in reality the far-famed pearl of the Atlantic. But our visit was timed for the month of J uly, and possibly the withered condition of the vegetation had something to do with this feeling of disappointment. The clumps of palmettos which are bunched against the hillsides were as yet undistinguishahle, and the eye rested on a monotonous expanse of dirty green, re lieved here and there by dark masses of the Bermuda juniper, which, from a distance, recalled the cloud-shadowed patches of our northern mountain slopes. Innumerable particles of white cottages gleamed forth in the bright sunlight, but their uniform brilliancy only served to intensify the sombreness of the background which they illumined.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.