Tropical Nature, and Other EssaysMacmillan and Company, 1878 - 356 pages |
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Page 36
... fruits , brazil - nuts , tamarinds , guavas , and the valuable cacao ; while residents in our tropical colonies enjoy the bread - fruit , avocado - pear , custard - apple , durian , mango , mangosteen , soursop , papaw , and many others ...
... fruits , brazil - nuts , tamarinds , guavas , and the valuable cacao ; while residents in our tropical colonies enjoy the bread - fruit , avocado - pear , custard - apple , durian , mango , mangosteen , soursop , papaw , and many others ...
Page 41
... fruits are often beautifully scaled and hang in huge bunches which are sometimes more than a load for a strong man . The climbing palms are very remarkable , their tough , slender , prickly stems mounting up by means of the hooked ...
... fruits are often beautifully scaled and hang in huge bunches which are sometimes more than a load for a strong man . The climbing palms are very remarkable , their tough , slender , prickly stems mounting up by means of the hooked ...
Page 42
... fruits of several species— more especially the cocoa - nut of the East and the peach - nut ( Guilielma speciosa ) of America - furnish abundance of wholesome food , and the whole of the 42 TROPICAL NATURE , AND OTHER ESSAYS .
... fruits of several species— more especially the cocoa - nut of the East and the peach - nut ( Guilielma speciosa ) of America - furnish abundance of wholesome food , and the whole of the 42 TROPICAL NATURE , AND OTHER ESSAYS .
Page 43
... fruits yield a thin pulp , too small in quantity to be directly eaten , but which when rubbed off and mixed with a ... fruit of Euterpe oleracea , and which , as a refreshing , nourishing , and slightly stimulating beverage for a ...
... fruits yield a thin pulp , too small in quantity to be directly eaten , but which when rubbed off and mixed with a ... fruit of Euterpe oleracea , and which , as a refreshing , nourishing , and slightly stimulating beverage for a ...
Page 45
... fruit of a South American palm ( Leopoldinia major ) , while the terminal bud or " cabbage " of many species is an excellent and nutritious vegetable ; so that palms supply bread , oil , sugar , salt , fruit , and vege- tables . Oils ...
... fruit of a South American palm ( Leopoldinia major ) , while the terminal bud or " cabbage " of many species is an excellent and nutritious vegetable ; so that palms supply bread , oil , sugar , salt , fruit , and vege- tables . Oils ...
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