Tropical Nature, and Other EssaysMacmillan and Company, 1878 - 356 pages |
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Page 43
... variety of animals , so that the amount of food produced by this tribe of plants is much larger than is generally supposed . The sap which pours out of the cut flower - stalk of several species of palm when slightly fermented forms ...
... variety of animals , so that the amount of food produced by this tribe of plants is much larger than is generally supposed . The sap which pours out of the cut flower - stalk of several species of palm when slightly fermented forms ...
Page 46
... variety of purposes , as for strainers , for wrappers , and to make very good hats . The great woody spathes of the larger palms serve as natural baskets , as cradles , or even as cooking - vessels in which water may be safely boiled ...
... variety of purposes , as for strainers , for wrappers , and to make very good hats . The great woody spathes of the larger palms serve as natural baskets , as cradles , or even as cooking - vessels in which water may be safely boiled ...
Page 47
... variety rather than any special features that characterises the fern - vegetation of the tropics . We have here almost every conceivable modification of size , form of fronds , position of spores , and habit of growth , in plants that ...
... variety rather than any special features that characterises the fern - vegetation of the tropics . We have here almost every conceivable modification of size , form of fronds , position of spores , and habit of growth , in plants that ...
Page 48
... variety which is always eaten as a fruit , having a delicate aromatic flavour ; the plantain is a larger variety which is best cooked . Roasted in the green state it is an excellent vegetable resembling roasted chestnuts ; when ripe it ...
... variety which is always eaten as a fruit , having a delicate aromatic flavour ; the plantain is a larger variety which is best cooked . Roasted in the green state it is an excellent vegetable resembling roasted chestnuts ; when ripe it ...
Page 50
... variety in the form , structure , and colour of the flowers of orchids is well known ; but even our finest collections give an inadequate idea of the numbers of these plants that exist in the tropics , because a large proportion of them ...
... variety in the form , structure , and colour of the flowers of orchids is well known ; but even our finest collections give an inadequate idea of the numbers of these plants that exist in the tropics , because a large proportion of them ...
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