This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1914 Excerpt: ... contain a quantity of sweet sugary pulp, which cattle relish, and are exported from South America as a cattle food. The small pinnate leaves have the habit of closing at night. The supposed property possessed by the tree of producing rain is mythical, and is probably derived from the excretion of moisture sometimes ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1914 Excerpt: ... contain a quantity of sweet sugary pulp, which cattle relish, and are exported from South America as a cattle food. The small pinnate leaves have the habit of closing at night. The supposed property possessed by the tree of producing rain is mythical, and is probably derived from the excretion of moisture sometimes produced on the leaves by means of insects. Podocarpus cuprcssina. Coiiiferae.--A small or medium-sized ornamental evergreen tree, with line graceful feathery foliage, native of Malaya, introduced at Peradeniya in 1880. Pometia eximia. Sapindaceae. "Gal-mora" or " Bulu-mora," S.--A handsome tree with a straight erect trunk and large spreading head, native of the moist low-country of Ceylon up to about 1,500 feet; also indigenous to Malaya, etc. Grows to 80 or 100 feet in height. Seeds in July and August. Pterocarpus echinatus. A handsome folkige tree. (See under Beautiful Flowering Trees.) P.--indicus. Leguminosae. "Padouk."'--A very handsome huge tree of Burma, with a spreading round head, long drooping branchlets, and small pinnate leaves; bears a profusion of yellowish, sweet-scented flowers in March or April, followed by circular button-like pods. Ravenala madagascariensis. Sa'tamineue. Travellers' Tree.--A unique and remarkable looking tree of Madagascar, introduced at Peradeniya before 1824. It thrives best in a hot and humid climate, and attains a height of 30 to 40 feet, assuming approximately the shape of a gigantic fan. The immense distichous leaves are 12 to 15 feet in length and, like the Banana tree of the same family, are invariably torn into ribbons by the wind; but this does not detract from their gracefulness. The name "Travellers' Tree" is on account of the capacity of the tree for storin...
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