. Man and beast in eastern Ethiopia : From observations made in British East Africa, Uganda, and the Sudan . Natural history; Indigenous peoples; Ethnology. 2S8 EASTERN ETHIOPIA XX and poisonous latex in plants is supposed to be useful by being obnoxious to their enemies, and serving by its coagulability as an efficient covering to a wound when the plant is injured. It is more probable that it is a reserve store of nourisliment to be drawn ujton in the dry season. There is a curious fascination al)out these euphorbias. It is weird to see half a dozen of. Tho leaf of a Willow (Salix) with two s
. Man and beast in eastern Ethiopia : From observations made in British East Africa, Uganda, and the Sudan . Natural history; Indigenous peoples; Ethnology. 2S8 EASTERN ETHIOPIA XX and poisonous latex in plants is supposed to be useful by being obnoxious to their enemies, and serving by its coagulability as an efficient covering to a wound when the plant is injured. It is more probable that it is a reserve store of nourisliment to be drawn ujton in the dry season. There is a curious fascination al)out these euphorbias. It is weird to see half a dozen of. Tho leaf of a Willow (Salix) with two stipules. them orowino' near the cdu'c of a cliff resemblino a row of candelal)ra standing along the choir stalls of an English cathedral. In many instances the euphorlnas are overrun with creeping plants, especially those of the convolvulus order; when these are in Hower the resemblance to a candelabrum decorated for Easter services is very striking. The spider-like euphorbia is a, weird and curious. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Bland-Sutton, John, Sir, 1855-1936. London : Macmillan and Co. , Limited
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