The palm tree . e damp ravine. Strange to say, though resisting all endeavours totransplant them to neighboui-iug countries, one lovelytree deigned for a time to flourish in the palace ofpalms at Kew. But hov/ unlike the superb Lodoicea, as seen intheir glory, are these sorrowful figures that travellersdescribe as the first objects which their eyes restupon on landing at the Seychelles. With drooping heads, poor trees, they stand at theoceans brink, their torn chaplets streaming deso-lately from their brows, they quiver as the windpasses by. Are they not mourners for their proudrace passing aw
The palm tree . e damp ravine. Strange to say, though resisting all endeavours totransplant them to neighboui-iug countries, one lovelytree deigned for a time to flourish in the palace ofpalms at Kew. But hov/ unlike the superb Lodoicea, as seen intheir glory, are these sorrowful figures that travellersdescribe as the first objects which their eyes restupon on landing at the Seychelles. With drooping heads, poor trees, they stand at theoceans brink, their torn chaplets streaming deso-lately from their brows, they quiver as the windpasses by. Are they not mourners for their proudrace passing away? Would that the touching sight might appeal to 16^ DOUBLE COCO NUT. ftoiiie beneficent hand to look to their perpetuationbefore it is too late. The museum at Kew contains some exquisite arti-ficial flowers cut out of the young unexpanded and baskets are also made from them. Theyhave the appearance of ivoiy. The specimens atKew are said to be the work of some ingeniousFrench ladies at v^naH: , .-^ ^^ ^M 1 VJ^^-^ i *^ ^ I ^^>
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