. Three young Crusoes, their life and adventures on an island in the West Indies. Fig. Fruit and foliage of the ackee. Algaroba. Usually grown along the roadsidesfor shade. The pulpy pods are used as food forcattle. It yields one of the best woods. Trees Found in the Fields 132 Allspice. This spice, combining the flavors ofvarious spices, comes from the pimento tree, whichis planted in rows like an orchard. The berries are. Fig. 43. A pimento grove. gathered before they are ripe and dried quickly inthe sun, becoming reddish-brown. Parrots oftenwantonly destroy a part of the crop by cutting off
. Three young Crusoes, their life and adventures on an island in the West Indies. Fig. Fruit and foliage of the ackee. Algaroba. Usually grown along the roadsidesfor shade. The pulpy pods are used as food forcattle. It yields one of the best woods. Trees Found in the Fields 132 Allspice. This spice, combining the flavors ofvarious spices, comes from the pimento tree, whichis planted in rows like an orchard. The berries are. Fig. 43. A pimento grove. gathered before they are ripe and dried quickly inthe sun, becoming reddish-brown. Parrots oftenwantonly destroy a part of the crop by cutting offthe clusters of green fruit. Annatto. A small, handsome tree with large, 1J4 Three Young Crusoes heart-shaped leaves and pink flowers, which are fol-lowed by bur-like pods about an inch in diameter,changing from green to deep-red with age. Thesepods, which suggest small chestnut-burs, containthe bright-orange seeds used for coloring rice, soup,and other dishes and for the manufacture of a color-ing-matter for butter. Australian Corkwood Tree. Cultivated forshade and for its large white or red flowers. Theflowers and green pods are often used as a salad orpot herb. The wood is of little use. Bay-Rum Tree. A small tree, producing an ex-cellent wood. The leaves have the odor and tasteof lemon. Beefwood. Grown for shade and light-colored wood makes good fuel. Thetwigs are jointed, and the bare, scale-like l
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