. Canadian forestry journal. Forests and forestry -- Canada Periodicals. Bamboo bf^longs to the grass family, al- though its tall stalks resemble saplings. As material for rafts, fishing poles and even for houses it has been in use since the world was young. Orientals consider the young shoots, which resemble asparagus, a nutri- tious food. The banyan tree, on account of its habit of putting forth numberless trunks to sup- port its branches, is regarded as a robber. But it yields rubber equal to Para. â¢{â¢2£= â Z^^^^iZ. r:^+. Although the spongy wood of the silk-cotton tree, found principall
. Canadian forestry journal. Forests and forestry -- Canada Periodicals. Bamboo bf^longs to the grass family, al- though its tall stalks resemble saplings. As material for rafts, fishing poles and even for houses it has been in use since the world was young. Orientals consider the young shoots, which resemble asparagus, a nutri- tious food. The banyan tree, on account of its habit of putting forth numberless trunks to sup- port its branches, is regarded as a robber. But it yields rubber equal to Para. â¢{â¢2£= â Z^^^^iZ. r:^+. Although the spongy wood of the silk-cotton tree, found principally in Jamaica, West Indies, is too light to be of com- mercial value, the natives make canoes out of it and fill cushions and pil- lows with its long silky threads. Its root-forma- tions make the tree earthquake proof. T^'fS^ =^4>s:=. 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 Canadian Forestry Association. [Ottawa] : Canadian Forestry Association
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