. The Bermuda islands. An account of their scenery, climate, productions, physiography, natural history and geology, with sketches of their discovery and early history, and the changes in their flora and fauna due to man. Natural history. 20 A. JE. Verrill—The Bermuda Islands. 432 appearance. Among these, the native Maiden-hair Fern, peculiar to the Bermudas, is the most delicate and graceful. (Fig. 33.) Several species of- Cactus or "prickly pear" {Opu7iHa) grow commonlj^ on the walls and rocks by the roadsides. They bear large yellow flowers, in their season, and dark red edible fr
. The Bermuda islands. An account of their scenery, climate, productions, physiography, natural history and geology, with sketches of their discovery and early history, and the changes in their flora and fauna due to man. Natural history. 20 A. JE. Verrill—The Bermuda Islands. 432 appearance. Among these, the native Maiden-hair Fern, peculiar to the Bermudas, is the most delicate and graceful. (Fig. 33.) Several species of- Cactus or "prickly pear" {Opu7iHa) grow commonlj^ on the walls and rocks by the roadsides. They bear large yellow flowers, in their season, and dark red edible fruits. The singular Life Plant {JBryophylhan) covers the barren places, rocks, and walls along the roads with its large fleshy leaves, and in the spring it sends up tall spikes of pink bell-shaped flowers. This is the same plant that is cultivated with us as a house-plant, partly. Figure 11.—Quarrying Limestone with chisels and saws. on account of its singular power of putting forth several complete young j^lants from the edges of a cut leaf, when laid on the surface of the earth. It is very much at home in Bermuda and spreads rapidly. It serves well to cover unsightly or barren places, for it appears to be able to grow on almost bare rocks. (Plate Ixxiv, fig. 2.) The underbrush along the roads is composed largely of the naturalized shrubby Lantanas, which bear a profusion of bright orange or red flowers. It is here called " Sage Bush," and in some places it has become a troublesome weed, as in many tropical coun- tries, but it is very useful in binding the drifting 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 Verrill, A. E. (Addison Emery), 1839-1926. New Haven, Conn. , The author
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