. The world's inhabitants; or, Mankind, animals, and plants; being a popular account of the races and nations of mankind, past and present, and the animals and plants inhabiting the great continents and principal islands. 4, 5, 0 (SHOOTb). G. SWAMP CYPRESS. la. nicKOKY. h. pecanut. 8. sumach. tree of Brazil (11) belongs to the Spurge order, and yields the well-knownBottle Indiarubber. The West Indian Locust-tree (12) is a near relativeof the Old World Locust-tree, which produces the Carobs or Algarobs Europe. A kind of beer is made from its fruit, Sarsaparilla (13) is a liliaceous
. The world's inhabitants; or, Mankind, animals, and plants; being a popular account of the races and nations of mankind, past and present, and the animals and plants inhabiting the great continents and principal islands. 4, 5, 0 (SHOOTb). G. SWAMP CYPRESS. la. nicKOKY. h. pecanut. 8. sumach. tree of Brazil (11) belongs to the Spurge order, and yields the well-knownBottle Indiarubber. The West Indian Locust-tree (12) is a near relativeof the Old World Locust-tree, which produces the Carobs or Algarobs Europe. A kind of beer is made from its fruit, Sarsaparilla (13) is a liliaceous plant with useful tonic properties;and the creeping underground stems of many species are used in SouthAmerica and the West Indies, The Sunflower (14), now so largely culti-vated for its showy flowers, is a native of Mexico ; and the Jerusalem( Gu-asole) Artichoke (64), with its esculent tubers, is South 9, WATEEPEST. 10. EPHEDKA. 11. CAOUTCHOUC-TKEE, 12. LOCUST-TREE. The Madia (63), an allied plant, has been imported from Chili, and grownin Europe for the sake of its oily seeds. The Tobacco plant (16) is native AMERICAN PLANTS. 853 ill all the warmer parts of America, and is a relative of the poisonousNightshade, Henbane, and Stramonium, the edible Potato, and the pungentCapsicum. Mexico is thegreat home of the Cactusfamily (16-21), with succu-lent stems, a green rind, andusually rudimentary spinyleaves. Many of them afforda welcome supply of juiceto cattle and other animaTswhen water is giant Cereus (16) ofSouth California, forms stemsforty feet high. The Coch-ineal Cactus (20) affords foodand a home to the Cochinealinsect. The Cotton-plant (24), ofseveral species, flourishes inthe warmer parts of America, the hairs growing on its seeds constitutingthe well-known cotton staple. Ipecacuanha (25) belongs to a valuableorder of plants, the Madder or Cinchona order. Ipec
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