. The elements of botany embracing organography, histology, vegetable physiology, systematic botany and economic botany ... together with a complete glossary of botanical terms. Botany. BICOTYLEDONES. 195 eaten by the people of the Tropics. The Fig-tree {Ficus Carica) has been cultivated for ages, and is now to be met with in all tropical and sub-tropical countries. The tree is sixteen to twenty feet high, and the ripened and dried receptacles, which are pear-shaped and closed (Figs. 304, 305), constitute the figs of commerce; other species of the genus (as F. elastiea, etc.) yield Caoutchouc.
. The elements of botany embracing organography, histology, vegetable physiology, systematic botany and economic botany ... together with a complete glossary of botanical terms. Botany. BICOTYLEDONES. 195 eaten by the people of the Tropics. The Fig-tree {Ficus Carica) has been cultivated for ages, and is now to be met with in all tropical and sub-tropical countries. The tree is sixteen to twenty feet high, and the ripened and dried receptacles, which are pear-shaped and closed (Figs. 304, 305), constitute the figs of commerce; other species of the genus (as F. elastiea, etc.) yield Caoutchouc. From one species the resinous exudation called gum-lac is collected. The Banyan-tree (F. Indica) is remarkable for its adven- titious roots, which proceed from, and ultimately support, the branches. The Gow-tree (^Galaetodendron utile) flour- ishes in Venezuela; its milky juice is used by the natives for milk, which it resembles much. Several species of the Mulberry (Moriis) are culti- vated for the edible fruit, and for the leaves as food for the silk-worm The Osage Orange {Madura aurantiaea) of Arkansas, Texas, etc., is an important hedge plant. From its wood a coloring matter is obtained for dyeing. From M. tindoria of the West Indies, the dye Fustic is obtained. The Chinese make paper, and the Pacific Islanders make cloth, from the fibres of the Paper Mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera). The China Grassj or Ramie {JBmhmeria nivea), & perennial herb, introduced into the Southern States and California, furnishes a fibre approaching flax in fineness and durability. Our common Stinging Nettles belong to the genera Urtica and Laportea. To the latter belongs the Figs. 304, 305. The Fig, natural size {304), and a portion with the flowers {30S) slightly m^ 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
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