. Bulletin of miscellaneous information. Plants -- Trinidad and Tobago; Agriculture -- Trinidad and Tobago. 60. No. ROLLERS. For Walks or Lawns, with balance handle. These machines are made in two parts and are much less liable to breakage than the single cylinder roller. SPADICIGERA, Cham. & Schlecht. Known under this name, is a plant which bears curiously curved spines, produced in pairs. The plant is also known under the name of Acacia cornigera, Willd. The spines produced in pairs, resemble very much the different forms seen in the horns of various breeds of cattl
. Bulletin of miscellaneous information. Plants -- Trinidad and Tobago; Agriculture -- Trinidad and Tobago. 60. No. ROLLERS. For Walks or Lawns, with balance handle. These machines are made in two parts and are much less liable to breakage than the single cylinder roller. SPADICIGERA, Cham. & Schlecht. Known under this name, is a plant which bears curiously curved spines, produced in pairs. The plant is also known under the name of Acacia cornigera, Willd. The spines produced in pairs, resemble very much the different forms seen in the horns of various breeds of cattle. Dr. Morris in his book on British Honduras states :—" The " spines on examination are found to be hollow, and probably have " been excavated by a colony of small ants which have established " themselves there. Critically noticed, a small aperture is seen on '* the side near one end of a horn through which the ants pass in and " out. The other horn though holloAv, has no aperture on the outside " and as the inside partition between the two horns has been removed " the ants have snug quarters which can very easily be defended. " During the wet season these holes are filled with ants which keep " guard over every portion of the plant especially against the aggres- " sions of the leaf-cutting ; " As the " Cockspur" being an acacia has numerous glands " frequented by the ants—they are not only securely housed but also " provided with a bowntiful supply of ;. 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 Royal Botanic Gardens (Trinidad). Trinidad : The Gardens
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