. 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. onousNightshade, 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 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. onousNightshade, 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. Ipecacuanha is derivedfrom the underground stem or rootstock. Peruvian bark is derived fromseveral species of trees (69) growing on the slopes of the Andes ; the bestbark yields a large percentage of quinine. The Mahogany-tree (26),with its handsome wood, and the Logwood-tree (27), noted for its dyeing.
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