. Biology in America. Biology. 412 Biology in America has establislicd ainoiig liis many agencies for this purpose, the Offi('(^ of Forci*:!! Seed and Plant Introduction of the Uureau of IMant industry in tlie Department of Agriculture, whose duty it is to go into the "uttermost parts of the earth" and bring back to us its treasures. From the Asian steppes to the jungh's of the tropics its exph)r(M-s liave gone, and from the fertih' ish^s of Japan to tlie (k'serts of Arabia, in their search for the useful and the beautiful, to enrich our fields and adorn our A Single Crow
. Biology in America. Biology. 412 Biology in America has establislicd ainoiig liis many agencies for this purpose, the Offi('(^ of Forci*:!! Seed and Plant Introduction of the Uureau of IMant industry in tlie Department of Agriculture, whose duty it is to go into the "uttermost parts of the earth" and bring back to us its treasures. From the Asian steppes to the jungh's of the tropics its exph)r(M-s liave gone, and from the fertih' ish^s of Japan to tlie (k'serts of Arabia, in their search for the useful and the beautiful, to enrich our fields and adorn our A Single Crown of the Udo after Blanching Cmirtcsy of the I'. S. Bureau of Plant Industry. To even name, let alone describe all the manifold varieties of plants whose introduction the Office has attempted, would be out of the question in these pages, but a few of them may be mentioned. We are accustomed to think of the bamboo in terms of wicker work or fishing rods, but how many of us realize that the young bamboo shoots, which grow at the rate of a foot a day, are succulent and may be eaten like asparagus tips, while the seeds of some species may be used as grain, and the fruits of others cooked and eaten? How often do we think of the. 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 Young, R. T. (Robert Thompson), b. 1874. Boston, R. G. Badger
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