. Botanical guide through the Phipps conservatories in Pittsburg and Allegheny. Phipps Conservatory; Schenley park conservatory, Pittsburg, Pa. [from old catalog]. 39 riusa vittata variegata. Striped and blotched with white, [a.] Some of the plants related to the bananas are: Ravena'la Madegascarien'sis. The Traveler's Tree. A beau- tiful palm-like plant with immense oblong leaves which spread out like the vanes of a gigantic fan ; it is a native of Madagascar. A considerable quantity of water is stored up in the large, cup-like sheaths of the leafstalk, a provision most welcome to the exhaust
. Botanical guide through the Phipps conservatories in Pittsburg and Allegheny. Phipps Conservatory; Schenley park conservatory, Pittsburg, Pa. [from old catalog]. 39 riusa vittata variegata. Striped and blotched with white, [a.] Some of the plants related to the bananas are: Ravena'la Madegascarien'sis. The Traveler's Tree. A beau- tiful palm-like plant with immense oblong leaves which spread out like the vanes of a gigantic fan ; it is a native of Madagascar. A considerable quantity of water is stored up in the large, cup-like sheaths of the leafstalk, a provision most welcome to the exhausted and thirsty traveler and explorer in the wilds of Madagascar. A visitor to that island, Rev. William Ellis, says he was skeptical about the stories told of the Ravenala but on one of his expeditions they came to a clump of these trees ; one of his bearers thrust his spear- head several inches deep into the thick, firm end of the leaf-stalk, where it joined the trunk. Instantly a stream of water gushed forth, about a quart of which was caught in a pitcher. The water was cool and perfectly sweet. The fruit of the Traveler's tree is edible, the leaves form excellent thatch for the huts of the natives and the stems are used for partitions and flooring. [s.]. BIRD OF PARADISE PLANT. Schenley Park Conservatory. Strelit'zia regin'se. Bird of Paradise Plant. (Regincz, the queen; named after Charlotte, queen to George III. of the house of Mecklen- burg-Strelitz.) This interesting plant is a native of the Cape of Good. 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 Guttenberg, Gustave. [from old catalog]. Pittsburg, Pa. [Printed by Foster, Dick & co. ]
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