. The Bermuda islands. An account of their scenery, climate, productions, physiography, natural history and geology, with sketches of their discovery and early history, and the changes in their flora and fauna due to man. Natural history. 12 A. E. Yerrill—The Bermuda Islands. 424 The early settlers depended very largely upon this tree for food, drink, and shelter. Its leaves were used for thatching most of the houses for at least 60 years ; its berries vrere eaten as fruit; its soft growing top was boiled for a vegetable, like cabbage ; and its juice and pulp were used to make a fermented into
. The Bermuda islands. An account of their scenery, climate, productions, physiography, natural history and geology, with sketches of their discovery and early history, and the changes in their flora and fauna due to man. Natural history. 12 A. E. Yerrill—The Bermuda Islands. 424 The early settlers depended very largely upon this tree for food, drink, and shelter. Its leaves were used for thatching most of the houses for at least 60 years ; its berries vrere eaten as fruit; its soft growing top was boiled for a vegetable, like cabbage ; and its juice and pulp were used to make a fermented intoxicating drink called " bibey " or bibie. Several foreign palms, including the Date Palm, Cocoanut Palm, and the Royal Palm, are cultivated for ornament, but seldom ripen their fruit. Five tall, straight Royal Palms, standing in a row by the roadside, near Hamilton, and close to the harbor, west of the town, are famous for their graceful forms. (Figure 5, and plate Ixvi,. Figure 5.—Tlie Royal Palms near Hamilton. fig. 2.) The Pride-of-India is one of the most common shade trees. It puts out a profusion of clusters of pink flowers, like small pea- blossoms, in early spring, before the leaves appear. (Fig. lY.) Both eastward and westward from Hamilton there are three main highways, running lengthwise of the Main Island, which is about 14 miles long, but less than 2 miles wide, in most places. One road is near the middle line of the island ; another, which runs along near the northern shore, is called the north road ; one, which runs near the south side, is called the south road. These highways generally have very excellent road-beds, with easy grades and a hard, dry sur- face, composed of the native crushed, soft limestone, which is well. 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 Verrill, A
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