. Wanderings in South America, the North-west of the United States, and the Antilles, in the years 1812, 1816, 1820, & 1824. With original instructions for the perfect preservation of birds, etc., for cabinets of natural history. Taxidermy; Zoology. EXPLANATORY INDEX. 373 B. Bamboo {Bamhusa arundinacea.)—-The many uses to which this gigantic grass is put are too well known to require notice. Banana (Musa sapientium.)—One of the strangest of plants. It scarcely ever grows wild, and has been so long propagated by cuttings that it has lost the power of seeding, except in the Andaman Islands,
. Wanderings in South America, the North-west of the United States, and the Antilles, in the years 1812, 1816, 1820, & 1824. With original instructions for the perfect preservation of birds, etc., for cabinets of natural history. Taxidermy; Zoology. EXPLANATORY INDEX. 373 B. Bamboo {Bamhusa arundinacea.)—-The many uses to which this gigantic grass is put are too well known to require notice. Banana (Musa sapientium.)—One of the strangest of plants. It scarcely ever grows wild, and has been so long propagated by cuttings that it has lost the power of seeding, except in the Andaman Islands, where it does produce seeds, some of which have been sent to England by the late C. Kingsley, who thus writes of it:— "Most beautiful it is. The lush, fat, green stem; the crown of huge loaves falling over in curves like those of. human limbs; and below the whorls of green or golden fruit, with the purple heart of flowers dangling behind them; and all so full of life that this splendid object is the product of a few 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 Waterton, Charles, 1782-1865; Wood, J. G. (John George), 1827-1889, ed. London, Macmillan
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