The field, the garden and the woodland, or, Interesting facts respecting flowers and plants in general . ly onsandy soils in the hot countries of Asia andAfrica. Not always, however, is the soil thatsupports it barren as the one I have is very frequently found by streams, and as thetired traveller sees its foliage waving afar, hehastens towards it, hoping to find a stream ofwater. Sometimes its tall stem is surrounded bybeautiful chmbing plants, and the most brilliantflowers flourish beneath its shadow. This Palm frequently attains the height ofsixty feet, and stands perfectly upr
The field, the garden and the woodland, or, Interesting facts respecting flowers and plants in general . ly onsandy soils in the hot countries of Asia andAfrica. Not always, however, is the soil thatsupports it barren as the one I have is very frequently found by streams, and as thetired traveller sees its foliage waving afar, hehastens towards it, hoping to find a stream ofwater. Sometimes its tall stem is surrounded bybeautiful chmbing plants, and the most brilliantflowers flourish beneath its shadow. This Palm frequently attains the height ofsixty feet, and stands perfectly upright; unlikein this respect some other species of Palm,whose slight forms yield to the wind. It wasto this tree that the Psalmist alluded, when hesaid, The righteous shall grow as the Palmtree — firm and unmoved by the shocks oftemptation and the storms of adversity. Theclusters of dates are sometimes five feet in length,and when ripe they are of a bright gold colour,over which the summit of the tree is crowned witha beautiful foliage. The natives of the South Sea Islands receive a BREAD FRUIT. 67. Bread A a shoot very much less than the natural size with sfamen-bear-ing flowers o; [ustil-bearing flowers 2 ; fruit 4; and its stipules 1 •JB, a stamen-bearing flower: C, the same opeued : D. three pistil-beanng flowers, sliced opeu at the bottom to show the ovaries: E aportion of the fruit, showing the nuts in the inside. f2 68 BREAD FRUIT TREE. bread, without any preparation, BreadFruit tree (Autocarpus), of which there are manyspecies. The fruit is the size of a loaf, and itgrows in so much abundance, as that half adozen of these large trees will yield enough for thedemand of a family during the whole year. Thetaste of the fruit is very similar to that of toastedbread. This tree has been successfully cultivatedin the West India islands, and many other coun-tries of hot climates. In order to give you some idea of the vegetablefood of the people whose bread is
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