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Curiosities of the Vegetable World

James William Buel

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Description:"Travelers have told us of a plant, which they assert grows in Central Africa and also in South America, that is not contented with the myriad of large insects which it catches and consumes, but its voracity extends to making even humans its prey." In 1887, James W. Buel (1849-1920) published "Sea and Land," which included a 25-page chapter on "Curiosities of the Vegetable World," which includes multiple rare reports on various species of carnivorous "man-eating" trees. Contents: • A Floral Clock • People Who Live in Palm Trees • The Bread-Fruit Tree • The Weeping Tree • A Wine-Producing Tree • The Manna Tree and Wax-Palm • Trees that Yield Sweet and Refreshing Milk and Butter • Strange Superstitions Concerning Corn • History of the Quinine Plant • The Soap and Camphor Trees • The Deadly Upas Tree • Serpents of the Vegetable Kingdom • Ancient Superstitions About Plants • The Bewitching Mandrake • Carnivorous Plants • A Man-Eating Bush • Giants of the Forest • Historical Trees of the World • Chestnut Tree of the Hundred Horses • Contemporaries of the Deluge Still Living • Immortality of Trees • The Dragon's-Blood Tree of TeneriffeWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Curiosities of the Vegetable World. To get started finding Curiosities of the Vegetable World, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: "Travelers have told us of a plant, which they assert grows in Central Africa and also in South America, that is not contented with the myriad of large insects which it catches and consumes, but its voracity extends to making even humans its prey." In 1887, James W. Buel (1849-1920) published "Sea and Land," which included a 25-page chapter on "Curiosities of the Vegetable World," which includes multiple rare reports on various species of carnivorous "man-eating" trees. Contents: • A Floral Clock • People Who Live in Palm Trees • The Bread-Fruit Tree • The Weeping Tree • A Wine-Producing Tree • The Manna Tree and Wax-Palm • Trees that Yield Sweet and Refreshing Milk and Butter • Strange Superstitions Concerning Corn • History of the Quinine Plant • The Soap and Camphor Trees • The Deadly Upas Tree • Serpents of the Vegetable Kingdom • Ancient Superstitions About Plants • The Bewitching Mandrake • Carnivorous Plants • A Man-Eating Bush • Giants of the Forest • Historical Trees of the World • Chestnut Tree of the Hundred Horses • Contemporaries of the Deluge Still Living • Immortality of Trees • The Dragon's-Blood Tree of TeneriffeWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Curiosities of the Vegetable World. To get started finding Curiosities of the Vegetable World, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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