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PALM-TREES AND THEIR USES.
handsome fruits of some of the rattans. And the continued abundance of wild beasts, like the tiger, etc., in the East Indian forests, in spite of the activity with which they are hunted, is
| Fig. 1.—Areca lutescens—a young specimen in pot, to show the ornamental character of small palms. | Fig. 3.—Palm-Stem in Section. | |
| Fig. 2.—Inflorescence and Fruit of Palm. 1. Spathe and portion of spadix of Chamærops. 2. Staminate flower. 3. Pistillate flower. 4. Fruit. 5. Seed. 6. Seed cut vertically. | Fig. 4.—Rattan Palm (Calamus rotang). | |
explained by the growth of rattans which make the jungle impenetrable to hunters. Some palm-trees furnish a sweetening juice. The most famous
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