PECULIAR TREES
* Thero are some peculiar troes m existence m foreign parts. Soine of these «re tho followiag : — Tho "life" tree, found m Jamaica, m so designated becnuso t is impossible, either by pfucking of£ its fruit or choppiog it down, to Btagnuto its lining propensities ; it is destroyed by fire alone. The"l' Utter" tree is both usuful and prcuHar ; it belongs to Central Africa, and Livingstone states that the butter which ib mado from its kernel will keep for a year. In such a hoi climate this m indeed remarkable. In Japan and some of the Pacific Islauds flourishes the " camphor " tree — a substance well known for lie disinfecting properties. Bat the inhabitants of the island of Fierro (Qtnariarl) depend more upon a tree and its fruiti than perhaps any other community. This is thp " water " tree. It is constantly iurronpded by a cloud, which it condenser), aad is the »ol« water napply
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1727, 29 December 1887, Page 2
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154PECULIAR TREES Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1727, 29 December 1887, Page 2
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