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It is afterwards beaten on a smooth piece of wood with instruments marked lengthways, with small grooves of different degrees of fineness ; and by means of this it becomes as thin as muslin. After bleaching it in the air, to whiten it, it is fit for use.
Another article worthy of the reader's attention, is tlie Adansonia, Ethiopian Sour Gourd, Monkeys' Bread, or African Calabash Tree. — There is but one known spe- cies belonging to this genus, the baubal, which is perhaps the largest production... of the whole vegetable kingdom, it is a native of Africa. The trunk is not above twelve or fifteen feet high, but from sixty to seventy feet round. The lowest.
AFRICAN CALABASH TREE. 379 branches extend almost horizontally, and as they are about sixty feet in length, their own weight bends their extremitie?
to the ground, and thus form an hemispherical mass of ver dure of about 120 or 130 feet diameter. The roots extend as far as the branches : that in the middle forms a pivot, which penetrates a great way into the earth ; the rest spread near the surface.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
It is afterwards beaten on a smooth piece of wood with instruments marked lengthways, with small grooves of different degrees of fineness ; and by means of this it becomes as thin as muslin. After bleaching it in the air, to whiten it, it is fit for use.
Another article worthy of the reader's attention, is tlie Adansonia, Ethiopian Sour Gourd, Monkeys' Bread, or African Calabash Tree. — There is but one known spe- cies belonging to this genus, the baubal, which is perhaps the largest production... of the whole vegetable kingdom, it is a native of Africa. The trunk is not above twelve or fifteen feet high, but from sixty to seventy feet round. The lowest.
AFRICAN CALABASH TREE. 379 branches extend almost horizontally, and as they are about sixty feet in length, their own weight bends their extremitie?
to the ground, and thus form an hemispherical mass of ver dure of about 120 or 130 feet diameter. The roots extend as far as the branches : that in the middle forms a pivot, which penetrates a great way into the earth ; the rest spread near the surface.
What to read after The book of Curiosities : Containing Ten Thousand Wonders And Curiosities of Nature And Art...?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by John Platts to read onlineMoreLess
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