 The stems vary in height from eight feet up even to twenty feet, and are divided by prominent annular joints into short lengths. Long narrow leaves sprout from each joint ; but as the canes approach maturity, all those from the lower joints fall off....  Cuba with Pen and Pencil - Página 360por Samuel Hazard - 1871 - 584 páginasVista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | 1842 - 546 páginas
...sprout from each joint ; but as the canes approach maturity, all those from the lower joints fall off. The outer part of the cane is hard and brittle, but the inner consists of a soft pith, which contains the sweet juice; this juice being elaborated separately in each joint, independently... | |
 | 1842 - 1046 páginas
...sprout from each joint ; but as the canes approach maturity, all those from the lower joints fall off. The outer part of the cane is hard and brittle, but the inner consists of a soft pith, which contains the sweet juice; this juice being elaborated separately in each joint, independently... | |
 | 1842 - 538 páginas
...sprout from each joint; but as the canes approach maturity, all those from the lower joints fall off. The outer part of the cane is hard and brittle, but the inner consists of a soft pilh, which contains the sweet juice ; this juice being elaborated separately in each joint, independently... | |
 | Society for the diffusion of useful knowledge - 1842 - 536 páginas
...sprout from each joint; but as the canes approach maturity, all those from tho lower joints fall oft'. The outer part of the cane is hard and brittle, but the inner consists of a soft pilh, which contains the sweet juice; this juice being elaborated separately in each jmnt, independently... | |
 | Great Britain - 1848 - 510 páginas
...of an arrow; the shaft of which soon breaks, and the first two leaves rise to a considerable height. The outer part of the cane is hard and brittle, but...consists of a soft pith containing the sweet juice, which at first has all the characteristics of unripe mucous fruits; it afterwards resembles, both in taste... | |
 | Society for promoting Christian knowledge - 1852 - 652 páginas
...an arrow ; the shaft of which soon breaks, and the first two leaves rise to a considerable height. The outer part of the cane is hard and brittle, but...consists of a soft pith containing the sweet juice, which at first has all the characteristics of unripe mucous fruits ; it afterwards resembles, both in taste... | |
 | Thomas Edward Dexter - 1857 - 200 páginas
...even eighty in the Brazil cane,) and the stalks rising from one root are very numerous. The outer bark of the cane is hard and brittle, but the inner consists of a soft pith, containing the sweet juice ; it resembles both in taste and smell the juice of sweet apples, it gradually loses this, and afterwards... | |
 | National cyclopaedia - 1879 - 668 páginas
...sprout from each joint ; but as the canes approach maturity all those from the lower joints fall off. The outer part of the cane is hard and brittle, but the inner consists of a soft pith, which contains the sweet juice, and this juice is elaborated separately in each joint. The canes are... | |
 | Gonzalo de Quesada - 1898 - 700 páginas
...particulars, vary with different species, with the character of the soil, and with the mode of culture adopted. The stems are divided by prominent annular...hard and brittle, but the inner consists of a soft pilh containing the sweet juice, which is elaborated separately in each joint. This is very nutritious,... | |
 | Trumbull White - 1898 - 700 páginas
...stems are divided by joints into short lengths, from each joint of which long, narrow leaves sprout. The outer part of the cane is hard and brittle, but...consists of a soft pith containing the sweet juice. in the intervals of the rainy season, which begins regularly in June and lasts until October or November.... | |
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