 Penang canes from the island of that name, together with some other small palms which are used for walking-sticks, the roots serving to form the knobs or handles. The knobs of these sticks exhibit irregular dots something like the scales of snakes ; these...  A Handy Dictionary of Commercial Information - Page 306by Edward T. Blakely - 1878 - 485 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Charles Holtzapffel - 1843 - 496 pages
...canes from the island of that name, and some others, for walking-sticks, the roots serving to form the knobs or handles. The knobs of these sticks exhibit...and streaks along the side of the same. The twisted palm sticks, are the central stems or midribs of the leaves of the date palm; they arj twisted when... | |
 | John Forbes Royle - Wood - 1843 - 136 pages
...canes from the island of that name, and some others, for walking-sticks, the roots serving to form the knobs or handles. The knobs of these sticks exhibit...stick, and streaks along the side of the same. The twisled palm sticks, are the central stems or midribs of the leaves of the date palm ; they are twisted... | |
 | Charles W. Vincent, James Mason - Science - 1844 - 324 pages
...canes, from the island of that name, and some others, for walking-sticks, the roots serving to form the knobs or handles. The knobs of these sticks exhibit...the central stems or midribs of the leaves of the date palm ; they are twisted when green, and stretched with heavy weights until they are thoroughly... | |
 | Dictionary - Commerce - 1844 - 412 pages
...canes from the island of that паше, and some others, for walking sticks, the root» serving to form the knobs or handles. The knobs of these sticks exhibit...and streaks along the side of the same. The twisted palm sticks are the central stems or midribs of the leaves of the date palm ; they are twisted when... | |
 | Charles Holtzapffel - Industrial arts - 1846 - 498 pages
...name, together with some other small palms which are used for walking-sticks, the roots serving to form the knobs or handles. The knobs of these sticks exhibit...which latter shows dotted fibres at each end of the srtick, and streaks along the side of the same. The twisted palm sticks, are the central stems or midribs... | |
 | Charles Holtzapffel - Wood - 1852 - 136 pages
...name, together with some other small palms which are used for walking-sticks, the roots serving to form the knobs or handles. The knobs of these sticks exhibit...and streaks along the side of the same. The twisted palm sticks, are the central stems or midribs of the leaves of the date palm ; they are twisted when... | |
 | Edward Balfour - Forests and forestry - 1870 - 404 pages
...Penang, together with some other small palms which are used for walking-sticks, the roots serving to form the knobs or handles. The knobs of these sticks exhibit...and streaks along the side of the same. The twisted palm sticks, are the central stems or midribs of the date palm ; they are twisted when green, and stretched... | |
 | Edward Balfour - India - 1873 - 1030 pages
...name, together with some other small palms which are used for walking sticks, the roots serving to form the knobs or handles. The knobs of these sticks exhibit...and streaks along the side of the same. The twisted palm sticks, are the central stems or midribs of the date palm ; they are twisted when green, and stretched... | |
 | Edward Balfour - India - 1873 - 1038 pages
...name, together with some other small palms which are used for walking sticks, the roots serving to form the knobs or handles. The knobs of these sticks exhibit...from the principal stem ; which latter shows dotted fibrös at each end of the stick, and streaks along the side of the same. The twisted palm sticks,... | |
 | Edward Balfour - India - 1873 - 1038 pages
...of Africa. It has the consistence of Asia, ! thing like the scales of snakes, these arise from well the small roots proceeding from the principal stem...and streaks along the side of the same. The twisted palm sticks, are the central stems or midribs of the date palm ; they are twisted when green, and stretched... | |
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