 | 1844 - 878 pages
...distinguishing two species, the macrocarpa, or large fruited, and the microcarpa, or small fruited. ' The Indians cover their cottages with the leaves of...by which travellers allay their thirst ; afterwards the same liquid becomes milky and sweet, and changes its taste by degrees as it acquires solidity,... | |
 | 1844 - 616 pages
...distinguishing two species, the marcHfcarpa, or large fruited, and the microcarpa or small fruited. " The Indians cover their cottages with the leaves of...at first contains a clear insipid fluid, by which traveller* allay their thirst ; afterwards the same liquid becomes milky and sweet, anc changes its... | |
 | 1844 - 858 pages
...itiacrocarjxr, or large fruited, and the tuicrocarpa, or small fruited. ' The Indians cover thencottages with the leaves of this most beautiful palm. The fruit...by which travellers allay their thirst ; afterwards the same liquid becomes milky and sweet, and changes its taste by degrees as it acquires solidity,... | |
 | 1845 - 558 pages
...macrocarpa ; the Prussian botanist, Wildenow, changed the name, without sufficient reason, to Elephantasia macrocarpa, but his bad example is not followed. The...same liquor becomes milky and sweet, and it changes its taste by degrees, as it acquires solidity, till at last it is almost as hard as ivory. The liquor... | |
 | Charles W. Vincent, James Mason - Science - 1845 - 328 pages
...above mentioned :— " The Indians cover their cottages with the leaves of this most beautiful pa}tr'. The fruit at first contains a clear insipid fluid,...same liquor becomes milky and sweet, and it changes its taste by degrees as it acquires solidity, till at last it is almost as hard as ivory. The liquor... | |
 | Sir William Jackson Hooker - Botany - 1849 - 520 pages
...Spaniards ; — while the fruit, on account of its size and appearance, is called Cdbeza de Negro. The Indians cover their cottages with the leaves of...The fruit at first contains a clear insipid fluid, with which travellers allay their thirst ; afterwards this same liquor becomes milky and sweet, and... | |
 | Curiosities - 1849 - 192 pages
...call it Tagua, or Cabeza de Negro (Negro's Head), in allusion, we presume, to the figure of the nut. The Indians cover their cottages with the leaves of...The fruit at first contains a clear insipid fluid, with which travellers allay their thirst ; afterwards this liquor becomes milky and sweet, and changes... | |
 | Sir Joseph Paxton - Botany - 1849 - 492 pages
...Marscl and Mursil Vegetal by the Spaniards. The fruit at first contains a clear insipid fluid with which travellers allay their thirst ; afterwards this...same liquor becomes milky and sweet, and it changes its taste by degrees, as it acquires solidity, till at last it is almost as hard as ivory. The liquor... | |
 | Pharmacy - 1850 - 638 pages
...the Spaniards j— while the fruit, on account of its size and appearance, is called Cabeza de Negro. The Indians cover their cottages with the leaves of...The fruit at first contains a clear insipid fluid, with which travellers allay their thirst j afterwards this same liquor becomes milky and sweet, and... | |
 | John Lindley - 1853 - 1066 pages
...with it in the groves of Peru in the hotter parts of the Andes, and named it Phy tclephaa niacrocarpa. The natives of Columbia call it Tagua, or Cabeza de...same liquor becomes milky and sweet, and it changes its taste by degrees as it acquires solidity, till at last it is almost as hard as ivory. The liquor... | |
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The Indians cover their cottages with the leaves of this most beautiful Palm. The fruit at first contains a clear insipid fluid, by which travellers allay their thirst ; afterwards this same liquor becomes milky and sweet, and it changes its taste by... 
