PLATE V. 
This view, taken on the shore opposite Galle, shows a very characteristic feature of the 
coast vegetation. Тһе phantastic stems of the screw-pines (Pandanus) are crawling and winding 
like so many snakes from cliff to cliff, supported by their long and numerous leg-like roots. 
The principal trunk divides into many branches, each of which is surmounted by a tuft of long leaves. 
The numerous roots are of a reddish tinge and form a picturesque foreground to the dark 
blue surface of the sea, which sometimes is visible through their entangled network. 
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