THE VEGETABLE KINGDOM. 



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waves of the sea. The ingenious and learned observer of 

 this extraordinary phenomenon noticed, that from each of 



231. Edible Arum — Colocasia esculenta (Schott), 



these orifices from ten to a hundred drops of water were 

 thrown every minute to some centimetres^ distance. 



But the vegetable marvel in respect to transpiration is 

 the weeping-tree, which was seen some years ago in one of 



^ A centimetre is equal to 09371 of an inch. 



