 | William Ellis - 1858 - 534 pages
...objects were the fine trees of Astrapcea Wallichii, or viscosa. The name of this Malagasy plant was derived from the word for lightning, on account of the brilliancy of its flowers; and Sir Joseph Paxton and Dr. Lindley have thus spoken of A. Wallichii : — " One of... | |
 | William Ellis - 1858 - 582 pages
...objects were the fine trees of Astrapcea Wallichii, or viscosa. The name of this Malagasy plant was derived from the word for lightning, on account of the brilliancy of its flowers; and Sir Joseph Paxton and Dr. Lindley have thus spoken of A. Wallichii : — u One of... | |
 | William Ellis - 1859 - 552 pages
...objects were the fine trees of Astrapcca Wallichii, or viscosa. The name of this Malagasy plant was derived from the word for lightning, on account of the brilliancy of its flowers; and Sir Joseph Paxton and Dr. Lindley have thus spoken of A. Wallicldi: — "One of the... | |
 | Bible Christians - 1870 - 602 pages
...objects were the fine trees of Astrapcea Wallichii, or viscosa. The name of this Malagasy plant was derived from the word for lightning, on account of the brilliancy of its flowers ; and Sir Joseph Paxton and Dr. Lindley have thus spoken of A. Wallichii : — " One of... | |
 | David Moore - 1885 - 78 pages
...The split bamboo is put to nearly as many uses as the whole." Here also is a fine plant, Astrapcsa Wallichii, which may at once be known by its large...pendant clusters from near the points of the branches. Among the Palms requiring special notice are Acrocomia aculeata, Cocos plumosus, Chamcerops excelsa,... | |
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A. costatnm, or A. colocasia, which grew by the edge of the water to the height of ten or twelve feet, and so near that I could reach them on both sides as we passed along. But the most magnificent objects were the fine trees of Astrapcea Wallichii, or... 