 | Philip Miller - 1754 - 532 Seiten
...be found a much greater Variety of thcfc Plants, than is at prefent known. Some of the large Plants which have been brought to England, have been more than a Yard in Girt, and near two Feet high, including their Caps ; but I have been informed, by feveral Perfons who... | |
 | William Rhind - 1841 - 756 Seiten
...moisture. The flowers and fruit are produced in circles round the upper part of the cap. Some of those which have been brought to England have been more than a yard in ••! r HISTORY OF THE VEGETABLE KINGDOM. cumference, and two feet and a half high, including the... | |
 | Henry Allnutt - 1877 - 156 Seiten
...moisture. The flowers and fruit are produced in circles round the upper part of the cap. Some of those brought to England have been more than a yard in circumference and two and a-half feet high,. including the cap ; but in the West Indies these Cacti are nearly twice this... | |
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... melon, with deep ribs, the elevations set all over with knots of strong sharp thorns. When divided through the middle the inside is found to be a soft, green, fleshy substance, very full of moisture. The flowers and fruit are produced in circles round... 