The National geographic magazine . Volcanic Disturbances in West Indies 245 plants, which produce various kinds offruit, both of the peculiar species usedfor cooking purposes and the numerousvarieties of fig bananas, which are eatenraw. There are also tuffs of sugar-cane,which is much appreciated as a food ; cacao trees, and some Arabian coffee trees. Several varietiesof spices also grow, and under a tunnelof bamboos one finds christophine,pommes-lianes, and barbadine, while ininclosures are planted vegetables and•the Caribbee choux (a kind of root), colocases or Chinese cab
The National geographic magazine . Volcanic Disturbances in West Indies 245 plants, which produce various kinds offruit, both of the peculiar species usedfor cooking purposes and the numerousvarieties of fig bananas, which are eatenraw. There are also tuffs of sugar-cane,which is much appreciated as a food ; cacao trees, and some Arabian coffee trees. Several varietiesof spices also grow, and under a tunnelof bamboos one finds christophine,pommes-lianes, and barbadine, while ininclosures are planted vegetables and•the Caribbee choux (a kind of root), colocases or Chinese cabbage, manioc,camaioc (the non-poisonous kind), andpotatoes of different varieties. About these small places there arealso a few of many kinds of cattle—a small Creole horse to ride, a cow formilk, and a few pigs and some the southern part of the island onefinds sheep. Near the seashore thesmall houses occupied by fishermen aresurrounded by all the utensils necessaryfor this industry, such as coils of line,nets, and bo
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