 ... that hang from every tree ; this they do by tying short pieces of wood across them with small lianas, many of which are as tough as cord. They then proceed to score the bark, with cuts which extend nearly round the tree like the letter V, the point...  The Nicaragua Canal - Page 249by William E. Simmons - 1900 - 334 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Thomas Belt - Natural history - 1874 - 452 pages
...saw several whilst ascending the river. When the collectors find an untapped one in the forest, they first make a ladder out of the lianas or " vejuccos"...round the tree like the letter V, the point being downwards. A cut like this is made about every three feet all the way up the trunk. The milk will all... | |
 | Thomas Belt - Natural history - 1874 - 442 pages
...forest, they first make a ladder out of the lianas or " vejuccos" that hang from every tree ; this tLoy do by tying short pieces of wood across them with...round the tree like the letter V, the point being downwards. A cut like this is made about every three feet all the way up the trunk. The milk will all... | |
 | Jamaica. Botanical Department - Botany - 1895 - 58 pages
...When the collectors find an untapped tree in the forest, they first make a ladder out of the lianes that hang from every tree; this they do by tying short...being downward. A cut like this is made about every 3 feet all the way up the trunk. The milk will all run out of a tree in about an hour after it is cut,... | |
 | Agriculture - 1903 - 1152 pages
...forest they first make a ladder out of the lianas or "vejucos" that hang from every tree. This they <io by tying short pieces of wood across them with small...proceed to score the bark with cuts which extend nearly around the tree, like the letter V, the point being downward. A cut like this is made about every :î... | |
 | Jamaica. Department of Agriculture - Agriculture - 1905 - 302 pages
...tree. This they do by tying short pieces of wood H cross them with snvill lianas, many of which areas tough as cord They then proceed to score the bark with cuts which extend nearly around the tree, like the letter V, the point beni« downwa-d. A cut like this is made about every... | |
 | Jamaica. Department of Agriculture - Agriculture - 1906 - 108 pages
...collectors find an untapped tree in the forest they first make a ladder out of the lianas or " vejucos" that hang from every tree. This they do by tying short...score the bark with cuts which extend nearly round the trees, like the letter \ , the point being downward. A cut like this is made about every 3 feet all... | |
 | Thomas Belt - Nature - 2005 - 449 pages
...collectors find an untapped one in the forest, they first make a ladder out of the lianas or " vejueeos " that hang from every tree ; this they do by tying...round the tree like the letter V, the point being downwards. A cut like this is made about every three all the way up the trunk. The milk will all run... | |
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