Man and beast in eastern Ethiopia : from observations made in British East Africa, Uganda, and the Sudan (1911)
Bland-Sutton, John, Sir, 1855-1936, Bland-Sutton, John, Sir, 1855-1936, inscriber. DSI, Nebb, C.H.S., former owner. DSI, Russell E. Train Africana Collection (Smithsonian Libraries) DSI · London : Macmillan and Co. · leaf 269
THORNS 253 XX of macerated hemp are sometimes found in tlieir stomachs. Another useful, though spiny, member of the Agave family imported into East Africa is the Sisal plant. Agave rigida, a native of Mexico : it is cultivated for … The Bow-string Hemp. The tips of the leaves are so sharp that they penetrate leather. fibre. These plants have long broad leaves, furnished in some species with a strong terminal spine : in others, the edges of the leaves are furnished with teeth. The Agaves are interesting because they can be…
Natural history · Indigenous peoples · Ethnology
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