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THE BREAD FRUIT TREE,

... THE BREAD FRUIT TREE, A TALE OF THE SANDWICH ISLES, ! From the Times.) I! tell you tale of the Southern Sras, You may laugh at, or cry at—just you please. Scant was the growth of the Bread-fruit Ttee On the beautiful isle of Owhyhee, While, gift of Heaven ...

Published: Saturday 14 December 1833
Newspaper: Belfast Commercial Chronicle
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 2542 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

INFLUENCE ON CULTURE

... Oronoco” —essential for enjoying life in Aughnacloy. And there is a lesson on the *“ Uses of Vegetables —all about the bread fruit tree of the Pacific Ocean and the cabbage tree of East Florida — information very handy for people whose staple diet was spuds ...

Published: Thursday 24 October 1963
Newspaper: Belfast News-Letter
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 120 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

A DOCTOR’S ADVENTURES AMONG

... and thence Galle, hie way England. The doctor during bis captivi'y kept a diary written leaves resembling Uio=ic the bread fruit tree, the publication this journal will prove of interest. ...

Published: Monday 30 May 1892
Newspaper: Northern Whig
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 286 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

T A II I T I

... which are most disgraceful Government whom they have been originated. The razzias Africa, ami the destruction of the bread fruit tree in Tahiti, are crimes that are finding out” French home. The famine aud the inundations in that country have the price ...

Published: Friday 04 December 1846
Newspaper: Banner of Ulster
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 455 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

The Chlitiney Sweep and the Typist .

... of a prize for the successful transplanting of the bread fruit tree to the West Indies. Captain Bligh, on his second expedition in the Providence succeeded in transplanting not only bread-fruit trees but • host of other valuable plants to the West Indies ...

Published: Tuesday 25 September 1979
Newspaper: Belfast Telegraph
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 869 | Page: 19 | Tags: none

THE BOTANIC GARDEN

... the hakea victoria, the dacrydium cupresei.formis, the dendrobium chrysanthemum, the araucaria excels*, and the banana (bread fruit tree), entire conservatory presented a glitter of beautiful lowers, and the choicest plants. here was a tolerably large collection ...

Published: Friday 08 September 1854
Newspaper: Belfast Mercury
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 1264 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

FLOWER SHOW AT THE ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN

... a ginger plant, healthy growth; Chinese ce paper plant, supposed to be the finest specimen the United Kingdom; the bread fruit tree, indigenous to the South Pacific Islands; the cow tree, also a native of the Sonthern latitudes, and josily pnxed for ...

Published: Friday 04 September 1857
Newspaper: Belfast Mercury
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 1119 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

miscellaneous

... considered native. Maize Indian corn is native Mexico, and unknown Europe until after the discoveries of Colu i bu*. The bread fruit tree native the South S**« Glands, particularly' in Otahede. Tea i* found a native nowhere except in China and Japan, from ...

Published: Saturday 11 April 1846
Newspaper: Belfast Protestant Journal
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 1608 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

BELFAST MARKETS—JANUARY 8

... 20 feet. Mr Nelsen, tile botanist, whi) .lcroatlp nied Captain Bligh to the South Seas, for the ?? 01a convevixg the bread fruit tree to tice West IndWes, vhenDI Van Dieman's Land, found a tree in a trlivilg state, afit, enormous size of 33V4 feet in ...

Published: Friday 09 January 1829
Newspaper: Belfast News-Letter
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 1610 | Page: 2 | Tags: Commerce 

A LITERARY CAUSERIE

... was given command of the Bounty, which was to sail to the South Seas to bring back from Tahiti some young specimens the bread fruit tree, which it was hoped to introduce in the West Indies One of his officers was Fletchei Christian, a young Manxman, destined ...

Published: Thursday 11 February 1937
Newspaper: Northern Whig
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 1606 | Page: 9 | Tags: none

TO THE EDITOR OK THE VINDICATOR

... Maize and Indian corn is a native of Mexico, and was unknown in Europe until after the discoveries of Columbus. The bread fruit tree is a native of the Seuth Sea Islands, particularly Otaheite. Tea is found a native nowhere except in China and Japan ...

Published: Wednesday 23 July 1845
Newspaper: Vindicator
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 1888 | Page: 4 | Tags: none