Excerpt from Seed Source Variation in Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands Grown Mahoganies Differences exist to varying degrees in seed pods, seedling characteristics, survival after field planting, susceptibility to shoot borer attack, growth rate and leaf characteristics between species and among seed sources within species. Differences between species were more important than differences among seed sources in the important characteristic of adaptability as a timber species. Planting location was also very important. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Trees of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, Vol. 2 About 40 miles east of Puerto Rico are the United States Virgin Islands, St. Thomas, St. John, and St. Croix. These three islands, pur chased from Denmark in 1917, have a total area of 133 square miles. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Common Trees of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands About 500 species of trees, from the giants of the luxuriant rain forests to the shrubby trees of dry areas and windswept mountain summits, are na tive to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, both United States and British (fig. In addition, several hundred tree species from other tropical lands around the world have been introduced into the islands because of showy owers, handsome foliage, dense shade, valuable timber, delicious fruits, or other values. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."

Excerpt from Rare and Endemic Trees of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands: November 1980 Oxford: key words: Trees (puerto Rico); trees (virgin Islands); rare trees; rare and endangered plants; tree sanctuaries. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.