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continually to search for and destroy all the young spice trees they can meet with. But it also often happens that the seeds are dropped in situations so precipitous as to escape the most active vigilance."[1] But here the theory "of warning colours" is discarded, and replaced by that of "edible or attractive fruits."
(To be continued.)[2]
- ↑ 'Voyage in Search of La Perouse' (1792), vol. i. p. 408.—In South Africa the fruit of the Prickly Pear (Opuntia sp.) is eaten by Baboons, the seeds passing through their bodies, and being deposited in a ball of dung, often in the most inaccessible spots.
- ↑ Although this second part finishes with "(To be continued.)", there were no further parts published (Wikisource-ed.).
