Word: dripping
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...life. A grove of cocoanut palms is always a sign of a negro village in Ceylon. The growth and culture of tea is the principal occupation of the inhabitants of this island. Besides the cocoanut, cabbage and pinnate palms, the forests contain a curious growth called rain trees which drip with moisture. Vines called runners or climbers, covered with blossoms cling about the palms to a height of fifty feet. Next to the palm, the bamboo is the most interesting to the botanists. This species grows luxuriantly in Ceylon...