Salt Lake Telegram | 1933-08-31 | Page 4 | Brazil Nut Tree Flowers Rare

Brazil Nut Tree lowers Flowers Rare The Toc flowers of the Brazil nut tree are arc so rare that it is said an ounce of gold was once offered for o one but the Field Museum o or oC Natural History has recently received some specimens as a gift They are so rare because of of their Inaccessibility according to V Dr B B. B E. E Dahlgren Dahigren acting curator o of botany V The height of ol the trees which often have their lowest branches branch s 60 GO to 70 feet above the ground usually mu- mu ally keeps the most enthusiastic collectors col eel lectors from obtaining them It Us' Us is said that the famous naturalists Humboldt and Bonpland on era their historic South American expedition which began In 1799 offered without success an ounce of gold for lor a specimen i. i men of these flowers