Deseret Evening News | 1899-10-14 | Page 18 | The Dragon Tree of Tenerife

THE DRAGON TiThE OF TENERIFE I I iStr y i yA Although different piotoma of dragon trees hays but published at tale the most perfect ipeclmen this strange and Interfiling tropical growth li the far famed dragon tree of Tenerltea picture of which la shown In the ac companping illustration About this particular true there to a rudlllon among t he natives which maintains that tie rolls war originally waferal with drag ens blood an Won which orlglnated In all probability tom the extreme darkness dark-ness > of the dragon tree a rap This strange tree Is supposed by naturalists to be a Part of giant Asparagus and one of 1t pecullor features la the fact that when new route curve out they encircle and congest around the original trunk As an article of commerce The dragon tree Is attalnluir considerable Impwr lance as It has been found of eeprsiat use for embalaluir purpose and tangle quantities of It are flow shipped from the bland