Show Australia's Bottle Tree Provides Food and Drink Nature must have been in a playful mood when she designed the odd vase shaped bottle tree which grows in the tropical regions regions re- re gions of Australia One would never guess from the trees tree's rugged rugged rug rug- ged appearance that the inner part of the swollen stem is actually actual actual- ly a nutritious food for both man and beast The stem is also a reservoir for cool sweet water Many a thirsty Yank soldier on duty in Australia has tapped this tree for its refreshing liquid Largest Largest Larg- Larg est specimens are 50 to 60 feet high and the trunk is six or seven feet thick |