Products of the Palm: The Banana and Cocoanut Industries, Jamaica, West Indies
The scenes among the banana palms of the beautiful island of Jamaica are singularly picturesque. A powerful negro armed with a long knife or "machete" passes quickly through the grove loppin... Read allThe scenes among the banana palms of the beautiful island of Jamaica are singularly picturesque. A powerful negro armed with a long knife or "machete" passes quickly through the grove lopping off the fronds with their heavy hunches of bananas. After him come a motley assembly of ... Read allThe scenes among the banana palms of the beautiful island of Jamaica are singularly picturesque. A powerful negro armed with a long knife or "machete" passes quickly through the grove lopping off the fronds with their heavy hunches of bananas. After him come a motley assembly of men and women who pick up the great bunches and bear them off. The bunches of bananas are ... Read all