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Water-Pine and Water-Witch Nature’s cisterns in Jamaica
The excerpt discusses the Water-Pine plant's leaf structure and its ability to hold rain water in its thick leaves, forming a cistern that nourishes the root. It notes how sailors harvest this water, and cites Sir Hans and Huldrich Schidel on the plant’s life-saving role during droughts, praising divine design over luck. It also mentions the Water-Witch vine, growing on dry hills, with a trunk that stores water when cut.
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