臺灣特產植物

Plants of unusual economical value on Taiwan

We all know that men can not live without plants. But people today are no longer merely content to have food and clothing. He desires many other commodities as well, and raw materials incidentally increase man's debt to the plants. Taiwan is an island located in the subtropics. There are quite a number of plants which can be used by man in special ways that are not well known to the average person. The purpose of writing this article is to introduce some of these plants native to this island and tell of their special economical uses. This report. will be continued in each succeeding issues of Taiwania with a discussion of one or two such plants in each issue.