The Edward T. LeBlanc Memorial Dime Novel Bibliography

Item - Wonders of Nature: Trees that Whistle

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(source: NIU Libraries)
Online Full Text: Northern Illinois University
Series: Good News v. 14 no. 363 — page 14
Subject / Tag: Sketch
Part of: Good News, v. 14, no. 363, April 17, 1897 (Issue)
Date: April 17, 1897
Edition Description: Part of the "Wonders of Nature" department.
First Sentence: A species of acacia which grows very abundantly in Nubia and the Soudan is called "the whistling tree" by the natives.
Last Sentence: After the insects has emerged from a circular hole in the side of this swelling, the opening, played upon by the wind, becomes a musical instrument, which is said to be nearly equal in sound to a sweet-toned flute.

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