Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 34, Number 38, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 January 1902 — Toothbrush Plant. [ARTICLE]

Toothbrush Plant.

One of tbe most curious plants In the world is tbe toothbrush plant, a species of creeper which grows In Jamaica. By cutting a piece of the stem and fraying the ends tbe natives makes a toothbrush, and a dentifrice to use with It is prepared by pulverizing the dead stems.