@article {608, title = {Living fences in the Fond-des-N{\`e}gres Region, Haiti}, journal = {Economic Botany}, volume = {16}, year = {1962}, month = {April 1962}, pages = {101-105}, abstract = {This article discusses the economic, social and agricultural uses of "living fences" in the Fond-des-N{\`e}gres region, Haiti. These living fences are actually plants that form borders between families and fields. Field work was carried on in the Fond-des-N{\`e}gres region during October, 1958, and from January through March, 1959.}, keywords = {Bromelia, Croton, Jatropha, living fences, Plant Anatomy/Development, plant ecology, plant physiology, plant sciences, Plant Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography, thatch, world market price}, doi = {10.1007/BF02985297}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02985297}, author = {Sidney W. Mintz} }