American watchman and Delaware advertiser., 1825-09-20

ysince The above was sent TO the press, we hnd
the following further notice oi the article from .ne
oen Of certain Mr.. Hopson, unknown TO US, ou'
by his very useful writings under tnat name ~ '"e
New York papers, This is in Fact the very genue'
man whom we had in our minds eye, when we re-
ouested friend Preniss to publish MIR. Foleys IN
nuiries II was bait at which VIC were sure ne
would bite. Many Of his communications on sne
subject Of ractical manufactures and the useiai ars
NAV have unfortunately for Us and our readers es
capped us !: such as we have seen we have nn,'ormiy
transplanted to the American Farmer. we tnus'
regret that we cannot reckon him amongst our o""
correspondents chiefly because some OF MS wfl.nss
in other channels may escape US, tor we nave 10
hesitation in copyng whatever we that is good
being much better pleased TO get good articie AZ
second hand than an original one OF inferior merit
From the .Neic FORK Statesman.
observe, from an extract in your paper, that
Mr. Foley. of Louisiana, is desrous oil having
some information relative TO the shruo caieu ou-
mach Ii is an article which has come under my
notice for many years, as dealer anG as oyer
The consumption of Sumach i'll this country IS al,
ready considerable, and is much increasing. IL IS
used by the dyer, and Tor tanning OF leather, anu
Turkey leather is all tanred with this shrub.
am not prepared to give Information on the pro-
ner time Of gathering the shub, nor have been
able 70 collect any instructions relative TO 1t from
works published on the subject. should presume
however, that the proper time would be when the
annual shoots arrive at their full degree Of ioliage
should deem the most important iact TO the cult
yator 10 be the obtaining Of the right species, io'
the varieties are numerous, and among them only
one appears to be cultivated on the European con.
tinen, fcr the use OF the dyer and tanner when
the rich, kind has been obtained, and the shoots
gathered and well diied il will be necessary in or.
der 10 give to il the European value that II should
| bc ground to fine powder.
There are several species OF Sumaoh IN TINS couh
itry. The rhuS coriara, or elm leaveu the 'fttss
! r}abritn called scarlet Sumach, from the color ol
its acid bcrries-the rims typhinm, called Virginia
Sumach-the 1hus copatdnum, or the leniacus
leaved Sumach, &c.
lhe rms cotinus, or Venice Sumach, is slst
an important article in dyeing- 1t Is commonly
called young fustic, the and trunk OF the shruo
and The root are bought and employed Tor dyelnf
IN orange yellow The leaves and stalks, wheI
bruised, have an aromatic but pungent and acit
scent.
The Sumach called Sicily and Malaga, are the mos
sought after, and produce the greatest price. !
looks much yeower when ground than the Amer
team. and works more powerfully Il IS tne fht
coriaria. which grows naturally IN Syria, Palestine
Spain and Portugal, as well in this country, ye
the American is very inferior 20 that obtained iron
Spain and Sicily. II is altogether probable that IN
deficiency in the American Sumach arises IRON theI
gathering from the wrong species, from the mode Q
cutva,ing il, from the quality Of the land. or iron
having been grown in too northerly climate
!. should consider that Louisiana would be admirab'
calculated for raising it. Il is diligently cultivate
. in Spain and Portugal. The shoots are cut down
the roots every year. then dried, that they may b
) ground to powder in a mill.
As the cultivation Of Sumach is become impor
tant from its great consumption, have taken som
pains to collect the following botanic description
tina, no mistake may be made by our patriotic cult
| vators
Coriarid--elm-leayed sumach-leaves pennae
/ leaflets oval, bunty serrated, downy beneath the
J common stalk winged in the upper part ilowerln
III July, and retaining its dense, branched, ample
upright clusters, Of deep red, rough, corlaceot
berries. even till winter, alter the leaves are taei
+ The tree is Of a dwarf hushy habit, with spreading
ascending, round, dnwng branches, OF soft spong
t texture. Leurss from eight inches 70 foot Ton!
! # about tire pair Of !erfefs, tcith rn oda one
!, pser, downy and veiny beneath. Flowers greer
: ish. each with large hoafy germen, which become
) globular, crimson, hair berry, the size OF an ed
d 5erry The taste Of the fruit is very acid and a
i ,ringen,. HOPSON.
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= MONS ". Bs3Ysi1m concluded speech the treatme
Rrtish West India Islands, by pled