The Delaware register, or, Farmers', manufacturers' & mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1829, 1829-05-02

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account Of its sprugng up in places where fire has recently
been 1t is says Darlington, always abundant
clearngs rich woodlands, also the case with Poke
and some other weeds
Now, the very imperishabe nature of some seeds will in
my opinion explain these facts, without esong to doc
trne entirely speculative 1t well known that many them
will resist the digestive power of birds; indeed this process
essential the growth of Seeds when carried
distance from their native country-as the with
those Of Magnolia, when transported Britain
Spaanan discovered that certain seeds vegetae after boil
ing, and Duhamel exposed in stove temperature
of 1852 Of Fair without destroying their terminating poM
sp4anzan found that the seeds of Mucor
Mould, which vegetable will survive heat infinitely
greater than this 1t is also known that certain seeds which
have remained in the cabinets of the curious for whole
have vegeated when placed the earth. Indeed,
know not to what extent of them possess this of
Immortality
Nov, if suppose that the seeds of the Mullen and 9th
plants just mentioned already stored away the soil
and only require degree of heat moistue other
forultous circumstances their vegetation, have
solution of the mysterious prohem Even in regard the
mould, which grows nearly all moist and dark places what
difficulty is there in believing that the atmosphere
ally filled with its Seeds when reflect that the mpa pable
powder contained in the puball DEVILS snu-box Ga spe
ccs of Fungns) is composed entirely of germs, light air.
capable if external circumstances fayorabe popa-
gazing the plant almost infinite The growth of
upon the peaks of oiest rocks, admits similar expla-
nation. 1t owing to the germs of the mushroom which
contains, that which this fungus has been washed is
capable of producing the plant when poured bed of rich
earth These germs contained in the assures ellis Of
the plant and may be rendered visible, mass BY leaving
the mushroom for while plate of glass; when they are
deposited like whish dust.
BY thousand such facts these, rather by faacous
explanation of Them the doctrine the pro-
dncton of vegetable and animal life formerly upheld contn
ued of research and observation gradually unfold
ed the Book of Natue whilst the advocates of this system
have anxosy witnessed these strongest supports of their
mushroom edifce whitening away, after another before
the light of science, like the exubean nght-ade Fungus
before the increasing glow of the morning sun.
But to return TO subject find the beautiful little
creeping MtchelIa, Partridge berry, (f rtpens) ona
mcnng the soil of our shady woods with its evergreen Box
like leaves, and fragrant white flowers The scarlet
that follow, often retained till The next time of Towering
When removed with sod, il thrves WE'LL and makes very
handsome covering for fower-pots.
The PipasisSewa" Caniaphya amjeatol is another LITTLE
evergreen which flowers at the II is celebrated
Indian remedy for various complaints have little doubt
possesses virtues equal the much used Sarsa paa But
always happens after remedy has been highly extoed
and found incapable of performing the wonders eputed if
has sunk into unmered neglect and stored away in the
herbarum of the D. ggist by the side of the vaned Liver
wort Another species Of this plant &C. maculata) differing
but little from il, except in its spotted leaves wrongy re-
puted poisonous
The Ginseng, (Panar qnqucfoiun) the panacea of the
Chinese, nhabrs the hills of the Brandywne both sides
he II loo