The Delaware register, or, Farmers', manufacturers' & mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1829, 1829-04-25

month. The stem is foot high, bearing two whors
of leaves and above the leaves several SMALL greensh yellow
flowers, succeeded by dari. purple berries.
Did time permit, mleht extend this list comprise
several other interesting ard ornamental annua that flower
IN May There shrubs however which be
overlooked
Early the month, in seasons our woods
decorated with the Wild HonevsucEe (4zoled nudifora)
whose plentiful rich clusters of red and white flowers expand
before the appearance of the foliage On the road to New
castle have found another and larger Species with fra
grant vscous flowers somewhat late the
The Honeysuckes of the gardens belong another family
(CapDoiuin) Of which the Coral C. Semperrirfns) is
tive, and grows along the Brandywne though Nutta says
is not found north Of Cape Henopen and the Monthly Ho-
neysucke, or Woodbine, foreigner. The flower the TO-
eigner very fragrant but excels in its beautiful
and nearly evergreen foliage.
The different species Of RubUS commonly called Blackber-
y, De"bey, Raspberry, &C. about six of which natives
of this REGION flower in this month The root of the Dew
berry valuable asrngent The sweescented Raspberry
r. odOratuS) sometimes cultivated gardens grows ON the
Brandywne above the Paper Mills This elegant shrub four
or six feet height and has very fragrant flowers of deep
red color, like the rose.
The highly valued Cranberry, Orycoccos acrocarpus) is
native of the swamps of Jersey, but very probably will be
found in state This shrub has the appearance of
vine, two feet in length.
OF the Whorleberry Huckleberry Vaccniu we have
five or six Species nearly all nhabng moist places and a
fordng agreeable fruit Three species are common in our
markets; the small black Whorebey, u duaaosun) which
grows II dry woods and barrens and sweet though il
contains large seeds; the large Blue, " fondos) which
the most pleasant OF ALL but does keep long after being
pucked; and the swamp kind Y. cOry6Osont) which is
large and black and agreeable The young shoots of
the Whorebey bush quite acid and told that thew
are used in parts of jersey instead of fruit for making
pies
The common evergreen Laurel. Calico BUSH (Ralaia
faoo grows ahnndanty in nearly all woods sometimes
reaching height of fifteen feet When clothed with its large
clusters owhte flowers it is of the great
est ornaments of forests The leaves are narcotic po
owing 10 the prusc acid they contain Sheen are ant
to cat them in the spring: which milk acts as an anti
dote probably by its demucen property The honey collect
ed by bees from the flowers of the LAUREL has also in some
instances proved poisonous The wood very hard and is
often used for making spoons, kne-handles &c Another
pretty species, r. gauca) also evergreen, bearing deep red
flowers, few miles south of Wilmington and is also
very abundant among shrubbery Jersey Ii is foot or two
in height.
Ot the Similar have several species two of which cal
led Green Biar form by their twinng manner of growth the
dense and impossible hickets common especially in moist
situations Another species Sar herbacea) called Car
ron ower from the very fid odor of the flowers Ii grows
mostly IN moist Places several feet length throwing out
tendrs Tor ITS support When this pant in boom flies de-
post their eggs on the flowers when their progeny soon per-
that usually attends the decomposition of animal substances
ana act without considering whether any thing be necessary
to sustain their offspring.
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