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


Hies informs he has found about mile beyond the
Bundywine, the road to Philadelphia.
OF the Silk-weed Mk-weed, (.dsclepids more than
twenty species Indigenous to The Unhed Sates of which
eight natives Of district They mostly two
three feet height and bear their how rounded heads
somewhat like the garden SNOWFALL The most is
the Wild Cotton a. Syriaca) which the borders
of all streams this The succeeding month"; with its
handsome clusters of purpish flowers Tie seed essel
slender cone several inches long, and opens length 10
berae the seeds which carried about by coitony ach
men like those of the thistle This down has been manuf
ured; the also affords durable hemp; of the
brown sugar has been made by the Canadian Idan-and
the young shoots of the plant may be eaten like asparagus
The Butterfly weed IN tuberoso) a beautiful plant when
decked with its brilliant orange coored flowers The
medicinal and sold the shops under The Of Peusy
Root The Poke eaved species a. phytoiaccoides) has
large leaf very like that of Poke and handsome, grant
flowers. Some other species also very ornamental
ofthe Dogs Bane, Indian Hemp, (Apocynun) we have
two native species, the of which afford very strong
hemp There singular fact in relation these plants
which has given them title TO the possession of ada
Bile instinct The anthers Of the flower approach each other
in the form of cone, within which contained quantity of
honey "Fes attempting to rifle this reservoir by inserting
their probocs the ntesces of he aners, become cruel
y imprisoned and held till dead by that organ of their nu-
ton And the poor insect, like rantaus, with plenty view
but out Of reach, peshes of wants. Those species of As
cletas Just mentioned, also catc-es To suppose
these plants possessed of Appetite instead
structure accidentally fatal anmas attribute
TO an instructive faculty of self the closing of The
petals of the pea against rain and dew the expansion
the flowers Of the Evening Primrose receive the
OF nights gratuous assumption, and an oyestrained
PLANTATION of the operations of For it me
that Instinct implies Sensiby and of course the existence
of brain system. We may well admire the
instinct of the seetrap, that mprsons the who dstbs
the guarded bat the wonderful contrivance of
piece Of leather defend itself from the burning sun, by
curling up IFS edges preserve the which has fallen up
on il dufng shower.
There several valuable shrubs that flower
in June ofthe vine, (Viis) have three speces tile
Grapes " LabruSca) Summer Grape " espais and Wiz
ter Grape, W. c0rdoiid) The two latter both called
Chicken Grape though the species is that mostly used
for culinary purposes have the black berries of the
Prye Bh shrub that along fences and hedges, sold
in market in their stead The prvet berry comparative
| " inspid, but not poisonous
Two handsome species of Spea frequent the borders of
streams of which the interesting the Nne-bark
IS opuoia) called from the layers of bark
that may be stripped from it, amounting generally six or
This shrub grows than six feet in height and bears
numerous large clusters of white flowers 1t very
tai, even in fruit owing to its bright red capsules.
i OF several kinds of Sumach the smooth species (Rhus
gtabrun is the commons and is much used in tanning
Morocco The seeds become covered with
very acid to the taste, being similar in composition Cream
OF Tartar The Poison vne r. radicanS1 may be dsin-
gshed by its leaves growing threes and the branche
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