Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1841-04-24
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/ ) ne following interesting fects We find In that
valuable publication, The American Farmer. The
hints Of the editor of the Farmer, f,r tho saaui-
sutton Of fame, are such as might he rasily I'm.
proved upon and those who seek fame, afsse
this sort, will not fail to. find il. ss,5-b
=" IL has often occurred, 10 Us tina, fr q man Of
srtuous and we'll directed AMBITION, thess could
be no more acceptable way Of having his name
haHded down to pc t,rity than by having IL given
. the us full or the beautiful productions of na-
surs, which he nigh, happily be %ias,rumsntaI iva
uansplanting from the recesses of the wilderness
TO our fields and gardens. To be thus the author 3
and as 1t WERE, second crsstor of new comforts
and Qualifications, ~confers the best Of ell titles to
The name Of a public sbenefactsr, and, seeing 10
suggested that encouragement, should be given To-
the officers of The navyso hiring home contribu~
tioDsto the n asionai Institution At Washingtops ?
'f the rare products of the kingdoms into which.
science has divided the W rid, we should be glad y
TO see ii ordered by The Navy department. or ty7
an cjict of the institution itself, that an, thing 80 +,
bsoughi, whic, might be dcsmed valuable for ito
usefulness or its beauty, shouit be made 10 bear,
and 50 fat. per petua.e The name of the contributor.
tWeNare under the impression that two of the
plants mentioned in the following very interest,"
ing account Of fruits end valuable plsnts Of The
Oregon. are more or less common ia the old
STATES. The Ssrrice-btrry 10 indigenous 10
Maryland, and the Pambina is probably the Buff
fal'e-berry, sent some fifteen years since from tho
Rocky Mountains 10 the editor Of the old Arnsri. y
can Farmer, and bel, g to the Messrs.
Winship, near Brighton, Massachusetts,. sud by
them on sale in their nurssry-we shall look for
the history Of lis introduction with q Wow still to
have it bear his name, AZ an act of seiributiss
justice to the gentleman who took the tsoubls TO
send il, and whose name we are sorry TO have fs
the monen. fofgniten. as e5a1 ~
FxUIrs AND VALuAsLx SpLAxrs or xxs
.seai % fHa< AA"o ssE lsa sts - q
The March number Of Hovey's Magazine of
Hsrlicul,ure recently issued by Israel Post of this
city, contains some account Of The vegetable pro.
auctions Of the Oregon Territory. which ii might
be desirable to. introduce on this side of the
Rocky Mountains. The following is part Of q
iios Of fruits which are spon,aneou.ly produced
ii. the valley Of The river Oregon -..a
Sofal herry.--A sweet and pleasant fruit, Of @
dark purple color, and about the size Of a grape.
Service berry-The fiui. il Of the size VI the
thorn apple; is black when fully ripe, and plsa-
sanity sweet, like The wor,leberry.
PamSina-A species of bush cranberry.
Raspbcrfies-Bssides the common kinds, there
Is a species OF three times the size, aid Of a very
DELICATE and rich yellow color. ~ssft E.4
Ssee. Elder-A variety Of thai, shrub, peculiar
to the Oregon region.
Strawberries-Mr Parker considered the s.raw.
berries of The Columbia Of a more delicious favor
than any he had ever tasted.
Observation-Disclosures are four kinds: 10
Common Purple-Bush low. and very thorny.
Whiie-Fruis small, smooth and very sweet.
Yellow A excellent kind, aud favor plea
sani; it grows on a shrub free from thorns.
Deep purple-O Of the taste and sise of eur
winter gtaPe, with a thorny s'a'k fine favor.
Besides these there are three kinds of curranis,.
tie purple. the yellow, and the scarlet. tho iaues.
a beautiful fruit resembling The strawberry In
sweetness.
Of nutriti,e roots. there is q Dubious. rooted
plant called 1aro h~eIopgins to the gnnus drum,
which is planted in hills partially flooded with
water, like rire gf"uuds. The ROOT 10 roasted and
used as a substitute for bread. u mais into DO.
by pulverisins it into paste. Two kinds of onion
grow in the same region, Of which one has q
beautiful red flower. There il aIso the bitter
ro0t. a carrot shat ed root growing in dry land.
not particularly pleasant to the taste. but esteemed
Wholesome by the Indian. and huniers. Besides !
these there are. the following:
Wappasoo-Is . 5ulbous root, the common
saoi,fifnta mr. aftauuhral on,l ,a f.,,l ,rl, l.. a.
valley Of the Columbia river, below the Cascades.
l. becomes soft by roasting, aud is . paialable and
nourishing food. 1t is much used by the Indians
and is an article OF trade. II grows in shallow
lakes, and marshes which are covered with water,
The Indians search for it with their feet, and ex.
treating the ro,,s from the mud with their toes,
they rise to tho surface OF the water.
Cammas-ls a truncated root, and is Of great
iinporiance to the indiana. II grows in moist
rich land, in the form of an onion. I. is roasted.
pounded, and made into loaves like bread, and
has a 'iquorice taste. ~
Cowish, or Biscuit Root, grows on dry land,
and is generally Of The size Of q walnut, hut ofsn
larger. It tastes like The. sweet peiaioe, and 10
prepared for food in the same manner 90 ,hs cam.
mas. and isl tolersble substitute for bresd.
OF ber5aeeous plants there is the red clover, .
diferen: species from ours, q kind of wild broom-
corn, a wild grain resembling barley, a wild Gag
resembling ours, but a perennial plant. The roots
OF which are large and strong, and which 10 Gus
like grass; the Indians use il for their fishing
nets. There is also the vining Honey.uekle,
which Mr.. Parker calls ono of the first ornaments
of nature, a Towering creeper Of extraordinary
beauty and vast growth, inieslacing the groves
like the rigging Of a ship with its long and fexi-
Bile stems From its fbres the Indians manufac.
,urs ba, ke.s which hold wafer.
OF the forest trees the most remarkable appears
to be the Elastic Pine. growing very tall and
s.rsit,'the wood Of which is of very gsea, strength,
and of elasticity so great, tina, it 10 very difficult.
to break a bough an inch 10 diameter. II would
serve, exceiIenlly well for mas,s and spars.--M
Y. Posi-" ~
FEEL-En.-A surgeon and a lawyer had
very little good feeling towards each other, and
the following occurrence took place
IL, asked the surgeon, . . neighbours dog de-
sfroys my ducks. can recover damages by lew
'Cetailly.' replied tbs lawyer. .you can 10.
cover. Pray ~bat are the circums,sncesf'
why, sir. youf dog. last night, destroyed two
of my ducks.
Indeed then you certainly can reeosey the
damages; what is the amoun,i I'll instantly
discharge il. 5@ hs E
Pour shilIings and six psnce,' ehuekled The
surgeon.
sAnd my fee for attending and advising h ain