Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1849-04-25
ORIGIN OF VARIOUS PLANTS.

desirable, will sometimes explain phe
nomena in their habits that would other
wise appear anomalous and inexplicable
Wheat was brought from the centra
table land Of Tbibet original, yet exists
as grass, with small meaIy seeds.
Rye exists wild in Syberia.
Barley exists wild in the mountains o.
Hymalaya.
Oats wild in North Africa.
Maize, Indian Corn, was brought
from America.
Rice from South Africa, whence i
vas taken to India, and thence TO Eu'
rope and America.
The Garden Bean from tbs East In
dies.
The Horse Bean, from the Caspian
Sea.
Buckwheat originally came from ST.
IBERIA and Tartary.
Rape Seed and Cabbage grow wild
in Sicily and Naples.
The Sunflower from Peru.
Flax, or Linseed, is in South Europe,
weed in the ordinary grain crops.
The Radish FROM China.
Hemp is native Persia and the East
Indies.
The Nette, which sometimes fur
nishesl liJres for spinning, is a native Of
Europe.
or Dye Plants, the Madder comes
from the East.
Dyers' Weed grows wild in South
Germany.
Dyers' Kno'grass from China.
Hops come 10 perfection as wild
plant in Germany.
Mustard and Carraway Seed from The
same place.
Coriander grows wild near The Medi-
terranean.
Saffron from The Levant.
The Onion out Of Egypt.
llorscradsll from South Europe.
Tubacco is a naIIYG-nf-UrgIhTTa
California. Another species has also
been found wild in Asia.
The Grasses are mostly native plants,
and so are the Clovers, exccpt Lucerne,
which is native Of Sicily.
The Potato is well known native Of
Peru and Mexico.
Turnip and Mangrel Wurtzel come
from the shores of the Mediterranean.
MonaIbi and White Turnips are
natives of Germany.
The Carrot is supposed by some TO
have been brought from Asia, but others
maintain i, to be native of The same
place as the White Turnip.
The Cucumber from the East Indies.
The melon from K ,lmuck.
Palseley grows in Sardinia.
Celery in Germany.
OF fresh Trees and Shrubs, Cufrant
and Cooseberry come from South Eu.
rope:
Medlar, Pear and Apple are likewise
European plants, but the Seckle, the
best Of pears is traced 10 neal of Phila-
delphia, as its originally locality SO for
as known.
The Cherry, Palm and Almond come
from Asia Minor.
The Walnut and Peach from the
same country.
The Citron from Media.
The Ounce from the Island Of Crete
The Chesnut from Italy.
OF Forest trees; the majority are ma.
tive plants Of England, except the Pine
and Horse Chesnul The turner OF which
vas brought from America and the lat
ter from Thibet. But the variety Of
Oaks and oll,er fine timber trees are
native of North and South America:
The Whorlleberry is native of Asia
Europe and America.
The Cranberry Of Europe and Amer
ica.
TEACH fotR CHILDREN Music
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mine; ifit appears even mad one, dc
not wonder. Had ! children my ut.
most endeavors should be to breed then
musicians. Considering / have no ear
nor even thought of music, the prefer
encc seems odd; and it is embraced or
frequent reflections. In shor. madam
as my aim would be to make them hap
py, j think it the most probable b, method
1t is resource which will las, then
their lives, unless they get deaf; it de
pends on themselves not others; Away
amuses and soo,hes, If not consoles, ant
of all fashionable pleasure,it is the cheap
est. I, is capable offame withou, tn
danger of criticisms susceptible o
enthusiasm, without being oppressed
and unlike other mortal passions,
sure OF being gratifed even in heaven.
Horace Waipo!e.