Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1851-05-17
THE PRIVATE HISTORY OF THE
PALACE OF GLASS.

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On New Year,s Dav. in the wear 1897.
,ravaIlsr v,as ,roceadinr in native
b,at on litHcnIt evnloro,;on nm the
river Berbice in Drmprara. when, on ar.
r;virr at noint vyhnra the river evnand-
cd and fornrd cnrrsntlpss basin. his a,.
tsnt;on was at,r,ctad 70 tho eortbcrn mar
! vim of The I,k.. hy an ay,roord;,arv oh;srt
| Hr caused his cr,.w 70 noJdIe ouickIy to-
wards il The neorsr be- arnroachs1 tba
b;rhnr b;s crr;os;,y ,p,s ra;,ad Tho,rh
an accommodated 6otanis, and esnecialIy
familiar with the Flor, Of south America.
h., had never seen ANYTHING like il before.
II was = T;tantic u,a,sr-nlant in size and
ybona unlika any other known nlant 81
fasI &c = hntan;sn sars Sir pobart Schom.
bnr,,L uaud I,t ,,,r.lr r,,r,rA,dr All
coI5n;,;as ,,.ra 1,r-o,,e, r;.,an,;c
Leaf from five to s;y G,at in d;amnfrr. SAL
y1r,sbanaJ with - broad rim, Of = I;rbt-
,,r,,,, oLo,, o,I ,;,;d cr;n,sor bslou
r..s,.d ,.,o, ,ba w.ot.r, O'i,a IN charac-
tor v;,h ,b. W. w.,ndsrEI loaf was ,b,. Ipxp-
r;,r, f,,r,. oo-.;,,;,- oc =, ;,,,,,..,,.,
number ot nstaIs n,.s,ng in a'larna,. i;,t.
fr,r, ,,r,, r.h;t, - r,,.. 'rl n,,.,,. ,,,l T.,
sorn, Instance r,eas,r;n,, ir,a, ;nrI -,
eth. sr,oo,h vo,nr vas ,,v, vi.b
blosso,rs and 81 r,v,,d from, one f., th,
n,bs, oI,yors 1,.,.ry.d s,n,,If,, .'r.,,. T.,
ad,nirov -
cncb noyers po,vnhso,u, must have
GATHERED far GaIa,ra,s nos,,av . but SIR
Robert Srhombur,k. not content with mere
aow,rs dng nm yhol, nlants. and sent
first them. and ansrward is seeds. 70 Enr-
land. where the mapnifceut lily was na-
med tht. "Vic,oria Reuia.n Alter some
pnspccsssG,, o,t.mn,s tho tas, of Corcinr
il 10 blos,o,, IN an artificial climate. was
IconGi.J ,o AIR E,yfo, tba csI.bratpd hnr.
t;cuItnris, orth, Dul,. or Drvonsbir.,s cell
ebra,rd Cha,sworth.
Mr. p,v,or--o man of hirh scientific
,,ta;nmrn,s--;s NOT \ mere academic sg-
,,Dt His Alma Mater is nature, when
l,b. V;ctnr;, R,.ri, roe ,o me fo1yarpd Mr.
pav,on d.tsr,nined 70 initiate Nature 50
cIosaIv =. +, maxi, that ,nnor4nt ofF.nrinp
In, ,b4 G,4a, Mother fancy itself hack aoa;u
IN ,h,. ,r,,J v,,,.r. and nr3 p the hurning
o..,,.. ,rUr;,;.b Guiana II. d.c.;,,d IN.
r-..s So ;,,ncJli,, ,hen in hll,ork ot
..rr.5 In, ,,d mai. h., dsludrd fin,
.r-e, Inh,.r,y l.,y,'s ,y lining them 4 \,
t,n, - witch hs communicated bv
means oC , I;tt!. wheel. the urntl4 rinp,r
nf Ihrir own ,ra,o,iI river and he coay.
ad th. nnnsr int, ,Ioor, no rannractp,;og
= Rsr,;ri,n Climate m \ inv S,n,h Amer
;ca nnd.r = rl,ys co,s
yy,h ,h,, ,I,s, c,ss orr history nron.
.r, co,m,nc.s In imitation or . nbiI.
sn,hic rranch Coot who began q chan.
tnr an stawsd-annIss with an essay on the
rrao,ion v, bare ibop7b, i WIS, n start
With thn ,orsO,a,s and gastat;on bsfor.
nroce.d;od =, tCa bir,b ond dayeIonmen,
XIX, Co. Ci,n, ~ uTd, parL f,r LY
curious o,nas;non tts Grst narant ~
tbs mas, 4visn,;y. hnildioo IN Fnronn wa,
,1. IarT,e, En"rn doroi S,rnctn,n in th,
al'I'H,.h "'l,,;,,nI,, ,ba'. ~,
r.n r.;J.I,. - .tbo nonnlar i;snar;tv -
<, ponI,s onJ = China nranm., yat ,hc ON,
,roaa',,,.,l &C., ,l'a aIh,'r % co1o.onan,I,
rs na,,, crow fro,,, ocorrs
Mr Pay,on had oIrsadv effected man,
;mnrnya,nsnts % [ ~ bor,irnIturoI Lui,dinrs
,ha m ~ yorl,nansb;n ori, ~, " or gh;rh has aIwoy
|, bsen nrnecnss,riIv massive, Win N,
! conyic,;on tho, GLASS hons.s are not Eryp
p =