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Fo,cer al,d Emit MR. --t. -. ,oa,o
write the hi3t0rv Of 'E- rn.r Of plants.
even in modern sca a'3 one o taa
mos. surpris,ar ''-.iH~ r-. on.crai5;n-
chapters ever written. .ual show he .ujt,
and flowers emcr-ag a-e man himself from
Central hs;a--soligwu- tNg rgbra.es. tle
coasts Of Arabia. and he isles OF ,he sea par
suing the foo, >ter5 s. cv.'El.ioD-tabing new
hueS in new Iues--aud. HE man, improved
by eivilizaGoa end culture. We shorI sec In
a later period, .he New World rendering back
It's tribute 81 .aa Ola. We sn1uG and tac
plants a4l Howe which were na.ig2 10 tie Eo-
t.nac be t-ss fi0pi md me Amazon. Uiue
sac ga. e1s %, Europe with new bloom and
-fse}ne millions who. but for hem coula never
haze lived, And Ee max see. ~ ini5 returning
p ;ae OF products from the new World. a sym
bu'ical representation Of She i.Ge Of light and
i l4aar.y which shall Gov from this western con
tinant to the land OF the Orient.
Let US notice, as an Illustration Of this prin-
PIE the migration Of some Of the most known
plants. To boEia with flowers:
a The Tabe Rose was brought from the East
Indies, where 1t grow wild ia Java and Ceylon.
Hhe full Tube Roses we're first raised from seed
at Leyden, All ave since formed quite an arti-
i c'e ofraic. The Crown Imperial was brought
n the 18th roaiarg, from Persia to Constantine
lle, carried hence to Vienna, and dispersed
over Eurore. The Persian Lilly nearly related
10 Il. was b,ta 70 from SuZa to Constantinople
African and French Marigolds were suppos
ed 10 have been brought from Africa in the
time Of Charles v, but are really natives of
Peru, in South America.
The Guernsey Lilly was brought from Japan.
A ship returning from Japan was wrecked on
the coast of Guernsey, where the bulbs took
root, and whence it bears its name
OF the numerous genus of the Ranunculus.
there are said TO be more than thousand d,f
ferent kinds; but the principal part of them. an
those most esteemed, were brought from e sa.
This emigration took place at the time % 1se
Crusades They ere sent TO Con4.a. iae-.a
the officers OF the Sultan: from
were carried to Marsailles auI .,l.
Europe.
The AmaryIlis Tormosis s,,1a o.na from
South America, whence it WAS ug.t by i.
Toyar, a physician. and thera j. "a el1ze fuent
ly found to be indigenous. might continue
this list of emigranC flower ~ oa indefinite c,.-
tent, and in every country Of ii n civilization.
the foreign flowers viii probably Re found the
most numerous. In TINS country we are deeply
indebted 70 the southern paruyn Of this CONT
q, nent Unless am mistaken, some Of the fin
+, est modern flower exhibited here have come
on from South America. o. The numerous family
of the Cacti, the finest have originated in Mexi
co, Guatima!a, and the Central Provinces
Over great part OF that country they seem to
be the dominant plant, covering vast plains of
little fertility. On the northern rim of the ter
ritory in which this plant is Indigenous it is
unseemly and unpretending; but under the
warm of the tropics it bursts forth into one
Of the most various. brilliant, and curious 1ow-
- .ers which has ever been given to man.
Let US turn from flowers to fruits: The Apri-
cot is native of America The Plum, al
though found wild in this country, is supposed
+. to have originated, in Asia One variety, the
DamaSeene, took its name from Damascus, the
Syrian city.
The Peach is native of Persia, whence it
spread over Europe and this country.
rs-.E The Nectarine is also native of Persia in
eds troduced into England in the 10Th century.
Cherries ere said to have come from Cerasus,
"a cist Of Pontus whence LucuIlus brought
them aier the Mphrdatic War. They exteH-
died wherever the Romans spread their arms,
and were introduced into England in the first
sz- oertrrr.
The Mulberry is native of Persia, whence
it was introduced into Europe about the ljth
century.
~ a. TIE Apple, Ounce and Vine ale natives Of
many countries and it is not known that they
belong especially to any one This review,
however shows that some Of The finest a>l
most delicious of all our fruits or mated In Per
olot AiihChIf anu OtLtt PARIS u Isle hLttiitt
they have been transplanted, naturali-ed, aa.
improved by culture, under the auspaca ID ir.-
lization.
~ Let us look little farther into lr
portant branches of agyicuoze #n
the origin and propagation Of a: a#-
ses, by which men and ANNA e s. r.a.
Prior to tue fifteenth cenlur,. na..v aAd-
heat we're almost The oa.e a4Hs En- ae
through Europe, or even ASIA. d o. he
most important articles Of yeens.'a food
known to our day, were rul~--rs sr 4, The
sixteenth century. The li..ls.or India, 9 -r
Is a native OF America, un,no,,a 40. ,.o...a ~.
Asia, till intmdaccd i.Oal DIS eUan.rv: Ief in
RI the course OF two rthree Centuries. i. has lr
Introduced tlr3u- bolt he Old world. y.hars,.
er the climate IS a0E5so cold. The Potatoes
is another article q. yaea.lle I5od o.i a.inr
in America. and probably the most universal
article OF food cd.
-i}uckwaeat-s 2 10 Sc Of Northern A s;a, and.
&. Is no, "a cereal plant, although classcd among
them. 5ltNe3 Introduced into France in the
sss5stee9h eeItaTy, and soon became the food
&C common Re pie. ] need not add other illus
t,yaaons of me principle the migration Of
fl.nts he's q ended The migration Of men
an, iile that Of men, has improved their con-
Cijion, ana been one of the means Of advance
sTlng ciVflza'ion. 1t is beautiful law of social
nature, that man, the wanderer in his struggle
for better condition in his labor for subsistence
In his search after HIGHER nleasura in his