Houma Ceres. [volume] (Houma, Parish of Terrebonne, La.) 1855-18??, 1855-09-20

ORIGIN OF VARIOUS TREES, PLANTS
AND SHRUBs.-Wheat was brought from
the central table Land of Thibet, where its
representative yet exists as grass, with
small mealy seeds H'- /
Rye exists wild in Siberia. H
Oats wild in North Africa. e.. -.-.. 4!
Barley exists wild in the mountains OF
Himalaya.
MiIlet, one species is native Of India,
another of Egypt and Abyssinia.
Maize was brought from America.
Canary seed from the Canary Island.
Rice from South Africa, whence it was
taken to India. and thence to Europe and
America.
Peas are of an unknown origin. {2
Lentil grows wild on the shores of the
Mediterranean. i..5.....
Vetches are natives of Germany.
Chick.Pea was brought from the South
of Europe. siE NJ le. -
The Garden-bean from Fast Indies.
The Horse. Bean from the Caspian
Sea.
Rape-Seed and Cabbage grow wild in
Sicily and Naples. eHte el
The Poppy was brought from the East.
The Sunflower from Peru. ,,,,.4s
The Lupin from the Levant.
Flax or Linseedis TO Southern Europe
weed in the ordinary grain crops.
The Nette is native of Europe.
Woad is native of Europe.
Madder came from the East. i.
Overs Weed grows in Southern Ger
many.
hafflower came from Egypt. 'g' 'a3
Dill is an Eastern Plant. ld aH5g
Hops, Mustard, and Caraway-Seed
come to perfection as wild plantsn Ger
many.
Annise was brought from Egypt and
the Eastern Archipelago. ewes = 81.
Coriander crowds wild near the Med
itterranean. -=. ..s.,.- =4s,.as s..
Saffron came from the Levant.
The Onion out of Egypt.
Chickcry grows wild in Germany.
Tobacco is a. native of Virginia ano
TOBACCO, another species has also beer
/, found wild in Asia. .......,, .. - t...
/ Hemp is a native Of Persia and the
/ East ludies. ~
/ The Garden Cress is from Egypt ant
the East. aa @
| The Currant and Gooseberry came
from Southern Europe. LJ
The CHEEKY, Plum, Olive. and Almon'
came from Asia Minor.
The Mulberry Tree from Persia. @
/ The Walnut and Peach from th'
4 The Ounce from the Island Of Crete
i The Citron. from Media: 't#H'ia
The Chestnut from Medea. &
| The Pine is a native of America. g
y The Horst Chestnut from Thibet. si
!. TnE BENE PLANT.-We make tn
. following extract of a letter from COZ
, re respondent of the Patent Office, date
Monroe, Ouachita parish, Louisiana
!, which is held for publication in the tor;i
/ coming agricultural report. It treats
i the s'bene plant from Which OH ~ pa'
quality is produced in great great; abundance 'uli nc
< "In ls4S sent sixteen bushels of see
e Of the bene plant. (sesans'1m or'entase)
e mill in Cincinnati to be manufacture
Into oil. 1t yielded thirty-nine gallons
J clear oil, and about FIVE quarts Of refuse Q
S or about two and a half gallons to Il
: bushel. ,rf 81 najasas5 ats ...s.a assiz.
j, ..In consequence Of the mill imparti,
ii the flavor Of flax seed, could not use
g as a salad oil, for which purpose | am co
10 fident it would be superior, when pure,
t; the adulterable vuantity of it for that pt
III pose. All who used it praised il high
is both for its gentle purgatiye effect, a
ID from being free !, from the nauseous ia:
IL peculiar to castor oil. oa t5ai.f $50
ar 81 cannot. state with certainty how mu
$, seed this plant will produce to the &C
Z but believe that twenty bushels is q me l-
ne crate estimate. s ,es os :.
IS ..The leaf Of the plant is an exceIle
in remedy for bowel complaint in chiidre
ist and also in adults. For this purpose, 7
ve or three leaves are put in tumbler
ny water, which they Immediately REM