Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-01-22

cred before very large audience, in the leo.
ture room Of the Smithsonian Institution:
The living parts Of the tree are shoots of tia
season and the leaves they bear, the new roots
and the cam oium layer, or the como Of newly
formed and forming wood and bark between
the two, and extending from the roots to the
topmost branches This layer is necessary to
the vitality OF the tree, and if Q strip of this
layer be removed all around the trunk, 1t
kills the, tree. This process is called girdling,
and Is often resorted to In the West to kill
trese.
All that il necessary to the life of the tree ID
fresh roots to absorb from the ieii, fresh layers
Of sapwood to convey the cudD sap from the
roots % the leaves. fresh crSP Of leaves to
digest what is brought them, and fresh layer
Of bark to return the elaborated sap to the
shoot, branch, and trunk, to nourish the shoots.
and be disseminated by the silver grain
through the wood horizontally, and kept there
on deposit for the next years drafts. All
rne.o Parts sre yearly renewed.
This can be Carried ON .,,. the tee dies By
5 ne accident or disease. The Ionrey,., ~ ~
trees can be seen 10 the sedass Of California
and Lebanon, and the cypress Of our southern
BwamPs.
He now spoke Of tho indi vidualisy Of the Va.
rious parts Of the tree when viewed sinely,
labor In the general rssult. He contracted
tho parts with the labors Of the coral. insect
and other soophy tes, and in the contr ast gave
an interesting history Of them In both tree
and cofsl, the individuals composing 1t, like
those III the Fourier committees, are more
ready to receive than to give
Plants increase in numbers BY buds and
cuttings, and by seed The currant, as il
bends to the ground, strikes down roots, and
draws nourishment for itself, and when the
link is severed by death or other.
wise, the OF set IL Independent. The straw.
berry colonies with great rapidity BY it's run.
ners. The tubers grow by buds, in the sub.
terranean deposits Of nourishment, as in the
potato Bulbs grow from :uttings, buds, or
from shoots from the deac tenn More yecs
tation Is pr oduced from div sion than ia rener.
ally supposed. Probably II the lilies Of our
Of gardens can, rom buds, for thew
are rarely raised from seed, and all our wocp-
ing willows from cuttings of one tree
Propagation BY division has tie advantage
over propagation by, seed, OF continuing all
the peculiarities of favor, color, to, lust as
surely as those qualities pervade all the
branches left on the tree while from the seed
we only raise the species without tendency
to continue the peculiarities of the parent
stem. q In this way We raise our sorts Of fruit,
while We lose their peculiarities in raising
from seed.
Plants may run out by multiplication, by
cuttings, as those cuttings, if they inhari tho
color and favor, will certainly inheri, any
disease that the parent tree NAV have. This
may explain why the earliest kinds Of fruit
cultivated by our forefa,hers has either on
tirely disappeared, or has much dsteriora.ed
However this may be, nature mas not trusted
to propagation by division alone, for plants
are more usually and more largely multiplied
from seed, which not only Isproduces, but
rspirenates the plant.
TIE STAR OFFICE RoBBBD.-On Saturday
night last some burglar or burglars entered
:he publication ONCE Of the Evening Star BY
forcing open one Of the side window, on the
frst foor Of the building. On entsIing the
office. on Sunday morning all the drawers OF
the different coun era ard desks were found
lying on The floor, bearing the appearance of
having been thoroughly overhauled. These
drawers contained nothing beside unpaid bills,
extracts from exchanges, and rejected commu-
nications, the thief, showing his want Of lite
rary taste, passed them by untouched, taking
only one hundred and fifty coppcrs that were
= ccidrHtdtiy ief. in the money drawer. We
guess the rogue will not risk his life again In
a printing ofice-only think Of robbing a
printing office for such small gains The
next time our man trap and spring gun will DO
ready. We invite the rogue to call again.
TRINITY CHURCH Notwithstanding the in
clemency of the weather, this place of wor.
ship was well attended last evening. The
now Incumbent, Rev Mr. Cummings preached
a forcibls discourse from Matthew, chap. 10,
verse ~ He possesses an excellent voice,
and his delivery Is thost pleasing. There is
an carnestness in his manner and Language
that rivets the attention of all his hearers, and
his expedition Of the text, which he selected
on this occasion, evircsd q profound mind and
extensive learning. A minister Of the gospel
Of this character cannot fail to do good. and
We congratulate the member, Of this church,
IN having secured so eminent divine
SERVED HIN RIGHr-0n Sa'up2ay evening,
as lady and gentleman were walking up
Seventh street, they approached a figure, in
the form of man, enoa.ed in a large cloak,
who made use Of most offensive language tow
ards the lady. The gentleman immediately
let SO the arm Of the lady, asd gave her in
charge Of gentleman who was passing, at the
time, after which he went up to the sc0undreI,
and gave him what be richly deserved, q
knock down reply, by Isvslling him in the
gutter. The gentlemen then returned to the
LADY, thanked tie gentleman for the osa,es
ne had imposed on him, and procseJod on his
way. We have not been able to asc,Y tain the
name Of the blaekguard.
FOUND DEAD.-Yesterday morning the BODY
Of Augustus Davis was found near Rock
Creek, under precipice over forty feet high.
From the fac: that SONS money and a ring
which his son says be never saw him with, was
found some distance from the body, and the
appearance OF the earth near the spot where
the body was found, and on the top of the
hill, ii 10 doubtful whether he fell over or was
killed and laid there. We have not hoard
the verdict Of the jury Of inques..
CONVICTION OF ISCENDIARIGs.-Int the Cri M
inal Court, on Saturday, George Shsnig and
Georgs Barnes, youths on the near approach
OF manhood, were and tried and convicted ON
the charge Of setting Are to the stable of Mr..
q w. Hopkins, in the First ward. One of
their companions turned States evidence. Tie
jury required but a few minutes 70 conclude
on their verdio, Of guilty. There are thr.e
other Indictments pending against the same
parties, ard On which they will be tried during
the present week.
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