New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-11-12

barb. mixed Nth rubbish, aud The stem trained
sganst any surface that VII admit lie roots.
Ilk. all the other plants OF the amliy 70 ~h.th II
belongs, the vanilla requires but little water Il
should 10, be exposed in continued temperature
rauch, if any, below 90 deg T.
Another plant that might De grown at the South,
!. the Ginger Plant (Zngiber oficinae,) native OF
the Eas, Indies, and of various parts Of A,d, and
extensively cultivated in the West Indies, and oher
warm paris Of America Ginger annually import
ed is valued AZ upwards Of 10000.
Iceland Moss my be grown, probably in the
mountainous regions Of the North, as We. as in
Scotlsnd. In Iceland ii il used ar fjod in this
country as medicine
THE Flor.atine IRIS, or Orris-roo, Plant (Iris flo
rcntiDa) perennial, native of Carnloa, and com.
non in the gardens of Europe, is another OF the
plants recommended, if not for the production Of
oIris, for the purpose of ornament, The flowers,
which put forth IN Spring, are noted Tor the grace
ful curve Of their petals. as wea for the briancy
OF ih.ir hues.
Turkish RhSJarL as il is erroneousIy called IN this
country, comes from the Palmated RhujQrJ (Rheum
palmatun), perennial, native Of Russia aud some
parts of Asia, whence tie dried roo, is import3 ID
into this country for medicinal purposes. The
East IDdiaI Rhubarb, which is also largely import
ed, is grown in England to a large extent. If ts
culture were successfully prosecuted here, we
might thus add to our productive resources.
In the MIDDLE aid cooler parts Of the United
States, the seeds may be sOwn in March, in gen.
| tie hot-bed, and when the roots are about an
eighth of an inch in diameter, they may be carefully
drawn up, preserving the tap-roo. and planteG in
| fne rich and deep soil.
| Palma. Christi the Castor-Od Plant (Risinus
conmupus) grows all over the United Sta'es,
though not to perfection in the northern section,
where ii is al annual berbaceous plant. In trOp-
cal climates it becomes tree; but is most pro-
ductiye Of fruit in temperate regions.
| 1t tbrves best light sandy loan, although il
may be cultivated with success IN almost any Sol, tOl
eraby fertile in sny climate and stu zion where
Tnd,n con will thrive. In the cooler parts of the
Union it may be planted in hills, two feet by three
feet apart TWO seeds in place early ia the Spring
as the warmth of the ground and the season VII I'D
NIT but in the South, where the season ia oDgef aud
the plant assumes the character of tree the hills
should be six feet apart in direction, and
three and half feet in the other, receiving only
seed to hill covered to the depth Of two inches. The
culture is Simple that il only requires keep the
plants free FRI IN weeds with small at hill 10 each.
The only difficulty TO contend with is that in saving
or haN esDg the beans the outward coats they be-
come dly and elastic, fly off the plants to a consider
bic distance causing the seeds 70 drop to the ground
In order 10 prevent this has been recommended to
cut off The branches from the plants as the
pods begin 10 explode, aud spread them the floor of
| close roOm ard, after the beans and their shells
have parted to separate the husks from the seeds with
tanning mill, with wheat, try the lid
| die and draught OF air"
Among otter outoftbe.way things recommended
| for cultivation in this report is the AssafCtida
plant (Ferula assafoti5a) native of the South
of Persia, growing on the mountains IL the Prov
inces of ChOrasaan and LIAR, where it is called
Hmgiscb. The gum resin, known in commerce
under the name of 'assafptida, is the concrete
juice of this plant, which is said TO vary according
to the soil and situation not only in the shape of
The leaves, but in the nauteous quality of the juice
which comes from the inside portion Of the Pc
renhial roots, which 'ow as large as a mans arm.
When the plants four years old, the roots yield
the gum, which exudes from the cutoff end as it
stands in the ground. 1t would probably grow in
the mountains of The Southern States.
CaIdamom is another mountain plant, the seeds
of which we import
In India, the seeds of this plant are highly priced
az an agreeable condnen and SUCH their use is so
universal that they are regarded necessary OF life
by me 81 of the natives of Asia In ia their general
use in those regions renders tue plant very important
and profitable object OF culture. How far its adoption
conld he made applicable to the SOIL climate exposure,
and economy Of some of our Southern States only
be determined by trial"
Until there is material change in the habits OF
the population Of those States, We fear trial will no
be made.
In Cashmere as we'll as some luther countries, not
only the mountains are made to produce food, but
the lakes and streams.
" The Sinhoro or Water Nj TraPa y, is native
of the Cashmere but grows abundantly in the lakes
ne ar The capital especially in the Wurler lake AMI
yields average return of lO0OO,OOo pounds OF nuts
year. They scooped up from the bottom OF the
lake in small metz and afford employ ment to the fisher
men for several months.
"These nuts constitute almost the only food of at
least 30 coo persoIs for five months in the year. When
extracted from the shell they are eaten raw, boiled
roasted fried, dressed 10 various WAYS after being
reduced TO -four. The most common preparation is t.
boil the -four in water, to form kind OF grue,
which, though insipid, is very nutritive
The Lotus Nymphs tus is also native Of the
lakes of Cashmere, and it's stems serve as another
article OF food in autumn, after the plate of the leaf
has begun TO decay the stem has arrived OF maturity,
and being boiled till tender furnishes wholesome,
tricous Diet which ia said to support 900 persons in
the city for nearly eight months in the year.
This plant well the preceding. probably
would succeed well in the muddy bottoms OF the
creeks and sloughs of lakes and streams; and if
not relished Us human food, doubtless its produce
would serve 10 nourish animals