The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-11-13

5000 About 10000 pounds Of walnut ksrnes are
annually Consigned the oprsss la that country pro-
dueing large amount Of oil and cake, besides eonsd
cradle quantity eaten By man. consumed BY other 0des
WAlnutS in that country preferred 10 linseed oil for
all the purposes to which the latter Is applied
rms VANILLA Plant.
The Vanilla plant VANILLA pLanyola) Is native q the
island Of ST. Domingo where il climbs 10 the tops Of the
highest trees aud i somewhat extensively cultivated In
Mexico in the vicinity Of Vera Cruz From the great de-
mand and the high price which brings in The United
States doubtless could be grown 70 advantage ia some
parts Of the South with very little protection during the
colder months Of the year and perhaps IN lighthouses At
North.
The amount OF vanilla imported and consumed in this
country principally for favoring cake ieecream &C, is
believed to exceed pounds valued at from $40 TO $50
pound, Or $4,000 year The Mezieans have three
BY the names POmPon1 ley, and simarona
The GrssER PLAsT.
The ginger plant (Ziagiber o0eiale is native Of the
East Indes and Of parts OF Asia and extensively
cultivated in the West Idnies and other parts Of
parts Of the South The amount Of ginger annually
imported into the United States valued At upwards OF
100000.
PULMATED RHUBARR.
The pulmated rhubarb 2hsuna pulnatu) is perennial
native OF Russia and soe parts OF Asia whence the dried
root is imported into this country for medicinal purposes
Large quantities Of the roots also annually collected
for expectation in the Chinese provinces within the lofty
range OF the hImalhyaS The BEST lDaL WnlCh comes
by the way Of Russia greater Is taken in the seec
on and lis arrival at Kiachta, within the Russian
frontiers the roots all carefully examined and the dam
aged pieces destroyed This the fine article of the shops
improperly called Turkey rubarb That Of the best
quality In small pieces with hole in the middle
of each made in the fresh root facilitate the operation
of drying The color il lively yellow sreaked with
white and red It's texture is dense and when reduced To
powder, it is entirely yellow.
THE cocASKAL PLANT
The eochineal plant Cactas eoeaif or some Of its
congener found in varying abundance throug the
torrd zone, well in several and temperate
countries without the tropics Bat much doubt still exists
TO what particular species nourshes the cochinea in
sect II Is believed that the plant which named by
Lnnaus, and which has been almost universally called
Cactus cochiner is not the that produces the best
Mexican cochineal IL ii positively known in what
part OF America II was originally a native. Linnaas
speaks Of it indigenous TO Jamaica, and the warmer
parts of the New World but others that it
brought from South America by Spanish priest
"Cochineal' il is well known, Is small insect Coccua
general appearance very dissmar that of the mea
bug Of our gardens, and equally covered with white
powdery substance II propagated in Mexico long be-
fore the conquest Of that country for its precious dye
which affords the fine red colorng matter extensively
used in the manufacture of carmne and in dyeng silk and
wool There two varieties known in commerce. the
biack grain" and the SILVER grain" which
from the fact that when first carried to Europe this insect
considered to be seed, grain, and its dyes
spoken of as Hgrain" colors