New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-11-19

UssC0n csed a Greenv,lle, m the mountainous
III, Of s. nth Casolns, BY the '"'e '""'O' '" :"
,os lite surprised tina. 9 man OF Mr..
-. information and knowledge of the South
-, .,,,e., HI, surprise in the following man.
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economy and agricultural interests OF our South
n. Ststss it is surprising that simple herb, which
- prcv of such universal acceptance shoud retain
NJ position in the world Tor centuries ana YET STU
seneIpe 10 be restricted 10 us production almost en-
th ely to the ccun'ry Of is origin
Tia. the tea plant has not been extensively in
ArsSucsd into these States is simply because the
.neeutsr institution" instead Of improving land or
people, and introducing new products, blasts like
sircecO everything il bresthes upon. When the
hsds OF the South are opened 70 free laoor, we sna
have tea Of home growth. The argument Una. We
SanAot compete with the cheap labor oil Cn'na "
simply ridiculous. Not compete with people thaI
Do not how the use Of plow or other abor-sa'ing
1pements, and who transport whole cargoes Vi
Tea uuon mems backs, distance ofs thousand mlies
from the plantation 10 the seaport If the plant
veuld grow in the New England States a. vel as
N South CsroliDs, We would soon sn"" 'onn
Chinsmsn whether intelligence could compete Win
sepi-baI barisD or not.
Tho ,ea.plant will grow, as it does az Pekin, in
lat ACC, il also grows at Canton, lat. 23' 3; but
II srows best in ibid climates near streams, at the
nth AIDE Of mountains in rich sandy loan. The
.h,pb, can be grown from seeds as easily as hale
nuts.
1.-THE process Of gathering tea is one OF great nicely
and iup rtsnce Each Leaf is plucked separately from
NE twie the ban6s Of the gatherer are kept clean;
n. .,f+k. EYar rfu neg hoDr
s..ed upon credible AUTHORITY that be lie obliged for
soue wek previous to abstain from all gross FOOD lest
bis bn nth or perspraGn might ipjure the flavor to
wear fine gloves while az work and to battle tSo 0!
three tines day during this period
We fancy that the foreign bsrbarians" in this
country seldom get any of these /" finer sorts"
The favor and color Ofteas are works Of art. The
"bloOming green teas" are dyed a: Canton with
Prussian blue and gypsum, TO suit the fastidous
tastes OF customers.
Among the valuable trees recommended for
cultivation in this country is the BJc-nood
(Buxus sempervTens arborescens), which is
hardy evergreen shrub, Indigenous to many parts OF
Europe and Asia, the wood OF which is of immense
importance to the art Of embelhshiDg books, for
which there is no substitute and yet we are en-
tireIy dependent upon importation, which war with
EQrcpe might obstruct, to the very serious detri-
peDt Of very large body of men and women who
are engaged in wood engraving.
The tree from which comes all the lockwood of
commerce is Of great longevity, and sueject to
but few diseases, and is sufficiently hardy to stand
the open air near Philadelphia, without protection
during winter where it has attained the hight Of
twenty. five feet with trunk two feet aud half 10
circumference, or about ten incIe in diameter. 1t
may be propagsted from seeds, by cuttings or by
layers. The Turkey lockwood is principally grown
N Circassia and Georgia, and is subject to long
transportation by land to Odess for shipment
OF trees yieldipg food for man that nigh. be
grown in this country to great advantage, the re-
port mentions the European S1ed Chestnut Gas
tanea vesca) native Of Asia Minor, but cultivated
IN the temperate parts of Europe and Africa from
time mmemorlal, which has proved itself well
adapted to the climate of the Middle and Southern
States, when grated on stocks of the common
chestnut. In parts Of France, Spain and Iealy,
cbestnuts are largely used for food being substi-
tute for both potatoes and bread They are boiled
ia water slightly sailed, and sometimes favored
with leaves of sage, celery, or other herbs.
we'll be added to our stock Among these the Re-
port names the following:
"1he GrdmnaOnt or Srtet-dcorRed OAK (Quercus
grsmuDtia formerly native of the wood OF Gram
mont nesr Montpelier in France, and growing wild
u percent in great abundance In some OF the forests OF
Spain, is quite hardy, matUrDg lis acorns IN Eogand
where il has been introduced; and would be desifa
biz acquisition to Middle and Southern States"
The acorns of this species are said TO be as edi-
BE at chestnuts, if kept some length OF time, by
which they lose the tannin taste
The Kermes Oak (Quercus coccifera) low,
busby, evergreen shrub, much resembling holly in
miniature, a native of the south of Europe, might
be grown as an ornamental tree though it we e uot
worth while to grow it for the production of the
kermes (Coeeus iheis) which occurs as a parasitic
insect having all the appearance of berry or seed
exhibiting not the slightest indication of It's insect
nature being immovably affixed in clusters to the
branches of he oak upon which it subsists, which
was, before the discovery of cochineal, used as a
valuable coorng matter. The tree will only pro-
duce kermes in warm ATTITUDES.
Another oak that might undoubtedly be proh.a-
bly, grown in several of our mild climate States is
the one that produces gall nuts, which are much
used by dyers and ink manufacturers.
The Gati-nut OAK (Quercus iDfectOria) is a Ma
tive Of Persia, Asia Minor, Arabia, Egypt, Morocco
and Algeria; in ito natural habitat iii an evergreen
,hrub, with crooked stem, and seldom attains SIX
feet in hight. The gall nuts are excrescences, pro-
auced by the Cynps scrptoram, small insect of
pale.brown color, whi;h may often Be found in
q. Aha a.lls sold in the shons of tha arncc,sts