The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1858-03-25

John Munroe & Co.. American bankers.
Paris, We with pleasure see it confirmed tn
they have resumed hrsineeA. a .,..-
The trial Of Orsini and the other prisone
comes off to-day.
The Exhibition Of the Imperial Horticultur
Society has been fixed to take place in Il
Palais de rIndustris, ON the Champs Elysee
from the 18th to the 9th of May.
Apropos of horticulture, Mr.. Poulet de s
Armand, lsndholder Of Paysage, in Il
Nievre, has Just published curious system
practised by him for the last eight years, f
making, he ssserts, the most barren fruit tire,
yield rich crops Of superior quality. The sY
tenn consists in digging mp the soil round th
roots to the depth of at least two feet; if it |
clayey, cold, and damp, layer of powders
quickhme, about three or four inches deep, /
shaken down on the roots, and then mixed vi,
the soil BY digging if the latter be dry, and (
but slight Conference, the quantity Of quicklim
is reduced in proportion, bat still some mu,
be administered, to give warmth to the root
and promote the formation of Q more snbsta,
tial and abundant sap. The soil being thu
prepared, the next step ID to bruiss the bari. G
the tree all around, on the trunk as well as
the branches, by hard strokes of heavy sticI
This is done early in the spring, when the "a,
is about to rise. Apricot trees alone canno
resist this treatment, and die away; but al
other fruit trees, especially when not more thai
tive or six years old, bear it very we'll; tn
bruises are soon healed and the result is, tina
about two years afterwards they yield mos
abundant crops, and fruit of superior Aavo,
Old trees had better not be dealt with 30 roughly
and the bark should not be struck 90 hard q
to separate it from the tree. Mr.. de Poulet O
Saint Armand is of opinion that pruning is al
irrational and hurtful operation he accordingl,
never practices it, but applies the severe dis
cipline above described instead, and with I'm
varying success.
The following curious fact may interest youi
readers. A few months ago, the museum o
natural history here received parcel of seed,
of Mexican euphorbia, which soon attracted
attention by the following strange phenomenon
In room kept at moderate temperature, the
seeds being spread out upon table, many Of
them are seen to move spontaneously, sometime,
by starts, and sometimes by progressive motion
In the latter case, q seed will move in direct
line through space Of from four to five inches
If the temeprstnre of the room be lowered to
about 40 degrees Fahrenheit, the motions will
cease, bat Will begin as soon as the temperature
is raised again to between ffty Eve and sixty de
grees Fahrenheit. Upon examination, these
seeds have been found to contain the larva of a
coleopterous insect, but to what genus it belongs
can only be ascertained after it has undergone
all its transformations. That the motion of the
seed is owing 70 the existence of the insect can
hardly be doubted STILL it is not easy to under.
stand how the contractions of the lsrva can com.
municate locomotion to its dwelling, especially
in straight line. A fact of q similar nature has
been likewise observed in certain Algerian
seeds, especially those of the Tamarir gallica.
The Echo Agricole says:
"We learn, from source on which we can
rely, that the decree relative to free trade in
butchers meat in Paris has been signed by the
Emperor, but nothing is said as to wher il will
come into operation. Naturally, the execution of
his measure, which has been 80 long expected,
will lead to the abolition of the present fixed
price of meat"
The system of training horses practiced by
IN American, Mr.. Rarey, of which much has
been said and written here of late, was submit
: ed hz consisting 81 CEREAL fsafs, fst
Equerry to his Majesty; General Dumas, Baron
lie Pierres, Equerry to the Empress Count o.
Aguodo, &C., &c. Several experiments were
made, in presence of these gentlemen, with horses
difficult to harness, and still more difficult to
.ide, and they have proved perfectly satisfacto-
y. One was with two very violent horses,
which are now driven about in break with
only snsffle, and no blinkers. The commits
sion has made report to the Emperor.