The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1858-04-29
CHCoINEAL CULTIVATION IN TrNERIrFE.


The brilliant carrninc OF the painter, and
the rich scarlet and crimson coors of Ii G
silk and WOODEN dyer, are produced from :,
small bm. which feeds on the cactus plant
This insect, called rochincal," WIS unknown
III Europe before the discovery of this con
tn"nt. 1t WAS first exported by the Span
! lar,is from Mexico, where it was employed
10y tn" natives in producing those beautiful
! 'cd coI''rs on feathers, wilicl, were male into
! Divers curious Indian fairies Cucliin",i i.
>".d 1T from one dollar aud Il ha.t to tw,
'''''inrS r"r :"';",!. At ola. period, lis cul,
tiv;'i"n WIS mostly limited /" Mexico proper.
hi' Il i:HS ':."iy been extended "a either cunn.
tries, viii, very rro!ita!i, returns to llos,.
WHO hay" engaged IN it. Its introduction
an! present extensive cultivation in The is
land al Trn",i!i;r forms 81 r"n:,rkah.. cI-
''''I' III ;hr history "f the p!n;s anl l,c"nI.
% i!la: w"nl'r.'i! island, w:.,,-r vu!,.anic
i'r:'N j. s'".n from .,ar ON the ocean. tow
ring up. like Il hug: sugar loaf. twelve
'"'' '''e ''"c '""'' above.
W '''''' "''''''''' ''''S ''''S '>'''' 'a' been
Il win" producing country, AMI wine WIS the
l''"' ~" ''''''' VI 'S ''''''''';''e--'S ''"'h
f'l"'' '''"S eA!'"''rl 'hh"al'y
'''''' ''."''"''' '""' IL ever
would !r otherwise? But sometimes rcvo-
'''''''' ''NH l''i''' III inc natural aS well as
''' ""'"' '"' ABOUT 'i'ech ycarS
""'' '''o ''''"'-"''''''S "' o""ii Went i"rth
"'''''>, '"e wines o' lehcr'lie' The "v'ne
"'>,'''' '',' "P'" '"e Vineyards the 'r"'t
wv i''''''' ''''' ana starvation
~. t''p'e I" t!'t '''ve' Inc .N't"ri-
" '''''' II sea 80 ''''''''' '''e 'S';'h"
- 'N''','"S' l'''"F iii" provisions '"r WINE,
'>''''''' '''' '''r"''s' mt were the r"o-
F'I Wv
'"' H'''' p'"''""S ('h 'S''') native
''''''''''' N"''"'''S ''"' me c"'h'''e'i WAS
,''''' !'''"''"'. III ii""n'raS, Thought
:. "'-"' ''H ''l'';'''y so III l"heriii". III"
''''''''' '''''' ''"'c'' 'he cactus plant and
- '''c''''"' '''N''I ana SCI on cocI'ine;ti
"' l'''''e ''"'n'' h''"' blinded
=? " S''''-' '''a''''>h, Thought 'hat the
'','.'>''o'' OF '''' cactus was something Ill
>"'''"1 J." ';'f 'ihe, ana They destroyed his
F''''''.'''' III "'S''' ''''t "c;ng man OF
sour: ':'e''''"''''''"' ana S"pi'"fls'i' happily,
~ ''' ~ government he was SO ell
'"' '5"'' ''' 70 '''''cre III MS efforts to c"-
80 Sec''oy Us P"S>'"i", III some
Si"'S' ana lie WIS ut last rewarded
''' All his lriai' ami iahorS. When the
'i"' "'''' anu "eSlf'.r seemed to sc!ti"
GOV" "r"" Tic people, as the vine Was their
i"''''i'.' "'l'''''c''''' 'ne question WAS sent
''' ""! not ''l l" convert The abln-
'.''' "'''c't" vineyards 'h'" coriiin"al
p'"",t'.'"' Aj"'"' seemed to Se'.e the
l'oi''' III Us '''or' lis II had already been
'''''''''S'''''o' mat tho coch!noai insect
p''l''S'''' f'p'''y' and the cactus flour
''''''' ''A"''''''ty' me deserted vineyards
"''e converted '''" le'"S OF the cactus
r"''"'' ''"" ""'" " l'o"'a"'e investment was
never made before IN the cuiturco Of the soil,
,'" III We l''"''cS' "ays OF VINE growing.
-" ''''e 81 s'ou"" set out with the cactus
r'""'' ,c'''' 'o'"' 'oo pounds OF corll'nea!,
'''' "''ot' ''ie hhoSt favorable clrcumstan-
''' '00 POUNDS '"r which the owner re-
o''c' ''"o"t S'io' Inc peasant women
""'"'e l''''''eH o' Tie cactus around their
'o'''s'S' "no !"crc"y acquire considerable
''"'e''e"' '''''o sums Tor domestic PURPOSES
~ '"e c"''''h'"' Is always marketable, and
;" W. r''''''"''
ne e'''''"'a' insect resembles plump
produce y"nng III very great numbers; the
'n'.'rs re-enhi'' SnatS, are very shorr-Ivcl
a''l are few i'll number in comparison with
the f"''r'!'>. The latter, when young, are
wh'ie' tut gradually become purple in color,
by secrr''ng the fluid derived from the plant
that Tor w;''ch it is 50 valuable. When
iIileu with This secret ION th.cn ;nc,c,c o,o