The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-08-12

nal Substance tender, by causing separation Of tbs
muscular fbre Newly killed suspended among the
leaves. and even old hog. and old poultry, when fed
the fuit and leAves become tender chicken, not
withss~adng their ags We believe spees d this
found in Florida and southern htstsdsz this
continent.
In these grounds also specimens Of trees from
rOus parts Of own country, among which may DO
seen the ATbor s fru Niagara Fails the Palmetto from
South Carolina and the declnous cypress FROM the south
eIn States.
Among the plants which may perhaps be usefuy cul
tyate IN this country IL the Chinese grass cloth plant
SENATOR Hammond Of South Carolina has undertaken TO
test the capabity Of this plant for the climate and soil
Of that State II must be obvious THAI the wealth and
power OF naton Is increased in proportion los variety
Of predaetions ID enlarged In this point Of view. the
National Botanic Garden by increasing the variety Of
useful products Is doing much increase the wealth
and resources Of this country, and shOuld be literally
sostsrod and aided By Congress and all classes OF
citizens should take pleasure In cooperating in these inn
portAnt object4
NEs AMERICAN CrcLonD1A--Jo shillington, the
agent OF the publishers has laid table tine third
Volume OF the American CycoPedia which contans
Large varsity Of interesting and instructive articles We
have given hasty glance through the volume and we're
especially interested in the article selling which
contains Many f4cts not generally known This volume
also contains biographies Of Beethoven Jeremy Bnhar
Thoaas H. Benton. the Bsecher family, Nicholas Biddle
Blackstone Bennerhasset Lamar Blanchard the Bora
pate family JanGs Bruins Booth the Bourbon family
Vice President Brecknridgr Charlotte Bronte Rosa Bon
heur, Lord Brougham, Robert and Elizabeth Barrett
Browning. and many other distinguished personages,
bofh living and dead Inc articles In tins cyciopedia
prepared with great by gentlemen of eminent
atittics and being brought down the present year in
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wafer carrying 10 Al tens of coal which Il saa to be the
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