The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1860-09-05


fee began to be used in France and Eng
land; about l7l7 one plant was sent from
Paris TO Martinique. in the West Indies, by
Declenx. The ship 10 which be sailed be-
came detained by stress of weather, and
fresh water became scarce, to eaye the plant
he suffered, 1t is said, himself and watered
the plant; from this single tree, all the cof.
fee trees of the West Indies and Of Brazil
IS said to have come. If this be so, Decli-
enx should be remembered with gratitude
by the drinkers of coffee, and that will in
cluds almost every person. His statue
should surmopnt the old "Dominion Coffee
Pot" There also may be seen the CATER
Bread Tree; fr9p this is extracted sago
like substance which after being buried for
several weeks to soften, is made into bread
1t is grown about the Cape of Good Hope
and in Brazil large tree will maintain
family OF sixteen persons; it is chiefly used
by the indians. The Palm Tree of the
Bible may be also seen Jericho believe
was called the city Of "Palms" for the num-
Der of those trees that grow there--a por.
ton of the inhabitants Of Arabia, Egypt
and Persia subsist On its fruits and on the
sap. 1t is believed it will grow In the
SaniheFn STATES and whprever tho Pulmet,
to aoprishes. The Banana Tree is grow.
ing finely and has reached the top of the
Hot=house; its fruits is now hanging in
large clusters. You may also find here the
Cinnamon, Black Pepper, India Rubber,
Mangos, the Dragon Blood Tree, the Pull
que of Mexico, the Camphor, Tea, Sugar
Cane, and many and numerous other rare
foreign varieties. The Cnrob or ST. Johns
Bread is also growing the pods of this
tree are supposed to be the "husks which
the swine did eut" mentioned in the para.
BILE of the Prodgal son. 1t is said Pulpy
substance surrounds the seed something
like honey, from which it is supposed to be
the "l-ocusts and Wild Honey" upon which
ST. .ohn lived in the wilderpess-it is a
native of Palestine. The Almond Tree
resembles the Peach, the texture of the
bark and leaves being finer. As TO the ia.
ponicas and the Towering varieties they are
immense, too tedious to mention. des.
cription in detail of the plants, trees, fruits
ant flowers in this garden, would more than
ill your entire paper. IL is yet but IN its
infancy II few years HENCE its lovejness
beauty and interest will be equal suy de,
scrip'on. Visitors are requested not to
hanale, bu. how can you resist when love.
iy amateur is by your side uttering wishfu!
aud pathetic exclumations tor u rare and
beautiful flower. ! could not resist tho
rouehing," and as regarded myself one
of the soyeieigns ot the land owning Que
part Of the thirlieth million of the premises
took the liberty of handling one of the
beautiful exotic flowers, for which my fair
friend appeared delighted 10 bundle. smell
and appropriate. The Upas Tree has died
recently The sap is poison but not tn.
eMuvia, NJ tho legena Of the Dutchnlrn
made it. The tale goes that nY,hing grow.
within i'- reaCh, thSt thero h "a valley in
Java surrounded 3y hills, that circle for
twenty miles around it was entirely barron
oweing'to its poisonous eflluvia, thn, birds
died j. flying through il, that iDalefactors
under scufcuce of death were allowed the
chnnce OF their lives BY going and bringing
a box Il the poisonous gum, that not more
than one ont "f every twenty escaped -
This is regarded fabulous, but the gun is
poison. It was used by the Javanese up
on their arrows with deadly effect.
The Patent Office inereases diily in iii
Icrest. There you may zee the prin ting
press used by Dr. Franklin the oyjgiDal
Declaration OF Independence; the Comrnis.
sion of Washington as Cornmandcr.in Chief;
his war sword made in 1857, leather scab-
bonrd the suit OF clothes he wore when
he resigned his commission ut Annapolis !;
part Of his tent, cooking utensils the crab
trse eaGe presented to him by DR.. Franklin:
the Military coat wore by Gen'I. Jackson at
the battle Of New Orleans. The recent
Japanese presents ot Silk Robes, wall pa.
per, and among other things, most beau
tiful and exquisite Saddle. II is too fine
for use.
Here too may be seen the model Of all
Patents-their number being legion. also
the great variety Of articles and curiosiles
brought to this country by our exploring
xpeditions-presents made by foreigners
to our naval officers and by foreign govern.
menls to The President. Many of the arti.
cles which were first TO be seen in the Pat.
ent Ohce, have been removed to tho Smith.
sonian Institute. This as most Of your
readers will recolIoci, was built by the be-
quest Of about one hall million from James
Smthson of England, the purpose being TO
found at Washington an establishment un.
der his name for "the increase and diffusion
of knowledge" The style Of the building
is that Of the 18th century. Lectures on
scientific subjects are regularly delivered
here--the room for that purpose is commo.
dious and well arranged. The Library con.
tains 10000 volumes. The Apparatus