The Shasta courier., 1864-02-27
SHASTA COURIER.
The Forest.

TIE SACK TREE.-There is a tree in Bonn
lay, called Sack Tree. because from it may
be stripped, a very singular natural sack,
which resembles felt in appearance.
rHE FAEIow TREE-This is found il Chi
ma. 1t is called the talIow tree, because a
Substance is obtained from it resembling tai
low, and is used for that purpose, 1t grows
from twenty to forty feet in hight.
LACE BARK TREE.-In the West Indies IS
found Tree, the inner bark OF which re-
sembles lace or net work. This bark lsvery
beautiful, consisting of layers which may be
pulled out into fine white web, three or
four feet wide. 1t is sometimes used for la
dies dresses.
The SoRRowFuL TREE-At Goa. near Bonn
bay, there is a singular Tree, called the sor
rowful Tree, so called because it only how
ers in the night. At sunset no flowers are
to be seen; and yet, half an hour after, it is
quite full of them. They yield a sweet smell
but the sun no sooner begins to shine upon
them than some of them fall off. and others
close up and thus continue towering in the
night all the year.
THE GREAT CHEsNUT TREE.-On the one
side of Mount Etna, there is a famous Ches
nut Tree, which is said to be one hundred
and ninety-siX feet in circumference, just
above the surface of the ground. Its enor
nous trunk is separated in five divisions,
which gives it the appearance Of several trees
growing together.
THE IvoRY-NU TREE.-The Iyory-nut
Tree is popularity called the Tagus plant,
and is common in South America. The tree
is one of the numerous family cf palms, but
belonging to the order designated as sour pine
tribe. The natives use their leaves to cover
their cottages, and from the nut make but
tons and various other articles. In early
state, the nuts contain a sweet. milky liquid,
which afterwards assumes solIdlty nearly
equal to ivory and will adait of Il high pol
ish. 1t is known as Ivory NUT or as Vegeta
BILE Ivory, and recently been brought into use
for various purposes.
The CAMPHoR TREE.-ls anative of Japan :;
the roots, wood, and leaves have strong
odor of camphor, which is found everywhere
in the interstics of the fibers of the wood and
in the pith, but most abundantly in the cIey
ices and knots. The camphor of commerce
is obtained not only from this tree, but also
from the dryobalanops camphora, a native of
Sumatra. which yields harder, more brittle
and more highly valued gum. The camphor
tree is tall and divided into many branches,
covered with smooth greenish bark.
MAMA TREE.-ls a native of South Ameri-
ca, the trees attain an immense ze, and are
the finest for shade to be found in the country;
the fruit is eight inches in diameter, almost
round and in the fruit markets have the ap
pearance of the balls used in ten pin
alleys, the flavor of the fruit resembles
fine clingstone peach.
OLIVE TREE.-The Olive is low branchv,
evergreen tree, rising from twenty to thirty
feet, with stiff, narrow, blush green leaves :;
the flowers are produced in small auxilery
punches from wood of the former wear, it is
a native of Greece; without this tree the
country of Provence, in Spain, would not
support one half their inhabitants.
SEEDLEss PoMEGRANArE.-Isa a native of Sy
ria. 1t has highly ornamamental properties
forming desirable shrubby tree, and pro-
ducing large and brilliant scarlet flowers,
semi-doube in autumn, the fruit is edible.
MoRAG TREE.-Is native of South Amer
lea. 1t has very pleasant fruit and unique
looking, the seeds grow partly out and part
ly in the fruit, and has the appearance of
pods of red and yellow yepper.
STONE PINE TREE-Is a native of Syria.
1t is of loose growth. with Struggling pendent
branches, the foliage handsome. of blush
tinge. 1t yields large seeds in great abun.
dance, which are used By the natives of the
country.
The BRAZIL NUr TREE-The Brazil nut
tree may justly command the attention of the
enthusiastic naturalist. This tree thrives
we'll in the province of Brazil, and immense
quantities of its delicious fruit is annually
exported to foreign countries. 1t grows to
the hight of from fifty to eighty feet, and in
appearance is the most majestic ornament of
the forest. The fruit in its natural position
resembles coca nut, being extremely hard.
Each ode ofthese contain from twelve to TWEEN.
ty of the three cornered nuts, nicely packed
together; and to obtain the nuts as they ap.
pear in market. these shells have to be bro.
ken open. During the season of their fall.
ing it is dangerous to enter the groves where
they abound, as the force of their descent is
sufficient to knock down the strongest man.
The natives however provide themselves with
wooden bucklers, which they hold over their
heads, while collecting the fruit from the
ground.
TIE CANNoN-BALL TREE.-Among the
trees of Guinea, one Of the most curious is
the cannon ball tree, it grows to the hight of
sixty feet, and its flowers are remarkable for
beauty and fragrance, its blossoms are of a
delicious crimson, appearing in large bunch
es and exhaling rich perfume. The fruit
resembles large cannon balls, hence the
name. however soine say IL mas Dten 50
called because of the noise the shells make
in bursting; from the shell domestic utensils
are made, and the contents contain several
kinds of acids, besides sugar and gum. and
furnish the materials for making an excellent
drink in sickness. But singular as it may
appear, this pulp, when in perfectly ripe
state, is very filthy, and the odor from it is
exceedingly unpleasant.
AT the Bazaar" in Cincinnati. they have
a museum of euriosities containing in part
the following articles The hole that John
Morgan crawled through in escaping from