The weekly union record., 1864-02-20
THE UNION RECORD.
THE FOREST.

from it may be stripped very singular
natural sack, which resembles felt in
appearance.
The TALLow TREE.-This is found
in China. 1t is called the tallow tree,
because substance is obtained from it
resembling tallow, and is used for that
purpose, it grows from twenty to forty
feet in hight.
LACE BARK TREE.-In the Wes.
Indies is found Tree, the inner bark
of which resembles lace or network.
This bark is very beautiful, consisting
Of layers which may be pulled out into
fine white web, three or four feet wide.
1t is sometimes used for ladies dresses.
The SoRRowFUL TREE.-At Goa,
near Bombay, there is a singular Tree,
called the sorrowful Tree, SO called be-
cause it only flowers 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 fow-
sring in the night all the year.
The GREvT CHESTNUT TREE.-On
the one side of Mount Etna, there is a
fomous Chestnut Tree, which is said to
be one hundred and ninety-six feet in
circumference, just above the surface of
the ground. Its enormous trunk is sep
arate in five divisions, which gives it the
appearance Of several trees growing to-
gether.
The IvoRY-NUT Tree.-The Ivory
nut Tree is popularity called the Tagus
plant, and is common III South Ameri-
ca. The tree is one of the numerous
family of palms, but belonging to the
ordeH designated as sour pine tribe.
The natives use their leaves to cover
their cottages, and from the nut make
buttons and various other articles. In
early state, the nuts contain a sweet,
milky liquid, which afterwards assumes
solidity nearly equal in Ivory and
and will admit of high polish. 1t is
known as Ivory-nut, or as Vegetable
Ivory, and recently been brought into
use for various purposes.
The CAAIPHoR TREE.-Is a native
of Japan the roots, wood, and leaves
have a. strong odor of campher, which
is found everywhere in the interstics of
the fibers of the wood and in the pith,
but most abundantly in the crevices
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 a
harder, more brittle, and more highly
valued gum. The camphor tree is tall
and divided into many branches, GOV
cred with smooth greenish bark.
MAMA TREE.-Is a native of South
America, the trees attain an immense
size, and are the finest for shade to be
found in the country, the fruit is eight
anches in diameter, almost round, and
in the fruit markets have the appear
ance of the balls used in ten pin alleys,
the flavor of the fruit resembles fine
clingstone peach.
OLIVE TREE.-The Olive is a low,
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to 80 feet, with stiff, narrow, blush
green leaves; the flowers are produced
in small auxiliary punches from wood
of the former year, it is a native of
Greece; without this tree the country
Of Provence in Spain, would not sup
port one half their inhabitants.
SEEDLEss PoMEGRANATE.-Isa a ma
tive of Syria. 1t has highly ornamen-
tai properties, forming desirable
shrubby tree, and producing large and
brilliant scarlet flowers, semi double in
autumn, the fruit is edible.
MoRAG TREE.-ls a native of South
America. 1t has very pleasant fruit
and unique-l looking, the seeds grow
partly out and partly in the fruit, and
has the appearance of pods of red and
yellow pepper.
STONE PINE TREE.-ls a native of
Syria. 1t is of loose growth, with
struggling pendent branches, the foli-
age handsome, Of blush tingc 1t Yields
large seeds in great abundance, which
are used by the natives of the country.
The BRAZIL Nur TREE.-The Bra
I'll nut tree may justly command the
attention of the enthusiastic naturalist.
This tree thrives well 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 fect,and
in appearance is the most majestic or
nament of the forest. The fruit in its
natural position resembles cocoa nut,
being extremely hard. Each one Of
these contain from twelve to twenty Of
the three corncred nuts, nicely packed
together; and to obtain the nuts as thev
appear in market, these shells have ia
De broken open. During the season Of
their falling it is dangerous to enter ths
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