New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-03-31


'Stie nandelion, aster &c This renders such seeds
$50 broyant md susceptible Of lei Z easily h,atcd
hLVuan the si'' YET not 10 80 great diS'aHc" as
oped IN woody substance as The cotiOr willow, pop
lar sselepaS. &c and they are conveyed away in the
same manner rs the former Oiher seeds provided
WIN nembTanaceOus and winC-ike appendices a. The
ID Pc ash elm pine, &c. Iicse are also carried away
py Inc some agency Of the ind. In shoiTer distance
another very important agent frr tao distribution OF
seeds is water By heavy showers of rsiu prod
lhuhdatlonS0 great number of diff rect seeds VI be
irsen up aud transported fiom ryulca 10 rivers ana
ny these ~ the sea- ana thus De waite distant shores
v ele under vorsbo circumstances they may serml
maze and find an aeyU m.
Another agency for tis distribution We find in the
llds. These are IN The haiti OF rsuC berries TOT nO
isAment; they swallow them fcca,uly Wit cut crush
Ing the kernel. Aud as the digetiy power OF thcir
stomach is not sufficient 10 destroy me Viialy OF the
germ, and they sonnet les ny 20 great distances before
these undiCesed seeds discharged rough TIE nat
uIai channels these seeds are frequently found to ger
minnte and thrive IN prts far away from the pl'
where the 6errifs were GwAiowed. Amaenr-gard'n'
ers IN sicily IN the habit OF SHOOTING migrating bids
which return earlTin Spring fiom Arabic and 70 SOW
the contents If cir st0mScis, with the purpose Of
raising in this very manner new Arabian flowers for
their gardens.
The same case viii sometimes. though more seldom.
occur with ouadrupeds ut sniMuls contribute 10 the
Distribution Of seeds in other WAYS some seeds such
as the BurrdOck. AgumenY, BidcnS &c.+Gro PROVIDED
with barbs When animals come IN contact Win those
seeds they become fastened t0 the hair OF 0coi. and
thus they earned often FOR Ter 9Th q time, ono
drops OF SOnetimcs such animals, covered vita
seeds Killed., and them hair wool or hdes exported
to foreign countries In cleaning tDese products the
seeds often cst into the rubbish Of the street ana
thence obey nd THEM way iutD tie elfN ViEro. under
favorable conditions, they succrssiulg g'ruinHte
and Occupy a new home II this way many Asiaiic
l1nis were imported m camel hair: nFny SOuth
American ones IN she hides Of oxen and buflocs and
many RUSSIAN part iu Norfhcr furs
Plants are furthermore distributed by the olo tioty OF
their sc~l-cnpsules In approaching maturity or hen
their cpsus have rttaired certain dreIee oi hard
ness, the cohesion a. pars wiz " broken as int part
immediately contain ing ttr le .s rolls Itself rp via
great r0rdlty and q sort VI p contraction, by witch
process tie seeds scattered about for is"nc Of
sometimes yards, aud even more To THIS elias be
longs our common Lady's Slipper FrazineHa' Sweet
Peas, &c
Anot er ard pecnliar PROCESS Nv whrh seeds scat
tered bro occurs with the Nomoid en- I''"rinm'
lln used iu the I'D school OF med cine and which Is one
Of the cucumber tribe On approaching maturity me
juice of this cucumber dcrrocs Fermentation 10 s"c
degree tiat the confer e a. ne SANE phls, sr'dS
uids and gases are thrown ~ through The aperture o
tie fruit stalk with such nT@c 30 reach SOMETIMES
disa &c Of fifteen Yards Tbs VIII hnprcn as' II me
the un.ustructed mny b served severe lrHruoal JOKE
and iuG themselves much surpTi.ed a. uihtytd on
having the contents Of tits repuliyc frut thrown IL
their faces.
Iinaliv ore OF the most extensive distributions Of
seeds Is Effected by the morcal exchanges ri.
4 rough this oh mel Va find ro- Only th de'lrabie
supply Of bread.'u aud The useful products 81 niier
emf ci,mes cxchaue cling localities hut also . uDdr.r'
bic varieties o. uoXious weeds aud foul W Wts, ,urp IS
ing and NJ Inc fhrhehtF aAG ] it'ls Nip 'hlN
hIrCained FOR a new variety ~ wheat or some o'her
grain Tie pant Of these fo-ca'icd Weeds 400
many other u ants growing ~ TIE Ylcniy o. cuNf""d
grounds h1- been Introduced IN this WY. IL - tueIe
for, now nj .u 10 determine which II O Csc plants
are q American o. foreign origin shai never iirge
ny eurprlsC Gn finding IN the year i-~ ~ INC NelI!
# Cologne. such variety Of strange p!1nts. 10"
wea,Aer N the wears ls6 ana iol7 Vas 80 exceedingly
wet that gram Of any Kind could come ~ maturity!
o. which account the Government Thought ~ uichl to
iuqor. the necessary seeG-gEains nom hlasa H' the
Government expense In Ofdrr 10 prevent famine and
wi-h these cTains number OF Rlss!rn plants were IN
trolGced 10 the vicinity Of the III ne.
Is very Interesting u observe with no" much effort
plants endeayOr 20 produce seed or o propagate them
selves Ia other ways, for Instance. 10 tue case 81
plants whose Towering season 10 natural STATE n only
Of short duration; % pluck their flowers before
they have matured tier seed le plants wl pcrscyrie
10 tower again and again as II never sahcd short u
tho fn -unuin, ~ Their seed. for snccesriou In
cOrdalce with this principle, amateur gardeners keep
most o. taer fayorites almost constantly d. bloom.
As before mentioned plants propagate themselves 10
mafv O.her than by che production of seed; Ief
nsancc the weeping willow, the wild cation Tree The
weeping ash. &c when theiE long pendant tflfs
reach down to The ground and ere Supported b, tue
wet thev take roots and by reaction the iite
tWig becomes trunk If new tree. Ihs irro IN lts
turn celebrates the same process until sometimes 40
wild uucutiyated countries. space 81 even several
mites IA extent - thus spontaneously produced II on one
TIE saIne occurs with some perennial plants. driving
out runners: Tor instance. our strawberres, Ranuueu
us Potentlla. &C. These plants send forth slender
fees rs far from the her stock rs pot 10 interfere
with each other and then take root aud become ndc
pendent plants. As soon Is these young pans nave
attained a certain size, they also throw ont then
own feelers and IN this way We ma oirh a
CON iderable surface covered from single pant
one of the most interesting Of this kind OF plants
is the Ssxiirsga-StOlOnifera, a plant most commonh
used for hanging pots This plant. when grows as af
as can reeolec' at the northern sites of The Italian
Alps viii certainly reach the lower regions WIKI
The rafdty Of the wild goat. bot IL vii! reaob them Just
as el aud surely with much less trouble aud danger
Some other plants resemble those Just described but
throa out their runners under ground instead o. over
The surface; for instance: our Qnicxgrass. lhsiIs
and others. These plants embrace some OF
the most troublesome weeds; the smallest piece M
root viii become plant, not carefully taken up
after digging or pOwlnr.
The power of reproduction in many plants so strong
that small twigs dropped leaves. placed IL
the least favorable position VI" take rools uhu "' III
new individual.
mr. many netenpia plants the old root will decay every
season but not until it has produced number Of young
roots each Of which will become new plant al the
next succeeding season. -,
Tulips Crocus and others. yield brood OF small hubs
every year Some others as Li'ium buhlicruin Den,
,aria bulbiera bear, beside these OF the ROOT small
bu Ia the leaf aIei and others again. a6 Ainuil
yviparuu aud the tled Grape Onion bear cntfeiy
Developed small onions instead OF anu oaco
each Of which is crowded with still another crop OF
onions T., 1880, .oo, =.
nj ,bare OF light without this they will pale droop
and die The effect Of this III nowhere E,efe
forcibly manifested than in very dense forests.
A. the light in such places can fall ony
f,o above every tree endeayors to receive as much
of light as an possibly be obtained and for this emu
sfrfe ms 70. o and death will ensue: Accordingly inc
s,ees crow with an almost incredible rapidly to an
enormous eight; such generally qate,oIalght: gu.
often not thicker at the bottom "a tue rhs tan az .e
ton And should any one OF them fai 70 keep up tuo
contest he IL lost His neig.,bor trees VIII oyeIgrow
and then spread their branches over suct wear! ong
,hut out from him the necessary light ane the Tree WIN
rer death while the remains OF his e5cOinpositioh
will serve as food for the more successful rivals.
Plants are generally organized IN way 10 n,e ~
soil Of very Different compositions tne qeey ., .I
s,ter boweyer bcars still grea. influence upon tneir