Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1872-08-03

'grtaGy improved, and ailef opc o
two trials and insl m so sore hd
ding fr0Wdl ~ Louisiana, we lDnnd
Ourselves readily acquiring n 'vhI
moss Tor il.
Tho ol,undcr 0Durislio4 III rH,ra/
ordinary luSudrneo In the city ~
Galveston. llbprdcrs the sidcNaIts.
aud Thousands Of blossoms of ti'
double pink variety Wo to b. sccn
oD q single tree. The wlito species
! is nluo IA iayoritc IN this locality
The rose tree and tho Capo jc''a,-
mine are peculiarly adapted to tbs
sandy soil, and boquct can bo gath
cred in the open mir at almost anY
period Of the year. The china tree,
or Pride OF the South, is a great IA.
voritc in this locality. 1t is Of i
dwarfod and bushy growth, bloom,
early in the season, and is jus. nov
loaded with seed pods. On tho pr;ll-
ries we noticed the mosquito tree.
Its foliage is light green and fca,ll.
cry. 1t bears II bean pod, which Is
said to form an excellent substitute
for bread, and is relishcd By both
man and beast. Tho mustang grape
hourishcs luXuriantly in lhoswamps
and lowIands and we noticed manY
large clusters Of unripe fruit. Tho
prickly pear, variety of cactus, *
found in abundance, and hundreds
of varieties Of flowers are to be soen
on every hand. Among these [
may mention white snd crin'solt
poppics; mageuta-colorod thistle
of rare beauty and endless proln
SION new vuriuJ vft'.~ !>.r'..y ,t
flesh color, tinted with s4sr!ot, de,-
icate white blossoms OF various
kinds, yellow and pink star flowers,
great clusters Of the blue vcrbcna,
petunias Of many colors, the coreop
sis, poriulacca, blue lilies with
brown and golden ccntres, the stand
ing cypress plant with great spikes
Of scarlet colorcd blossoms, the pas
sion vine covered with bloom, dai.
sizes, marguerites, and asters, and
many other specimens of floricui,
turc with which | was not familiar.
Delighted as we were with tho
glorious wealth Of flowers, We were
informed that it was too late in the
season to see them to perfection.
During the latter part OF May, and
from that time to the middle ofJunu'
it is said the prairie presents tiV
appearance Of q vast flower garden.
Most o! these plants seed profr3cly
and annually multiply themselvv;
almost indefinitely, while Others aro
perennial in their habit. The Com.
missioner Of Agriculture at Wash
ington could do nothing better than
to send agents 10 the Texas prairics
to gather seeds and plants, instead
Of mporting thom from abroad.
The variety is quite rs extensive
as those we now secure from the
foreign markets, and there is no
doubt the most ofthem would read
lily adapt themselves to the lattudo
Of the Middle, Western, and North
ern States.
FAREWELL TO DALLAS.
On the morning Of Saturday, tic
29th of June, we badc farewell to
Dallas, and, after charming rid"
of seven miles across the praircS,
arrived at Trinity Bridge, the ter
minus at that time Of the Texas
Central Railroad, but it is expected
that in y few weeks the iron horse
will force his way TO the cnterpris.
ing Guy we had just left, 1t WAS II
refreshing sensation to see rail
road once more, and, although VIC
were ahead Of time and the train
had not yet arrived, we eltthat We
would soon be whirling our return
to Philadelphia. In few minutes
u hand Car made its appearance,
propelled by colored con5icts from
the State Pcnitcntiary at Hunts
vile. Some fifteen or twenty sta /
wart negroes were engaged on the
road at this point, carefully guard
ed by two Whitc men win loaded
rifles, and they appeared perfectly
happy and contented--douDticss
prcferrin9 exercise IN the open ar
to the atmosphere OF southern
prison, l unders tand 1t is quite the
custom IN the southwestern section
to employ convIcts on pnolIc thor
oughiares. Ihc state receives 50
much per day for The labor OF these
convlcts, ana they IN turn red"c'
their term oil imprisonment II they
behave themselves properly
AT haltpast IL o clock tho tram
arrived, ard wo soon shipped our
numerous packages ana were traT
cling rapidly onward to Corsican"'
some fifty .hvo miles from Trinity
Bridge. Our path still lay through
tho pralrlos, put civlilzatlon io!loW-
ed the IRON fa'i, ana settlements
were started at many points along
the line. Emlgrant wagons, drawn