, 1875-10-16

! III" male i'!te iial1. uoar relative OF thu Sea.
| lioIsr carries Tho spawn IN Iouc!a vattnMR!J
e.tante. nnu it il believed that after the youri
ARE matched thoy rot1lru to tito pouch OF, tim n
lraraptu Ut danger. Until they have grown large
enough 10 shit for tlotnso!vas.
Tho tcrraplns arc more numerous than ANY
other prspch of tho turtto family a,,J ain cispse
,,nd,r ,ho r,,,. rn,,,',.ih, T., ,t,a 1,u;,o1
s,n,. ,a.. a~ -, :,.s,', =" s"o uu ,,,.
ssa'es soeto arc III an aoons twenty ree'cs, oa!
The nan'c teEraran ss popt''arly applied TO those
only that arc used for food. OF tllest ths Florl.
da ,errap,n ipt,A}rufs concinna) in the largest,
a,ta,u,nr n icnv,l, of IL incho, an1 a wi,,tl,
-, ~ a.,,oI +. ,.,.,,. 49,, Is.,,., ~.
VI 49, i'e s"t'' !" ""rHS n'o'n' uh"'e" VIII
yellow IneH, II is found IN Tho rivera and 'akoa
throughout thp Southern statcs, anh IL especial.
lv conu,nn in En6trrn Eloridn. Thu toal, IN ron
.;1,ro1 , ,r,.t ,,.;,,,,.
,r,,- ,,'s,. ~ ,,.,.,,-:-,
Ahe 'ioo"' se't"E'" u '3t'eht' 1Ho"tfehS'sj
measures 10 inches III length and ~ tn w1uth. and
clo1ely resembles the epccles already described II,
color and aror. l,1nhahtts tho Gulf States. md
Ia ,o~&,c.,av1, .h.,a..t ~,,e,+ 1to,,la
" I '
Inc fet'ca'atea tHsHo' OF eh'cHoa 'nstle tNes-
Toche|Ys retic'tata), grows 10 DO about NJ Inches
,vh;,,s ot.t,,,,,,,. t., sx,r,n,;r c,,.o, ~ ~
,..,s ~ m,':. 49," ",' ~ ~
roost fynm Sorth t,arniina tn "a snieiann. ari ia
repuet to n,uko tho most delicious cutting OF ali
tho serrapins.
ne yellow. .nol!'eu te,Fsnn t7raehemys
,'.h,,a atnrn,t t,,,o,n 's III 1uM "tno ~ ~,
States rat,c,ne fron yirr;,is n fieor,.ja. II IA
plentiful about Charleston. whore It ia often
socn to tho markets, md III considered very
g9oa iooa' - .,-
,oiu.',;sI !. ain. ~ ;p.i,ou Nod".3s in"n snd ~
dusky olive green, It lives IN salt marshes and
is found along tho coast from New York to Me1i-
GO hflts south America hlr. dolbrooi aays OF
te apesses tt ne te,.apus hlG 'tsy apu9usns
easijy tnHen wnen tic fo,,,alo In about to ticnost
her eggs III tho spring and early summer months.
They are tAeu brought in immense plumbers
TO maIket; bnt thoy arc 10 prolific
t1,.'', n,'a. ~ e r.s ~ :.
~ nnst nstcsn,oI ,shnn ia an,,.i ~ ,,oa 1
~ -. ~ +ta ,,,,I j., 10 stt ~ iiora.ia.W uoa
!. ~ III IL H. ,.na ao, -, tro1 ~ ~" ~
.;xn Inr,snns n.eJ for faoT apo snnn, In' n III
Sou.hcrn Eu.one torran,ns iutcnIed for Ib tI,a
,",.in - t,as T,t.sd ~ ~ a ~ .,,., ~. W.
,nov fad a." a;t1 .v, Iotsca s.oa hrasd
mi oti,sr .1scIc. n,nnt'sn' n usUn,ahI. d;"t p~"'
AAN 0''''' '~'oD ~S'1r1S.As @N =" ''s''"''7 1''''
rur r7.araz,an,aMn
F,r -,.rv wasra t.,a+a hsx s-;.,nI .r.a,u,n
~ "'r"' ,e"ta >'.tu "a' '1'''eu " '1eu''toh
INV o' 'l'o S'epi'e0 oi AAssa'y 'ne1o gro" veg
osabe moro curious tn It's ststctuto and habits
than oven tho tn4ectiyorous pianta OF latter-dhv
notouety. IL was sumo ,od to rnrinr Yrom thu
nro,,,,9 ,f,or t,,a ,n,r,,nr ~ r,1ot,hso h,,t ~,
61oa'4" ava NV tn"'eA ~ 'es1'"n.'' o"' ="
"e'o'opH's' y o'sst'cs'f 'o'"eu 'auao' hHs'hs
feet. head. tail, and, furthermore eyes and ears
OF perfect sllane would anpcas ringing upon
stalk a feat 1nn, TIM noint M a,3ncmout hot,1
H., ~, a,,,,,a ~ ,,,a ra.,,,.o.. ..san, .r..Is
.....,,s s,.as,,.>ss a, ..s., ,.,
strange 1nadIuped WAS covered with donse yc|.
l0H WOOL and A8 it bnarcd shout bnb]ur and
+,.,r, .i,ero .I,o ,roo,s ,,,, ,,.,,. ,L.t -.
4''.s "oee 'As "e.ee ~" 6'"s '.as 80" Nv
nma ,st ~ hep %s uro4
go, '-....s,s ,s,a :. - sA.
ne,uo "l'n''oA ''oIt "'ou6o' " P'uea AWAY Anu
pellsheo.
This fabulous story has found rational ex-
PLANTATION through the researches OF botansts.
+, ffla ianvn,,n nj .c,aorn 1.;j,otv. hare,n.I
or g. ataureye,n,, Tho rfzornn nr root. .ntncl< ~
covered with fine. donsy down, TINT might easily
pass Fur wool, aud, whom deuudcd Of tho leayos
Or M 's9hae, oeass q remote seaemolaNce
~, If tx cr,,,a tv t,,o to,,s ,rnr,,s usans'
It, and renty in a horizontal nusition. with tha
underlying roots looking not nHiIke legs sustau-
ING r.. When other vegetation dles ~ tho setting
~ III, ~ - tuo aty soASgn ~ ~ KoM.se potlsos iton'
into English conseryatoros suti il nrizci f,r tho
DECORATION Of apartments, but /. IL 1eu,arketl
TINT under cultivation many years aro required
to develop tie lamb 10 perfection.
In a correspondence in Land dnd Hiatrr will,
refsreco to tll!s singular vegetable, several Aiu-
siol's to 1t we're quoted from Oh authors. do
scripton Of it ocenrs in Daruln's =" LoreH Of tho
Planta, Ur. do ia Croixs " Connubin Floruu., II
mud IN various sermons and poems by French
writer's. We quota uarHih's pretty Iines:
Graded In SNOW, aad fsnnsd ay Arctic s!s,
!s Sh!ns1 r Kento l hasomsts. W ~ thy golden hair;
iso1tea s IN eattn att, s1sh soysa hosf dssssnd'