, 1875-10-02


al fuufA Hl ei1, while tllr. ar, f.Itf'iEi.s 1uHn
to tt.e earth, nre fsnnsl"n! NiII4 t'l. W ,tsp
aprIla1cA o., their tsls t:iat ca!rh aI'i lH'h iW
thr,r noIrlH Ituent 1Ae iain ahd dea- Wien !
tleAu Juuta ,,u )cnetra.ti thu t''fE tin cus full
nIf md lilo nxtrt,n!ti.a sAcncrforh a.,~"1h
Il tt,i1 frnnl tho ca,tl,. Traced at'tt J.: tln.n
rsr"HiIn, aert raols Ito Pa:t'"ns ., n.an'a ifin
III tpp.o nul,tly or st'n'.gy soiI. There nto ler.
tfIan 1U1 kltas4n HreC!es of the Id"drh1rT.
lie sr'eu Iinas have lone, h'nlrlH l.arts b"t
tIs htiltr. -pc;e4 haze tli''iatn 1r Ia"rl'ain'A
ti'"tc3 pamt1!a turni. tho ,nntcslal nf mlcl, H."
fu faIuEa ai,.s4.pa hats ara "oinn. lnG iii.
:tn"t' !rn'aa no f:oI Il to Il teet Alet atid
tr L3..cs a!,s,ilt fa: ac; Uu-. T1le tlahtEro"s
II tlt Iallllun Et along tho Ech~conHs hH tar
ttn,:h Il. lrru aad t'aI. Tic Heela Of the 5,d",
Il h.us atoH:i in U,o beantlFn' CRYSTALS ca1le' |
ral'lr,". which nit Ell 1arGa ~ to bo visible !"
a conu,icu ,,1s t:lrat with cnskc.Hko convoIu-
tions and y+nil, ri'asss Leaves i. labeled Eaphor-
ba sJ.'t"lrrs. ff"n II. ti,nrp. ti'ek-eet shor''s
VIC should htEnr it Eh,J.''rhn h>rrHtrrs. !
i1oIro Of su' tlantn sonli Il" iu,f Iesuahle
Imagine the lltcrtsity Ut kA,crriE furtst with
,udrrgro"h co!niH,sca of them: Jno Eunhor-
biaA Or tpnrge-wottr form al cxrtca!l,,gly ilcf-
rpec4ea. Ranging from .proHtrato hcrtA 10 iatro
shrubs at1d trees. Aboul tl,rec.clghta nf tho |
whole number lltsb:t r1uiuocfal America. |
Several rpecics are fund IN nI.r own vicinity. !
.ntiro members HecrehnE Iolso',ous pfi'l-
ci.As In their milky iulce. Tie hans
OF 4o1na eFceisa et.ug like nost'ns. TIN
c,1nn,ut hux is Hputgt wort aud no il the cas-
tv,-u1| Fl4at, sAscl il Ia Arnuai with ill., but a
lnnEli.tI treo III it native Africa. Two
specicn II tl4A or1or yirtd efvtpn-oll snanv nf
them furnirh ca',utclaYue; tie 6tp!oad s1s',cH
| vle,ls Ito bots!e India rubber; toylon rpecicb
| gnts lis gum lac. and cro"l IT thein yield
cruclic and rHExasi'o Juices that nro uaed in
pharmacy.
the N der, H hu fllli Ut v3nnr1 ttlat tie nnoke bf
| Its burning branches ,nlictA lntoleF&bo fsIu
,lpon tue syes. often jestro't,Ig ths bslt. 4
| elll1ln drot, OF ltA tuic., falling uhon tho skin
tifu1, hIp1e-liko fruit waEne tv burning tic liIs
tuat II contains deadly poison. Aud
,os slis venouonH t,n.ly cout49ns ops
notne food. The root Of tho siaudioc
| or Manilot plant IN fnl o! 20 nouous juice, hut
| reduced to pulp aul hsated ,lls Scno!nunu 1'.in-
clpie il expelled, aud the sarcl that IL left after
repeated waHhiugs is tho tapcra that wo ro ps!zo
for pudlinEn. Tie cahdIe-nut troe, ~tlnso beeds
furnish bland ui for o,oklne O burning. IL q
enphorba. And ~ arc the brilliant Fo,n*etfds
lug the inconRrcunns loseth. light up our con-
Bervntusos III autumn AMI early winter.
Another odd plant, notalIle ftEi its resemblance
to tha eggplant. which wa discover alnong the
rest, il tic Soa1.um rodustHm. 1t, TOT. in armed
| with large, sharp prickieH, situated OIL the ribs
and stalks OF tue Ioavle ns nell ~ upon the main
stem aud IT. too he"nga to yery s dsnSet9us, .n,
family tue 60aef'; to, Here a'so,a,,a Ts find
,;rucK. besladt,aa. hyo,ciamus. ytramoul,lm. md
tobacco, or nicotiauia. Here, too, strangely
cnougl, wo find tho potato, The tomato, aud tho
tayss a,,, ierrits affnI,,mc 4 powerful n,rcoic
ranking lotween betlai3una hnu coul1ln1. II -
only the tuberA that ar: wholesome. Tho rl=cid
svTra4sed Lefuro II ia cuoLeJ. fpr It .Iuscks Of
the E}apEent quality charAcieEIttic Of tile fRuilv.
The UI!uFd s(ra,uohsum (thotn-aptiel grows in
the waste t'laces abo't: our city, aud n.ay he
III. ,nor,,i,,r. r,ory or foar-o'cinck lhu mi. OIL
il extracted from itA se:ds The A.ropa ,1s:lo-
: fI,nhu IL yenornouy III every mart, iItubaue
tLyoscyumua h,ger} il powerful narcntlc at tho
M" it, seaJs n,.; foru1,,,u hut IL com1aratiyeiy
harmless III Ii. earlier sl ages of fts growth lhe
poisouvus principle existing III tobacco ID tuo wcll
= Enowu to i,ecd nuttivt hero, Uthrr pro1njpeut
,fauts }oo.iue l., t,lis o..,ur aru tue c,zfsi,,
;yl1i,, ciypu liz uur Cayenpe pepper; a to,aait,i,
Of Tra2il, that YIELDS tbs feLr!fc, ltlina und
; lilo Suf0tut1as ,Irlt furnish tito yac.ous fruits
! caleA Quitn oranGear maudrako apples, uud
: | knurar1lo ant,ie1,
. Several spcrucns Of the Cente:ry-I'lan1
f1mre Au,r,sca,ult nre conspicuous in the coI
,, srryatory. TLrv ara e4ch about ~ years Of aye
! ycl arc I,robabIy i long way from tioesotnIng
. | kul tat tucv must To d hiinl o. years old iu
= | fnte thor hurst j,,to flowers. That IL q popula
: tjctiou. In its native soil in tho tropics tn
| daare Bis ssun,s when Iroul to III years Old
= aul Tho ,eriod need not 10 much loaget Jclpre.
. auywLer4, il proper care de gwen to tic plaat
Tie iioEt ,lug stem Of the Ayare sLuots ui' iron
!, ,le oeu,ra OF the leaves to height Of from
% | 10 10 tco.. At tho base it IL of.en fro
;. il d:aIat ter. md jts sottni:sa! pal,lcla cup
). ,orss sosuttlues az iIauy to-
:, Jwcrs lho stem grows with grea
" ra;iuty attat 1t has tl.c. begun to develop. III
= auYrr IL extensively cultivated OH tho rIail
II t,,ra ludu. tue Guy cf Mexico for tho saku {
~ ,ho !;ua:tl i Yields. Wbcn it laH arrived ut na
!. ,nrty r,yity ia made iu to cen.ie lay cHttiu
:, out tl.e :le lutHt lcayes, aud ut3 this tho uic
~ 1;atya fu, Two Of three mouths q. tho rats
- =. from ciyI.t to fifteen piu.s daily. The inie
ID when hesa y tatS astaoano M ~ -
~ tat,s 1ts pleasant taa,e bnt las ylltaluous odo
!! il il then called l!l3ne n1li ~ ahe natunai dtn
m Vi Mexico A small duty il loricl Ly tlIs Citl'
IN u 3expv und I.u 1ncbla urun clio pHt3'
f brought within tAor gates, aud eolno idea of Il
Il: an!osis consumed may be gained from tlo ta
1: that befofo The lievc!t'e this "a! aSe tue tV
70 tlsirn reyenuo Of nearly slou9oH0 annl!ala
M 1le strong nDtes OF tAa -i1dGf A4e ua1HIAItHss