Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-10-11
Plants for the Centennial.
CONTRIBUTION FROM THE NATIONAL CON
SERVATORY.

H.
In shipping a great many rare and beautiful
plants to Philadelphia, intended for exhibit
ton at the Centennial. This morning a
! lumber of men were engaged in removing
the large wild date palm from its accustomed
place. 1t Is a splendid specimen, weighing
about two and half tons is thirty feet high,
and valued at $4,000. 1t is 40 years old. and
mas been unCer the charge of Mr.. Smith for
twenty two years. They often live hun
reds OF years Among other specimens of
note which have been sent are two banana
trees, which Will be In fruit next summer.
and complete collection of North Ameri
= an I alm trees. Also,
He EAVESOLA SPECIOSA. CALLED TRAy-
ELERs TREE.
probably on account of the water which is
stored up in the large cup like sheathes of the
Jewellers TO allay their thir It. The broad
leaves are used to cover the huts in NADIA
gascar. The seeds are edible, and the blue,
PUPPY aril surrounding them yields an essen
lial oil. The blades OF the leaves are oblong
IN form, and are among the largest of any
Known plant. Also, the
PANDANUS UTILIS,
which In Maurius is not only very common
Wild plant, but is largely cultivated for the
sake OF its leaves, which are extensively
consumed in the manufacture of the bags or
sacks IN which sugar is exported. Ii is of
these sacks. when done with as sugar sacks,
mat the ellknown fiat square fish bags
commonly used In our markets are used.
THE CATALOGUE OF PLANTS
shipped and TO be shipped to Philadelphia is
as follows: Arancanfa excelsa; cimburg
palm OF MexicO;) saccharum officinale viO-
lacea, purple sugar caHe;l Eugeuia Austria
lis; hex vOmitOTia; Phoenix dactyllfera
(date palmD dracpna draco; pnilodendrOn
pertusum, (monstera deliciOsa,) calOthea Ze-
brina, "a zebra plants;) astrapa wallichii;
dracnna ensifOlia; 0lechDum BraZiliense,
90 pandanus utilis; ravenala speciOsa, (trav-
eier's tree;( miconia Peruviana; musa rosea,
Cd musa daco, (2l lumarea lutia; luna
Tea rubra; sabal palmetto; jasminum multi
norum; sabal serrulata; Zamia integrifOlia;
cookia punctata, (wampee tree;) ficus Aus
trails; coffee A rablca, ARABIAN coffee tree;)
gave sp; strelitZia spathulata; agave sisa- .
lana; larrus camp,iOra. (camphOr tree;)
Iclca lndIca, cedar wOOd) XylOphylla au-
sustifolia; cymbidium ensifolium; melas-
troma hetrOma,la; andrOphogOd scaeaan-
thus; eucalyptus glObulus; panicum sulca-
tum; mangifera indica, =, (mangO tree;) ficus
eiastica, dndia rubber tree;) ficuS lucido;
yucca; euphOrbia spiendens; jubaea specta-
bills; latania bOfbOnica; fOurcrOya cubensis;
sabal adansonii: chamaeropsepystrix; agave
Nyllhacantba, lastraca patens, 2; brixia
chrysophylla; sanseviera guineenss; do.
zey lanica do. angolensis; do. sp; lomaria
gihba; fOurcroya sellOa; spathOdea campa-
nulata; streiitzia humilis; stenocarpus Gun
nin ghamii; aphelandra cristata; melocanna
strata; mlmOsa sensitiva; jacaranda mimO-
safolia; hibiscus mutabilis; medinilla cry
thr phylla; Phoenix sylvestrls, wild da;e
patm.)
IL addition to these a number of rare spec
iTnerS have been sent from the Agricultural
i'psrtnent.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Captain j. C. p. De-
hraft, ordered TO duty as captain OF the
League Island navy yard. Assistant Pay
y aSter W. G. NJ GOwan, ordered to the
Pawnee, at Port Royal. s. e. Passed Assist
ant Engineer John PemberIon, detached
nom the Plymouth and placed on sick leave.
The CONSERVED OF ALL OBSERVERS" at
The Treasury department Saturday am was
a dusky mess enger, who, seated in the hall in
front Of the Secretary's office, took of his
slices ard stockings and occupied his elegant
e sure by public display of corn pairing
ana bunion trimming. This offender Sainst
die pr pTieties bears the name of a once IL
lrstriouS Massachusetts statesman, who q:
the zenith OF his fame, IL is safe TO say, would
not have had the courage 10 tackle an aching
corn under such circumsta lces.
RIVER AND HAREoR IMPROVEMENT
HEREABoUTs.-The reports of Coils. Craig
hill and Albert to Cen. Humphreys, chief of
the engineer corps, contain the following esti-
I ates for river and ha Dor Improvements in
VI aryland, Virginia, West Virginia, North
Carolina, and the District of Columbia for
lie ensuing year: Maryiand-Elk river,
Cecil, 500 Chester river, near Kent Island
narrows, $4,000 Baltimore harbor, 100000:
WtcOmico river, so 600; Csisfield harbor, no
further appropriation asked, 49, 81 having
been appropriated last March. There was
no WORE done this year on the following
Maryland harbOrs by reason of Congress re-
fusing to make the appropriations equestcd:
Busquehanna at Havre de Grace, North East
river, Cambridge Worten and Queenstown
The recommendations made for these last
year are renewed, Washington and George
town, ID. c., 900; Great Kanawha river
w. Va, al COO ,OCO, James river, Va, $50 600
AppOmattOx river, Va, $1,000; Accotink
creek. Va, Sli G00; Occoquan river, Va,
80, 900; Elizabeth river, Va, $500, Caps
Fear river, n. c., s2lOOOO.
"a NICE ROLE OF GREENBACKs" WANT
ED-The following letter was received by the
Register of the Treasury Saturday from Leb-
anon, Pa:
Mfr -: take the present opportunity to
drop a few lines TO inform you that / am
poor and times are SO hard work is scarse
and money is so scarse with me and IL would
be SO casey Tor you To get nice role of green
backs from the government or printing press
and sent to me / will try reward the Cover
ment again If had the money TO go TO the
mountain where knowed my create grand
father lived and there was silver oar vains OF
pure silver but am To poor TO dig or by the
land oh If had the means TO spair could
get somthing in this wourld but SO / have To
do and rake and scrape just to live dond
carr how bard must work If only hOlist and
doud wish for eney money exception l can
get honest SO just please read In book of
Josbe in Ehibel the Is chapter anu the first
verse there you can read that all the gOuld
and silver and dimonds shall be found il
dond pronounce just that the rich wealtheys
pearson shall find it may just be as soon for
and place your self In poor help less female
circumstances for a moment and think how
gladne SIS would rejoice in a human busam i'm
lime of need read chapter of JOab Is verse
frs until the II verse so please answer Ipe
let me know what you think you can do If
You cant do much for me do write to Mr.
President grand for me that i may get "a
stard on that oar but If tell eney person tina
go by the land and get rich and / wOuldend
get eney thing for SD / VIII not tell eney
boddy until get money To succeed so try
give me stard on the subject my address
THE NEWS FROM MISSISSIPPI is to the ef-
fect that there has been no further fight at
Eriars Point, but a conflict occurred between
rival factions at Grenada on Friday, vet no
one was hurt Great decentralization is re-
ported To exist among the labOrers in all
PARTS of the state, and IL is apprehended that
large portion OF the cotton crop will be lost
for lack OF hands TO pick 1t. The cOlored peO-
pie at Friars Point threaten TO hang Sheriff
Brown and Smith, the candidate for chancery
clerk, If they return to that place, on account
OF having caused the disturbance.
NEW YORK POLICE COMMISSIONERS Strip
PING "DOwN AND OUT."-POlice Commits
sio1ers Matsell, Disbecker, Smith and VoOr-
his, OF the New York police board having
be en- requested to resign by Mayor Wick.
ham, on account Of the charges OF malfeas.
ance brought against them, the two latter
compiled with the request on Saturday, and
II Is thought Matsell and Disbecker will fol-
low suit.
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