, 1875-01-16

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OF or years. growth, placed Ia
1""s ,oss ~ ~ =, ioe. npart' arc fonni 70 anawor
H. uva' tra u a,o a.aas s'hes aro planted hstween
nro1,a, r.a" s ' Nv OF ih'A yeats, .hoif
n1 ~. .,',.'. III" TuAt o. tne Nnoo rlAlatton
tra,,n nf i"i ,bic In &c hno,, ., appisu 70
e.ts nrromhss o a,'I ,Ist nuntoa OF .or'
iv IA .. ~ ~ .r,"tns ",se oe''os g. icfeas.
moonus s, in van. VI .rsk ~ .1st a"n A. .op'acog ths
rtmt1to ~ "" naas =" wn'tn ~ n'ucsi 1eIt.
Mt ho et of foot or moro a Il 0tiSo tho to%,ne Hro~n
trnino m i,,t !" ~ aoss, "hscn are
f,nn,n h +,,l s ,t.. .u', ~. ~ snnie palte OF
or ,,,". .i i"t H., Icy arc au9 WIN kha o. iloa
than aean,a - i,,or.a ~ ~ ,J n"t III ha.ugr.ng
yary In rizo from mum 10 a potato. and nrn ~
black color and warty surface The common
tfuille 1ubef c'oarf"'a) Is abundant n the cen-
ein. eia. anu ro s9,notn % PGfts OF Europe otcr epe
tlous Of tho f!ontinnnt 'A' "A'' :" '"'4oaa pof'
THE cARApA THEE,
Tho attention nf commerce has boon 1atoly
attracted to tho Carapa tfoe (Cdrapa Guianer,-
sss), on account Of the oil which 1t producea.
The tres abounda In French Guiana, especially
in tito Dla .rct Of Cachpour wl,ero It for1na vast
forests, It grows to larre .iza. and Ina ho.utt.
full. glossy pnn.to ,oavcs with ,nsnv ,a."a," nua
,rn sl1ee' ~ 10 pnna.o 'easc1 WIN many leaflets.
lno w ID s'etuou ny lilo Heeua, Which aro in
cloaod in capsule. Those faIt from February
to juno. and arc so abundant AZ to cover tl,e
ground to a ]entt nj a.ver,t ircba. +, oo,1..ta1
,,uruo I'll. ,,.r,oJ ,,,a .as,t, .,a,1 o'aeotoa
cnnt -. ." M R1'.Su. tne s1cns snclu apouso ~ por
,n1mtc ." r. ~ i. III stss sch' nssl. aau sntnei-
emaranu apaiass ~ p,,'t ~ ~, t. usoa n
~ rrtot 4is . e. aieo lMo " ufsI tneir bodiea
tesI,esa ohnnyio1s r,n rsse ~ H. .u ~ ~
Caycnue il from a25 to an, mr. tnn treo ~ ~
tho same genus {Carara {juiufen.i.l. md of
neatly identical habitH, grows Ia Africa where
ans nggtoee u8o 1h o! 1or makng soap aud
do tls nst,yea n So,l, S,naric. oa1' P"'p"ss -
WILD RICE PAPER.
lho wa rco Of North America (ztzanta
dqnaticn) IL widely dirnsel oyor the Continent,
but is particularly abundant In tho northwestern
portions. II rrora in wot ,rn-shv nI.aa. ..s
a,ono w.. ,.~ri,. - ia, rn t.,, FiAeeo' eoo
oAH wv "a'k."' =. 4&Aes. Inc cum OF stom
stse' ~ Ae'Hnt OF from TO 1eot, with broad
leaves. aud largo terminal panlcIe OF 1owers
The recda aro half an incl ,on, ,rn o1onao-
and covered Win A uark cu,,clo Tha Tn,t.n,
anu ploneer settlers mako use Of them AZ an ar
tscie OF food. cooked like rico. They arc nutri-
Iious put have saragc flavor. The stem Of
t,o ma' teo ~ ue'ns cA.el5i'ely emPloyed IN
raw matar,s a. tha asr'-t, raus ,s.;a; ID n'uso
Southern Europo. aud greatly nsed far 1nsE1n1 ~,
ropes, sacks, mats, basaets, etc..-aud being
Tree from stlcatos, tho paper made from 1t is
Iuio I,r ~ ~ ssonG aha hStin'e AZ that from rags,
to chemicals tne IN c1I"r' snd o11roat sesec.
speoks and blemisles II is ost1matnii that
l.0CO.0 600 tons Of tie ricc.plant can be obtniuod
annually from the Canadian lakes alone.
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THE AMETHYST.
The amethyst is simply variety of quartz @,
roclt-cryytal, OF BLUSH or nurpl;si,.vioiet co1or
II ia conn,, l., Frron.. ~ ...aH". os ne'e.'
,.,'1 I... - - a". Po ~ ulauy PARIS OF Scot
~ o4s "FoS'AAeoo AAc Aou4A LII
India. Ccyion, md BRAZIL It occasionally occ1,rs
in the lining Of Goodies and in veins And c,vt-
tias OF rocks. There s variety of spiral. hnv.
ing purpllsh hue which ia c,lIed tho f1r;ant.t
amethyss: but this ia a procious rcm diVa-;n,,
entirely in composition and value from tho ordi.
nary amethyst The import OF tleso latter
Ih.. o,o nshS nas yesn 20 gsoat ance lb12
market Ths frat Iots amt =, E.nnn ne ~ ane
from ,t 4lf1 mr. nrros NJ ~ nn,,,Is .'.It
Int M fla orsn.itv ;nrrooooi ~ ,s;. .S' "u,Sni'
1,ntil X hoceme ahs,imtatv uo.h;e ~ p''I1 'eeous
no paio can be- effected OF the iots m nn5 o''n'
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INTERNATIONAL, arooeaputca conooreo
Arrangements arc nndor wny fo- an 1ntsrn..