, 1876-06-03
SPARKS OF SCIENCE.
Flora Round About Chicago...Tha
Rose Family.
The Rainbow.Fish, and How Ho Builds
a Nest.
Exhibition Of Scientific Apparatus.'.
Florn Of South Australia.

NorM Kingdom more nsc1h' lah'tls l''a'l l.io
l2osacNs. which affords the mott 'al"ao'c 1,u'1s
produced in temperate climates; nor Is thcre
ono celebrated for grcatcr beauty, for docs II
not contain tho, rosr, 1nstly acknowledged Tic
queen of 1owcrss The tami!y comprises sescFhl
suleordcrs, viz: the AmNgIate tA'nond'
Trlhc) the Hosdeee (sose-Ir'oc), aha thc
Ponsos pcarTribe),
The A1mond-Tribc embraces the Peact', Nee
tarinc, Plum, Cherry Almond, Sloc, WIG
Cherry, Choke Cherry, etc. Ihc species 'hhnos
almost exclusively the cold OF temperate regions
OF tho Northern ucu'tsphcfc,-ah 'ns'en1hcant
number occurring III South america, anu m
scattered localities In tue 1offla conc ~ ID
now agreed by tho best authorizes tnat tae
Peach has never been iouha In a w.tu Matc:
India: the Cherry also in Asia; tho Nccturlnc
Is IN onsp'ng @ ol anu a,,s % ,u,ao,a, @ Il, no
Is 1etefrea 70 .ne s.''e se"0' A"'S''"''''' - ''
% tho same species.
Tho only representatives Of the tribe indigo
nous in our vicinity arc tho Dwarf Cherry
fpr,,,, +,..u;,o, ,yhh,h rrows a]our tho lake
shore; and thu Choke Cherry q. y'rotH'ano}'
which IS found on t''c banks Of running streams.
Both species blossom in May, and are easily
recognized BY their white ewers-in ,,t,, tho Inst
racclnes.
or the tribe Ro'ee9t, there aro IN our Chicago
renrra, Tlr wild Strawberries fFra1aira lTr.
E."e'" 80 :, 1,....s '...s H., ,,a,..,, .,,,....,
WAr'Hd "''o =. 'e"tV WY ~ psa'" ,u'' ,,,. ,','.
weeks ago. Both species Affect dTy so'ls' out
neither scommonhcrcabouts The p. 1tsca mny
lie distinguished from the +. rirginana By its
th,,,nor ,c.r .,f ,7o,c slender i,ahtt seycral
In'',l.eF 4Inscs na .,o' a,1a,,, ~ ,,, Tho
Of tho iofcitatas arc asleaoy III o'os'!a. 4Ao
stlyer-Wccd (l. ansera) Is covered With brig HI
yellow flowers, down M the lakc-siorc: aud Its
ric, hnndsnnc fo1jorc-earh leaf lined
with With a cont Of silvcry down-!s
waving In lush ia3urmnco Ill tne "'hd' Inc
Common Cinqucfo!l {l'. Cdnade"sts) Is equally
advanced In It's DEVELOPMENT, and Is abundant
tr ,ry 1,ro,,,,1s 1ts nvo icafcts civc It the
III ury sFounus - Nv w., 's's'stn T's, Ta ~ -.
cnnInon name OF tiVerflngef. ahe +.
sorfYea nolne.} weG ~ soa'"n ,ia, ~ neaas. LIME.
IN damp places @ n2ft , anu soatn % ., " & VII n1c E,n
into binsson Lis ,mnhLh Ia,,I aAs na,'n i,s, sHe
fingor X rm ,! mes tn nus ,nst p.ft y ;bn Stt'u tsr
tIe yellnw ilo"tss LUTTE y ,1oss VI ,c o!ea %
plant aoounds neaf t''e s"a'''l'a III saa'erS
ot1tloh. f.. o., .,,aa,o. a.. n
~ t'le tffnnst We nave nMs 9hG sies'eS; @ t',S u.
albunt, or hltg Aveha Whlsn Is N.Y. ~ Ill oios.
som n wooded lands west ,,, 9f tic elty; II lsa
ainhucr-stehlillea I'nnt! WIN -, IoDea ichses.
Ic ngliohy tt1n5'nf1Mn tn,f ..I,: MGts,torp pu!ts
io9t s ",r y s,.i WILL t. con,n IN thc
bordcFs oi tite "ooas: lug Psei.y opI"1 a'.l,
4fG II the!I b,nno o1,!;,.,,,, MN
JMly Inc Ninetk fat ,,c1. -: ,rt% G%poa
leaves and corynos o, wtG mowels' n ,'. nen
zen oi INC s"a1aps at Hfaccinilt a!su tsn,suhts
S.a.on @ ' e n. mtvatlnr Is "rIt ca,s,ne @ an
Jona WHY; anuer c%itsa1 ,r IN ,siJ T.. & VII
ornament 81 llG gaEuehs EIo"s Man 4,u ~ !Trm, rS,'
Met Troun9e' anu - ~ pnIss ss' l., .; ,,tt,o
1iafdi!ack y, lomeiosd', WEle1 aas ucnhu pah.'
slcs rosstntel 1ows1e LIS, Is 1SsS ,,ers cro ous
nay - found al uis,aohs an'' M'..grs. .,,
VI Tue genus 1tHuHst WHICH, tUntNllih LbE llalbP'