, 1876-02-19

4 speciss Of tho Soon,iia. c4llod By Tue nat,,os
'MunRnenHue." ts 1t oncn b useful and An
ornamental troc Its leavea Of = bright soft
creon, arc eagerly eaten by eheep and catta;
and isa yellow, pIim.like fruit haa = delicious
Iorfume nnl flavor. From the pulp Of tha
frnt gratofnl drink ia Hado BY combining II
WITH wates and a.gsr. Tho wood Of the Mum
hrancnos are In great dcmnnd for fencing, whla
stom planted In tho ground quickly takes root
ttd gro1s into large. shhd, tres. .1u the
tus-!lke Enphorblna predomtnaso, somo Of them
attaining Tho height Of fosess-tsees.
One OF tlo taost stmpottant plansa grow.
ing in Angola, Or 10 oil At1.ea, is .he
herb, not reaching above foot Or two Ia height,
ADD harng leaf and Eenerat look like clover.
1ta bright: yellow. pea-llko blossoms are borne
On lonH, eiendor asaka.. ahch curl doan aftet
earth, where tbev tipeu. The plant ia largely
cultivated and, whom covering acres Of ground
with lta !uah. vivid foliage, affords charming
slight. The eoed ia sown in October or Novem-
br April. but they do not rtlcn until July or Au-
Knst. When young. tho nut ia toahted In ths
pod. nnd then Affords very sppetizine food:
but. when ripe, II II oxsromely oily. aud is then
genozal!y eaton with bananas, Or With eomo
PREPARATION OF the Man1oc-roos. Thousands OF
TOM OF Rrouud-uuta arc exported to Europe
rrinclDsl1y to Ffapce, wl!tre the III ~ expressed
from them. which in quite equal to olive-oil for
the table, OF for burning in lamps. IN Angoin,
tho oil in gtcht measure takes tho place OF but
tor ip couk4ne. ami ia we'll adapted Tor the pur-
pose. being teroil OF smell or tasto.
In the .ntoEioT Of Angola csooping plants ayo
remarkably abundant aud lu1urtaut Among
those IL one OF sa many Bpocios yielding india
rubber, The Lan.lo|paa Jlorida-nglnnt cresper,
tops Of the Iof.iest trees. .Its stem," sa5s Mr..
3louteiro, "is aometimes n thick "a . mau'a
thigh; hnd- in the dsnae woods Of Quiballs, I
hAre saen = considerable oxtopt OF foreHt fed-
nj Il t,A f.a.
all directions. with its thick stems. liks grant
hAwsers; abovc, tho trees were nearly hidden by
Its large. bright, datk~greon Leaves, and studded
with beautiful bunches o! pare whita star.
tho elza OF largo oranRo, Of a yellow color
when ripe and perfectly round, with q hard,
brittle shell inside 1t IN fnll Of = soft, roddish
pulp, In uhich the eoeds arc contained. This
pulp Is Of 4 very agreeable acid favor, and ia
much liked by the uattyoa. Tic 1pe fruit, when
cleaned out, ~ employed BIZ tlem to coutRir
au1A1l quantities Of OIL etc. 1t IL not a!says easy
to obtain rpe aeeds rs this creeper is the favor
ito resort Of vlllauous. Henit1a,laparent iong-
| logged red ant-"ith d Bringing b,te hka red.
hol nead!o,-uhleis is reFy fond otsihe pulp and
besds."
Ono Of tho most beautiful Of tho Towering
| shrubs Of Angu.s III tho C0ndcnsid narsH.a,-
q at1Agglsng bush. with long brAucheg coyernd
with large leayos 1nt bearing c!uAtesa Of AoweEf
Of exquisite shape and hue. The lowor petal oi
each Hover Is nearly hs largo AZ tbs opGn band.
| and ia foEtnhd like shell with t1uteI bofler.
II ls tinted with detcAts. creamy white in ths
cootre aud edged with golden rim. Another
shrubbr pans tcochiospern.unt -Angoense) IL
dcrcEbod as having large. brighs-yelos dosert
about ! inches ACROSS that arc like magniaed
| huttereNps a stape aud color. ,...
But the n.oHt angular OF an tho plants found
IN Angola il tho Wtlnuscht Ia 1ntratilis,-a coal,
fer which has formed tho subject OF = splendid
monograph BY DR.. ilooker. From that mono
graph wo copy the foIloxing account: "Tht
Welwissehi. is . woody plant. said to attain.
feet long. OF witch few iucl,ss rise abo7o thu
soil, presenting tho appearance Of fiat,
two-lobod. depressed mass. eometines tnc.
coraiDg to :Dr. welv'tsclo, atsatatns II
round tabs. When fnli. grown. Ii ia l.rk-brouu
hard. and cracked over tho wAo1o surface {tuuch
like tho burnt surface OF 4 loaf OF brcad); tht
lower portion forms q htous tap.root4 bHElsu In
tho soil, mud branching downward4 at the end
From deep grooves iii tho circumference OF the
| depressed mas.. two enormous lc2vns are given
on. zach feet long when fnll'Erown.-
a%,s Rnt to ss hSss
split to tho base into innnmcrsblo
thougs TINT lie curling Upon tho surface Of ths
soi Its discoveveT describes these sanl0 twa
lenves as being present from tho earliest condl.
| tion OF the pAnt aud assu1ea me that they ara
in fact developed from tho two cotvlctons Of tbs
seed, aud are persistent, being replaced BY no
others. From the circumference Of the tabular
mass. above but cIose tu the insertion OF
he leaves, spring stout dIchotomouay-
brsuched cvmes. nearly foot hleh be-
ing smat. erect Hcarlas cones, which, erou:.
tually become obtong, anl attain tho size Of
those Of the common sprncc-tIs., the scales u
the coues arc very closely lrnbricated. and con.
tam, when Young and still very sruall. solitary
flowers. which in Soma cones are hermophrodlta
(strucsnra'!y not functloasly), IN o'hors, fc.
inale, The hermsphrodlte flower cansista
de!phous s!amens with glohass throo-iocular
anthors, surrounding central ovule. the inses-
ument OF which Is produced into atyiiform Big.
mold tubo, terminated BY dlscod apex. rhe
female flower consssB OF solitary erect o1oie,
contained in a compressed usricular poriorth.
Tho mature coma is heterogeneous. anu c3nsains
broadly. winged fruit III eacll Hcae.'
This strange plant has beau found south. Ia
Dhmara Land, and northward to about II deg.
y. LAT, Il srowa III the burning sands Of tho low
loyel lands.
ments In Angola for nearly 500 years. ti,ev lavt
done vary ltte to benefit the country by tho cut-
tnro of fruit Of tho development OF agriculture.
Al tho f7,its Of warm. temperate climate
Kingdom; yet few forelgn varieties have
boon introduced, aud but .scAnty sup
Plies of any aorts aro to DO procured.
Uranges Of delicious quality NAV bo eastl,
few trees have becu p'antod. Tho same may be
said OF the mango. tAe rine'apple,. tho Crane,
and tho fg. Tho limo. Tue coHee-plans and tho
snays frs,dii Gaotsa grow via andHo' IN msng sn'
| lIn%pp ALL tAS ]N' a." Af."F''< 80
tho custard, d,applo {Anona) arc quite common.
Tho tarnbo {ja'nbosa rnt9aris) il natsso 10 tue
soil, and. though its fruit IL lnsipI1 1t has tue
agreoablo accut of altar uf roses. ..-.-.
Tho cocoa-pum {Chrysobdiaaus 1caeal coyeia
vast areas on tAe ecacoast, and furnishes fruit
for tho natives dwelling II it5 vicinity. lta
da,E-nurple plumb ato taatclesJ, but havo an
astrlngont ausl,ty that is shared by tue entira
. plant. Bansnss require but blight attention 10
secure prolific growth; yet tns atseutlou
J is given so scsntsly by tho negroes
! fruit. Maizo ia cultivated by the nasiytt
aud occasionally the BSeot potato, aud Bptelca
Of yea. Tho msndioo.roo the casuava Of tho
Wett Indies ('faniho' a.pD furnishes tue chiei
article Of dict among vnsloua trlbes. Chill pep-
per ia tho universal condimont. The plnus
:. grows evsrynhese without cultivation, and its
! bright foliage aud scarfes borries arc an orna.
tnct to suy locality. Soap. in tho form Of sn's
. Rprcs may be gathorod from tho bushes by
| wliooscr Will. Il Is borne by haudaomo-teased
rlaut named so!annm sapoRaceuns, For perfume
fhA Auun16r4 f1Aa tina naHA If TIM ffih{5E1is