, 1876-02-19
SPARKS or SCIENCE,

~ mini ad hnoyu ~ A"e'AA0 *'o'o'' ""''&~
ontpuc ~, .f,nv,,r
ofA"ho VI sIlhNCE.
THE FLORA OF Angola.
Tho fertile soil. tho tropical climate. and tie
diversity In The physical conlguratiou Of AuRola
cat,Ra thfa eounsrv To he eanori.lv rich and VA.
r;o, T., q. ,.o.t.h,, r,o,,,t,,,. ~, ,,,a =.
.su ~ .s 49,. ~. r.. a. a. ~
II stteienes nach 1ton' tno 1eas hoa NJ tnree us
acto1izod BY dlderensly-marked types Of
nI.nt 1I,o. The rsoton along tic eosst
r,.,o,t. f.~o- .noc;., thon a.. di,-
p'e.'a.s ~, .'"s. ep.eso DAu
OF . coarse and hardy nature. Conspicuous
among than arc the gigantic baobabs or "uon-
key.fru,t tres ~ fAdnuson;a di1ttatah which, sre
.s.a., a.. ,.,u... t~.a. 4. ~. ,..~,d rh.w 80
among 'he 'essest ssee7 10 .no "o''o AnsS A'o
very abundant throughout Cenlsas africa. and, o5
their enormous size, dwarf orery other member
Of tho vegetable kingdom into comparative iu-
si,n,6,.rr,
lucy ate nos very lotty 10 ne1ehs' puE thoi.
vast trunks tiaB 70 al 2ltltuda Of from 10 to ~
feet with drams.sr VARYING, In the oldest spool
mems, from 20 to 30 feat. Bomo Of rho largest
nm a4eNeolo o'ei Ao' aee' IL a.4
hon3elro' 10 whom We arc ehoHy indebted 1os
the Information fuado nso Of In this stticle states
that the largest baobab ho eve. Raw was " g. feot
| NF4h md fJNh la
r,,,a,,, sxs.,. ~, IL. ..s.t, .,.r,,. T,. s...s
nnoas .s .ash ~ =" nnaoo.. tta9a. LUZ mugs
baSah, ~ M ~ an fo.t ~, .. ,h,c- ~ thor bs.o
H. trnnt T " rs,st,a.s % ,os,o
a,r.s ~ H.. h.ni,sS IN SixIdsa ;,.o .nvs ansf.
i it u suo alo .;5 'so sS.s,, aS W..
lo'a, Anu a, hio u > illu. utIens g,:s.' nn.n
s ,ussu s.aa .u.I pa'' OLA 0'o
oo1.ea sno scIsoo ng s!een7'
| ~ no"eth az Ake tHteo eao".o .oatts u poT
ues pns: VI inIass ae.Iss WI s Ssu"n ~ ~
psosa Heo pesAn ."ssluE psGH t' itou, .l '1e,' 80.
@.oto LILY tos laoN Haa , ~. m ~ w tos
tues pecone '1ppea VIII 5G'oW., w.. ne5 ~ euG 70
Goeeau ~ soaflnspeu isn'. ..ot ~ 49, ~ T. - -
!heues !onet ano Aamnslus oS u.en -. = 1 :. 81
n iens1a. tuo ane.! o. sno iIut - sely aato'
a,+.n', "a n5 s,,n, 1;, 49,
xxoxderr qe,nrlsh rad suh.tanec n .htcn ~, IL
5G.oouea @ t.rtesa, ~ "eu ~ 49, ~
.ae a.. " .ad .do ~, ,aaa
oa seasc1ts. ine re- neeaa aso dsao tnso naea! au.
unoa ~ H. ~ pa'p n .S ~ aa!
A a!ao au IN .o 1a ~. ~ -.
NV ene!o u ~ tut. a4o unea " .uo nss4s , ca
~ ,a,,sa 49,. .t,ssa .,r,a,s r.,,tS r. :,
mesnc PURPOSES. IS 'ueae CURIOUS l 1suts nsns
~ ~ eoD ~, ~ trn.. ,a., tato
sstie sn,aa1sncc ANY g,' ''
1ne @ Wood o. .ne oaouso's "nlsness @ aos 'nuo.
A.. aor ''sn W .au rnrse,. sA1n
nao, .a t.st ts :, ,,pnt c,,;,d nnt -. -. ~
Iua. ~ ~ ~ srou ouu Aot ssto
". =. -. ~ 80 .I, ata, ar =. es,o.
~ sa - ouva -n.. .aa,Ii.r ~ rt,,tist ..hsn-ahi,a
o.,ss,at ,sn xxx ~ s;,!"r h,rc, s0 ~.
oati' i.n a1 stirarr a .1.n't no naior -, ota-
1aoa "a a1g fo1nno thsn thsra foIioTt abont % M
o, SuH nv -. -. ,r,tt,
nIs.s =. .,e,, ~ ,,op anat - h. ~.
he NV soax tSe ,num s.ana
MusH sars ,,,sh Io tha 5nnar h,rS ,na ,sst,r
rs,a vss nf n,l,,o 1u ,oos. % woodr MIRA hsr,,. ~
49, Hrrros, thnr nnr,eryir 1ot,nn m,;da,wa3
mo. .on,aaaI -. .,5 hrcs;r'ns o,itn TsaaIts wi,h
ttsnraa sni ra-v fi,rons 1r,cri,-a "''@ =
A~SSa SSSn s,;a,onsy. - tua hsnn.t.t-n,t, b.,rr ar
,;ch. ,ud n'tIv rc,d,ty ,icrsvs and tha trcns bc
sooa thEoM n 1o nso tbesa
esri,ies a, cstarns for staring r.in- ratsr. Ala,
en,uns - .wsr tho aof,er or5er hark tho tnner
Ghrn1u s.rt y, thn baohaba n,sy be- strtnucd oil
no,oos . ~ ~ T; =. .e.,e ~ ;o.r =. saa ~
he h,.rSnS sus ~ - forn, . -so rot,rorb NJ
Dsns po9naiu ~ a,no ~ =" es,o ito r"1a and sst
eosApe ~ passsI sh ~ varon ,nto rana 'It
1sm n.o 1e.iant o,sa,;ai ~ n.rcr
H. tsoo .as.a. ~, svsVar m nin,r ,rom ~ ~
tSn I,a, h,.t " ~ ~ ci,,I,t raars M
dnros now NJ ~ isvc1s ~ saciant tbeknas. "a br
aucus .s,'aa .cn .Ascts VI e14's'oAs ~ -
On tho truuIs O, tho baobabs growing neal
aaa sme eoa3.' IL ..'a tnee~i1 fi"ctorJa, -, I've
oss - 'aia T. H. sss4 T. H. rnia,;r'. s. TX
..so s.s " r"n,od ,reI,ii ~ orcn,l <y.is ts mur1
ussI in dyeine ellis. 10 wlci II lnparts brsrh
a,,,.r IN ,chsr be 1r;r,n,, nera mn sh"yo M
sasne! wv uenan, =, a1ninR p as 1u sto1a -
Ta ata; o or,~s h v.r;ons nnrta ~ H.
ror,d hn. that o,asiss, IN 1mvoIs ~ ssoarnaj
snv u1s sq,5oc;os ., ta ,c,,;o.-,re.a hc
,onU'ns 70 fio samo fam,iy A. t,a bsobsbs.-sr
Il tho Of # Apro. Tbe frul
i tae sxresa ssia I i aash u.s5 y ~ n.tiys
and boats shal' pso'.{ uo"eds. win; noHeses xe
ip s;p Mnmtciro Jc.tes int Vim = ri,ast or IT,
naj,o nta ~ Wam,,c i,s onra cat,,srad anil hon
Isao .,nua tnnaea Nv sh,hn, .sars nr ~ ,,'n,
an,'J ,'iaccj tI,or, ~ h.. rnom in vs4e NJ vatn,
@ a'a p,aeIu 'ue'ta ao,atnr ~ ~ ,s,s shecpaI