, 1876-08-19
Flora Round About Chicago
THE Borage Family.
Extraordinary Brazilian Flowers.
Evolution OF Species-.Can.
ada Geese.
Value Of Leaf. Mold to ees.--Weather.
Warnings-..Briof Scientific
Notes.
JAPAN.

PERSONAL ESrEElEScEt. onrENvATinSa, AMI
University q r"klo, ,;;lal9u. Sso; ny. 4.5.
New York: Harper Il Irulhess. Chicago: Jan
ten. MrClurg 4 C0.
Dat Nippon, III the Kingdom OF Japan is
called by the natives, eu1,ssts at four large
islands nnd 3SaH smnilcr unrs, lying In the
Pacific Oc"u, III the farm ur rresccnt with the
cone,yn RIlc toning toward Asia. 1lurIdu the
inaln island, wrongly nasHcl Ivy foreigners
Nippon. or Nlphnn. has III, area Of al,olt IS 200
squire ,ntles; fcSu. the sccuEl largest lsaull,
has an urcn uf ,tN0 RHlsarr mtrs; klusin, the
third, Inns III artn Ut ld,tSD square miles; nnl
Slsok, a,s area Of 1O.c09 s1larr miles. The En-
pirc extends from 81 deg. to 45 deg.
81 min. north 1utitulc, anu has ii
lcngth 0f 1900 miles, mud breadth,
ut thu widest portion, of about COO niles. The
southern extremity IT tic EinpIre Is separated
from, Corea by Il strait 5N0 miles vide. anil the
northcrnnltast 1sa,nl, Saghal1n, ceietl 10 Russia
iii 1s75, approaches tile coast of Asia su nearly
that irun Norcto the intervening space Of +
nltleA may ba crossed by cn,loe. After the
prevalence for several days of wind from tic
northeast, Mr.. triti's stntrs that one may walk
across to the continent dry-snud. During three
or four mouths VI the year, the strait Is hero
frozen over su as to admit IF the passasc ot
tcauss or foot-trnvclcrs on the lee.
Two-tllirtls Of tho area OF japan Is mount ain.
laal. frzo II " one nlo'l,ltal1l.mass," the must
elevated peaks q! wtiyh rise to the height of
S,000 feet. 1londo IL trlyerscd from end to Gt,]
by mountn!r.ehaIns, studded with lofty ptnra-
clcs. Fnslyan,a. nj, extinct volcano 50 TITLES
from Yctlo, or Toklo, las m altitude Of lilo
feet. Numerous volcanoes exist IN tho
is'a''"s, ns e''u easto4'a"es arc very frequent
Tic rivers Ut Japan nrr sllurt, md, IN
dkp uI,yt1f Int
rnips arr r;,nrcl IL ,,nnrtou. torrcn,. tl,nt ~
1 irn"., i I " , ,-aot Ill., sna. o
tcli lHHn"Hte aaa heHo!lte "h'e tEacts TIC extent
Of these mountain. streams il, aecorJIng to Mr.
' I ''.'. ..,.,! 'H' ~, ."e sa'' "asc,s
"r.ms f'c n,' II a aeGM wi'n s5, sm M maM,'Sl!
str'nas an'n'; 1tit tlIe 'lly G''y 81 trc.h water
",aa Mn u ~ ~. ~ iIIS ~ e"Mi "a i,su" Wh,cn y ~
M ,e. S H p !" TI ~ ,,i. M H." sSSsn @ a. nlIss from
;Is ~ i. sI,a!fa H. f";%'sf tspt,l q ~ @ Es:
pis. '-MaEn ~, y, "r N'. 10. ~ r.s't nee fn The
pe;f%r. p;c,: e f., Jarans 7; ..,,.x ,.o., w
b,,am. nv o'9 3n. ~ m. @ n,o as m 1y tnys
sHn'rt': , icto !, covered wifi forests: aul iie
timber %unpsf o'i INC 'ti.r 'a:Ec itan!s j. q! great
L vMt,.W. ncn.'S, Et'm ,aaap!aHiy H. The IT,
Hhi.."itS ~ s.' m,a,iurI As'h Sapinet,haRes
inrn',T @ y H. fiuii ,i', r. fod fos 'n. Tue nnes Of
shown. ,,s: tI.ey hass Lsen Imrortsa from otIsr
;aHl ,ac, MS wi, III H. h;a"r;c " .r1 f eefeas s
t."i.N ~. "'n'"f'e Fl''"Hs
@ mhe ; ih,ra OF anr"n ~ ssfy men*!e; Thc hcar,
netr, M" '..sef anS hhErx; nid many OF l'c
afS m si".a :" pc aEen,s; 'lt the
n fasE agrs tmg otras % a's s!'Hhy tnofc % prey
anEr i,rr,s nt md sntEs s nr" rns ,,op
mocxa u VIII i,w' fe ,ularly summer III fczo anu
hat ba, ~ ,'w ir mr.. rtav f u. nst osfasolly
% ssns M 1t: r.: M h '> sr. s so S d. sSur Tst rn,rr pas
lin, Irau: ,nd a.,i ron ex!.tas ii larsc rpesli.'
Imnorlant snHrcs Sni of rlvrvr '''''eu prove IN
warmth W. ~ f j.; %n.'T1n ; portion o. shs lmrs 10
Ny ssesie. rs, sas: @ ,|se '"s s"%. S,!H II
a1,t'. @ vs1 ~ aspth T., ;sas rk liono
Ihe tenuetshr. ~ t,ie wei *ltc y! u" islan.s IL
"sn~ q e "ar' a M H., ,n sl1ws from
'pF @ ~; ds,;fs'I%n n s'p's"n M ~ 'lsir ,b
i sSsa ss ; & 'sSa saa,y y osss sas
Mh ~ r !r isf's Us ''ma acs sn!!''as"n-
si'ss s"I s nastA fl. ~ wu"o ~ Yr1 .o ~ i""u
IN 1,I. ten Grsksn a,,.,.y ny ths spa's y paw
qu1nrs nj ", an t9,a1 "er,a q at f I'M sGnn,y ~ VA.
nati hef's fn''sds!s ~ cariy ar t.e sixth ccn
y y h.r M.;, .c "nseaim i ceniMfy wy ean',sd
,nnt,ss " ,hv e%uc hive lten s"nye5;c! tF,sa hc
~ mslgn. II, na"s, f. 1soM 1s., s4a y ,s ss:s
a. e.: NJ, W.. III "lt"n In Ho1 are 'alcs unl .'S
s assaIais: ,SntIs: 10 te be,t authorities. ,u,
xs!sS i%sssss?. %%y ''s '.ss a!ta. w.
xM'ss a,ysnsnisTs ,a fans from GhIna were driven
s%ea W is #ni sns III. aSy rayyc, ,5s
art ~ ,na!.a,aetir'.1E EnMs any powder; Sewn
affr Iii g . daG1atsag Il SasiS. Walled ths
O. lheHecila !ao"t. sllhcr in"sinNaritr fnll0wcd
@ ss %St'sa 'st ii w isl all sy s!y' sl Wr' ai if ss a
Ghuiehcs lu!, an! concerted Lao. 0D natives. In
s'. IT, , .%o yy;nhns y;ss nnnrmen wtr1 dispatched