The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-12-24
Curious Trees.
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| Exchange The guava tree. from the fruit of which the delicious guasa jelly IS made. IS a native of the Indies.
 The butter tree was discovered in the central pan of Africa from Is kernel IS produced nice butter which will keep year.
 In Malabar a tree called the ,allow tec grows; from the seeds ot II. when : i,oited. ,s procured firm ,alicw winch makes excellent candles
 There IS a tree m Jamaica called the life tree" whose leaves grow even when severed from the plant. II IS impossible ,s kill Il except with fire.
 The banyan tree, native of India. Is an object of grea, scnera,ion among the l Hindoos and Brahmins, who look upon i, as an emblem of the Deity.
 The mama tree grows m Sicily and CalAbna. In Angus, the tree IS tapped and the sap flows out. after which 1t hardens by evaporation. and the mama is Jeff. which is of swce, but nausea,ing taste.
 There Is no tree more frequently spoken of Tn the Bible than the fig tree. and a common cry even now m the streets of Cairo. in Egypt. IS, "ln the name of the prophet-figs.s ey almost universally used by the vendors of figs. The milk tree IS a native of south l America. Its fruit IS about the size oi a small apple. bu, the milk IS the greates, wonder, which IS produced by making no,ches through the bark. A, hrs, when | II runs ou; if IS as thick as cream. It has the same properties as glue. 4 tree called the travellers tree. Of Madagascar. yields copious supply oi fresh water from its leaves, very grateful to the traveller It grows in ard eoun- tries. and is another proof of the tender care oi our Heavenly Father in supply ing all his creatures wants.
 The camphor tree grows m Japan and m some of the islands of the Pacific. The eamphor Is extracted from the woad oi the tree. where i, IS formed III concrete Jumps, some of which are as larsk as d mans arm. though this IS rare. The tree has io be sacrificed to prncUre the cam phor.
 The sorrowful tree is found m ,he island of Goa. near Bombay. 1; is so called because |, fiour,shes m the night. Al sunset no flowers are io be seen. but soon after |, Is covered with them. winch close up or fall of as the sun rises. IL has fragrant odor. and blossoms al night the year round.
 The COW tree. or pazu de I.dta. grows on rocks m Venezuela. South America. l, has dry. lea,he.y leaves. and by mak- ing incisions in its trunk q kind of milk oores out. which IS tolerably thick and of an auyerahle haltuy smell Al sunrise the natives may be seen has,enlng from all quarters, furnI he'd with large bowls i ,e te=esrc the milk
 The island of Fleuo, one of the largest of the Canaries. is so dry that no, even a a riyulct can be found. but by wonder ful provision of Providence, there $ a spe- cies of trees. the leaves of which are nar- row and long. and continue green throughout the entire year; there IS also 1 a constan, cloud sorroundrng the tree, which IS condensed. and falling in drops keeps the cis;erns placed under them constantly full.
 The date tree IS palm tree, and leaves l cut from the date tree, under the name ! of palms. aie used Tn the ceremonies of Palm Sunday. which IS the Sunday before Easter. when the multitude cut down i palm trees and strewcd them ln the path of the lord. Almost every part of thIs . tree is valuable IL Is valuable for f's 1 fru, and for the palm wine drawn from its trunk Its leaves are made into hats and baskets. and the iibres of the stems of the leaves are made into cord and twlBc.