Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-07-21
CURIOUS TREES

The India rubber tree is native OF India
and South American.
The guava tree, from the fruit OF which
the delicious guavs jelly is made, is a
native OF the Indies
The butter tree was discovered in the
central part of Africa from its kernel IS
produced nice butter which viii keep
year.
In Malabar a tree called the tallow tree
grows; from the seeds of it. when boiled.
is procured a firm tallow which makes ex-
cellent candies
There is tree in Jamaica called the
' life tree, whose leaves grow even when
severed from the plant Il is impossible
to kill it, except with fire.
The banyan tree, native OF India, is an
object of great veneration among the Hin,
docs and Brahmins, who look upon it as an
emblem of the Deity
The mama tree grows in Sicily and Ca.
labria. In August the tree is tapped and
the sap flows out, after which it hardens
by evaporation, and the mama is left,
which is of sweet but nauseating taste.
There is no tree more frequently spoken
OF IN the Bible than the zig tree, and
common cry even now in the streets OF
Cairo, in Egypt, is, In the name of the
Prophet-Figs," cry almost universally
used by the venders of figs.
The milk tree is a native of South
America. Its fruit is about the size of d
small apple, but the milk is the greatest
wonder, which Is produced by making
notches through the bark. At first when
1t runs out it is as thick az cream. It has
the same properties as gluo
A tree called the " travellers tree" of
Madagascar, yields copious supply OF
fresh water from its leaves, very grateful
to the traveller. 1t grows in arid countries,
and IS another proof of the tender care of
our Heavenly Father in supplying all his
creatures wants.
Inc camphor tree grows in Japan and in
some OF the islands OF the Pacific. The
camphor If extracted from the wood of
the tree, where it is formed in concrete
Jumps, some OF which are as large as 2
man arm, though this is rare. The tree
has TO be sacrificed to procure the camphor.
The sorrowful tree is found in the Island
OF Goa, near Bombay. 1t is SO called be-
cause it nourishes in the night. At sunset
no flowers are to be seen but soon after
1t is covered with them, which close up or
tall oil as the sun rises. 1t has fragrant
odor, and blossoms at night the year round.
The COW tree, or patio de racd, grows on
rocks in Venezuela, South America. 1t
has dry and leathery leaves, and by max.
ing incisions in its trunk kind Of milk
oozes out, which is tolerably thick and OF
an agreeable balmy smell. At sunrise the
natives may he seen fastening from all
quarters, furnished with large bowels to
receive the milk.
The island of Fierro, one OF the largest
of the Canaries, is so dry that not even
rivulet can be found, but by wonderful
provision of Providence, there is a species
of trees, the leaves of which are narrow
and long, and continue green throughout
the entire year there is also a constant
cloud surrounding the tree, which is con.
densed, and falling in drops keeps the
cisterns placed under them constantly full
The date tree is palm tree, and leaves
cut from the date tree, under the name Of
palms, are used in the ceremonies of Palm
Sunday, which is the Sunday before Easter,
when the multitude cut down palm trees
and strewed them in the path Of the Lord.
Almost every part of this tree is valuable.
1t is valuable for its fruit and for the palm
wine drawn from its trunk. Its leaves arc
made into hats and baskets, and the fbers
OF the stems of the leaves are made into
cord and twine.