Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1882-07-28
Curious Trees


The India rubber tree Is O native
Of India and Sou,h America.
Tue Suava tree, from the fruit OF
which, the delicious guava Jelly Is
made, Is u native Ut the ludIes.
Tue butter tree Was discovered IN
the Central part Of Africa: from its
kernII Is produced u nlce butter
which will keep year.
In Malabar tree called the tallow
tree grows; from tue seeus ot it, when
boiled, i, procured firm tallow which
makes excellent candles.
There Is u tree in Jamaica called
the lille tree" whose leaves grow
even wnen severed from the plant.
1t Is Impossible to Kill 1t, except by
lire.
The banyan tree is native of
India, and an object Of great venera-
uon AMONG the hludoos and Brah-
INNS, who look upon 1t as all en-
D.tm of the Deity.
The mauua tree grows in Sicily
and CalabrIa. In August the tree Is
tapped aud the sap flows out, after
which 1t hardeus by evaporation, and
the mamma is left, which Is OF a sweet
nauseatlns taste.
There is 10 tree more frequently
spoken of III the bible than the tis
| tree, and common cry even now in
the streets OF Cairo. in Egypt, is,
q" In the name of the Prophet-Figs,"
Il cry almost universally used by the
vendors Of figs.
The milk tree is a native of South
America. Its fruit is about the size
of small apple, but the milk is the
greatest wonder, which is produced
by making notches through the bark.
At first when it runs out it is as
tuck as cream. 1t has the same pro-
perties as glue.
A tree called the q" travellers tree"
of Madagascar, yields copious sup
ply of fresh water from its leaves,
very grateful to the traveller. 1t
grows in ARID countries, and is an
other proof of the tender care of our
Heavenly father in supplying all his
creatures wants.
The campEor tree grows in Japan
and in some of the Inlands of the
Pacific. The camphor is extracted
| from the wood of the tree where it is
fo'med in concrete Jumps, some of
which are as large as a mans arm,
though this is rare. The tree has to
be sacrificed to procure the cam
phor.
The sorrowful Tree is found in the
Island of Goat near Bombay. 1t is
so called because 1t hourishes in the
night. At sunset no flowers are to be
seen, but soon after it is covered
with them, which close up or fall off
as the sun rises. 1t has fragrant
odor, and blossoms Mt night the year
round.
Tue COW tree, or patio de vaca,
grows ON rocks in VENEZUELA, South
America. 1t has dry and leathery
leaves and by making missions in its
trunk kind of milk Oozes out, which
is tolerably thick and of an agree
able balmy smell. At sunrise, the
natives may be seen Fastening from
all quarters, furnished with large
bowls 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 a wonderful provision of
Providence, there i, a species of
trees, the leaves of which are narrow
and long, continuing green through
out the entire year; there is also u
constant cloud surrounding the tree,
which is condensed, and falling in
drops keep the cisterns placed under
them constantly full.
The date tree is a 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 strewel 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
are made into hats and baskets, and
the tibres of the stems of the leaves
are made into cord and Irvine.