Arizona weekly citizen., 1882-07-30
Curious Trees.

 The India rubber tree IS a native of | India and South America. The guAvs tree, from the fruit ol which the d, hcious guaya jelly is made. | Is a native of the lndIes
 The butter tree WIS discovered in the central part of Africa; from the kernel Is produced a nice butter which will | keep year.
 In Malabar a tree called the tallow tree grows; from the seeds of it, when boiled, IS procured a fine tallow which makes excellent candles.
 There Is q tree m Jamaica called the ''ife tree" whose leaves grow even when severed from the plant. It Is impOssi- ble to kill 1t except with fire. The banyan tree, a native of India, is an object of great yeneration among the HindOos and Brahmins, who look upon 1t as an emblem of the Deity.
 The mama tree grows in Sicily and Calabria. 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 a sweet but nauseat- ing taste.
 There is no tree more frequently spoken of in the Bible than the fig tree, and a common cry even now In the streets of Cairo, in Egypt Is, "In the name of the Prophet, tigs," 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 great est wonder, which Is produced by mak- ing notches through the bark. At first when IL runs out 1t ls Is thick as cream. It has the same properties as glue. -.
 A tree called the travellers tree" of Madagascar, yields q e0pi6us supply of fresh water from it's leaves, very grate- ful to the traveller. It grown in arid countnes, and IS anCt tIer proof OI t1o fender care Of our Heavenly Father ill supplying all his cfe&tures' wants.
 The camphor tree grows ID Japan and ID some of t1e islands of the Pacific. The camphOr IS extracted from the wood of the tree, where 1t Is formed III con- crete Jumps some Of which are as large Hs mans arm, though this is rare. The tree has to be sacrificed to procure the camphor.
 The sorrowful tree IS found in the Is- land of Goa, near Bombay. It IS calle1 so because It nOuushes in the night. At sunset no flowers are to be seen, but soon after 1t IS covered with them which close up or fall of as soon as the sun rises. It has fragrant odor and blos- sons at night the year around.
 The COW tree, or pGto de vaca, grows on the rocks ID Venezuela, South Amer lea. It has dry and leathery leaves, and by making IncisIons in its trunk a kind of milk Oozes out, which Is tOlerRbly thick and of an agreeable balmy smell. At sunrise the natives may be seen hast ening from all quarters, furnished with large bowls to receive the milk.
 The island of Fierro, one of the largest of the Csnaries, IS so dry that not even R rivulet can be found, but by a wonder ful provision of Providence, there IS a species of tree, the leaves of which are narrow and long, aud continue green throughout the entire year; there IS also a constant cloud surrounding the tree, which is condensed, and falling in drops keeps the cistern placed under them constantly full.
 The date tree is a palm tree, and leaves | cut from the date trees, under the name | of palms, are used in the ceremonies of Palm Sunday, which IS the Sunday be- fore 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. It ls valu- | able for it's fruit and for the palm wine | drawn from it's trunk. Its leaves are | made into bats and baskets, and the fi- bers of the stems of the leaves are made into cord and twine.