The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1882-05-10
Curious Trees,

The India rubber tree is a native of
India and South America.
The guaya tree, from the fruit of which
the delicious guava jelly is made, is q
native of the Indies.
In Malabar, q tree called the tallow
tree grows; from the seeds of It, when
boiled, is procured a firm talloY which
makes excellent candles.
There is a tree in Jamaica called the
life tree" whose leaves grow even when
severed from the plant. 1t is impossi-
bic to Kill it, save by FIRE.
n butter tree was discovered by
Park in the central part of Africa
from its kernel is produced a nice butter,
which will keep a year.
The banyan tree is a native of India,
and Is an object of great veneration
among the Hindoos and Brahmins, who
look upon it as an emblem of the Deity.
The mama tree grows il Sicily and
Calabrla. In August the tree is tapped,
and the sap flows out, after which it
hardens by evaporation, and the mamma
Is left, of a sweet and ~nauseating 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-Figs," a cry al
most universally used by the vendors of
fruits.
A tree called the travellers tree, of
Madagascar, yields a copious supply of
fresh water from its leaves, very CRATE
full to the traveller. 1t grows in the most
and countries, and is another proof of
the tender care of our Heavenly Father
in supplying all His creatures wants.
The sorrowful tree is found in the
Island of Goa, lear Bombay. 1t is SO
called because it 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 a fragrant odor, and blossoms at
night the yea round.
The Island of Fierro, one of the
largest of the Canaries, is SO dry that
not even a rivulet can be found, but by
a wonderful provision of Providence,
there is a species of tree, 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 condensed, and falling
in drops keeps, the cisterns placed under
them constantly full.
The date tree is a palm tree, srd
leaves cut from the date tree, under the
name of palms, are used in the cere-
monies of Palm Sunday, which is the
Sunday before Easter, when the multi
tude cut down palm trees and StIewed
them in the path of our Lord. Almost
every part of this tree is valuable. s. IS
valuable for its fruit and for the palm
wine drawn from its trunk. Its leaves
are made into hats and baskets, and the
fibres of the stem of the leaves are
made into cords and Irvine.
The milk tree is a native of South
America. Its fruit is about the size of a
small apple, but the milk is the greatest
wonder, which is procured by making
notches through the bark. AT first when
it runs out it is as thick IS cream. 1t
has the same properties as glue.
The camphor tree grows in Japan and
in some of the islands of the Pacific.
The camphor is extracted from the wood
of this tree, where it is formed in con-
crete Jumps, some of which are as large
as a mans arm, though this is rare. The
tree has to be sacrificed to procure the
camphor.
The COW tree, or palo de vaca, grows
on rocks in Venezuela, South America.
1t has dry and leathery leaves, and by
making incisions in its trunk a kind of
milk oozes out, which is tolerably thick
and of an agreeable balmy smell. AT
sunrise, the natives may be seen hasten
ing from all quar- ers, furnished with
large bowls to recei Ve the milk.