, 1883-05-19
CuriSus Trees.

The India rubber tree is a native
Of India and South America.
The guava tree, from the fruit OF
which the delicious guava jelly is
made, is a native of the Indies.
The butter tre, was discovered in
the central part Of Africa; from the
kernel is produced a nice butter
which will keep Il year.
In Malalar a tree called the tauOw
tree grows; from the seeds of it,
when boiled, is procured nice tai
low which makes excellent candles.
There is a tree in Jamaica called
the ''life tree" whose leaves grow
even when scSerJ-d from the plant.
1t is imPossibl 20 kill it, except with
fire.
The hanyan tree, native Of India,
is an object Of great veneratiOn
among the HindOOs and Brahmins,
who look upon it as an emblem of
the Deity.
The mamma tree grows in Sicily
and Calabria- In August the tree is
tapped and the sap flows out, after
which it har,lens by evavOration,
and the mamma is left, which is of Il
sweet but nauSelting 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, 'Tn
the name of the Prophet, figs" Il cry
almost universally used by the VEN
dors of figs
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 produced
by making nOtches through the bark.
At first when it runs out it is as thick
as cream 1t has the same properties
as glue.
\ tree called the ''traveler's tree"
Of Madagascar, yields a copious sup
ply Of 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.
The camphOr tree grows in Japan
and in some Of the islands Of the Pa
cific. The camphOr is extracted
from the wood Of the tree, where it
is formed into concrete Jumps, some
Of which are as large as a mans arm,
though this is rare. The tree has to
lie sacrificed to procure the CamphOr.
The sOrrQwful tree is found in the
Island Of Goa, near Bonn bay. 1t i
called 50 because it nOurishes in the
night At sunset no flowers are to
Ike seen, but soon after it is covered
with them, which close up or fall off
as soon a. the sun rises. 1t has Il
fragrant Odor and blossoms at night
the year round.
The COW tree, or datO de vaca,
grows on the rucks in Venezuela,
South America 1t has dry and
leathery leaves, and by making in
cisiOns in its trunk a kind Of milk
Oozcs out, which is tOlen,bly thick
and of an agreeable bGlmy smell.
At sunrise the natives may b. seen
fastening frOm all quarters furnished
with large bowls to receive the milk.
The island Of Fierrn, one Of the
largest Of the Canaries, is 81 dry that
not even a rivuIet can be found, but
by wonderful provision Of ,prOvi-
dence, there i a species Of tree whose
leaves ane narrow and long and con-
tinue gEren Throughout the year;
there Is also a constant cloud sur
rounding the tree, which is con-
densed, and falling in drops keeps
the cistern placed under it constantly
full.
The date tree is a palm tree, and
leaves cut from date trees, under the
name Of palms, are used in the cere-
mony Of Palm Sunday, which is the
Sunday before Faster, when thu.
multitude cut down palm trees and
strcwed 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 lats and baskets, and the
fiberS Of the stems Of the leaves are
made into cord and tWine.