The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-02-02
TEXAS AT NEW ORLEANS,
FRUITS, FLOWERS AND PLANTS
A Most CrsditGbie Display Made by the
Societies From Various Towns and
ties-COnmissiOner Eli
OTIS Report Continued.

NEW ORLEANS, Jan, 2S.-TSpecial Cor
responaence. The genealogical, horti-
cultural and Horticultural departments
of the exposition is Of universal interest
to the visitor to the Worlds exposition,
and rare varieties and specimens from
Texas attract especial notice.
WILD FRUIT ANp MEDICINAL PLANTS.
Honorary Commissioner, John T.
Kelsey Of Rio Grande City, sent with
his exhibit an interesting report on
the native wild fruits and medicinal
plants OF that part of the state. The
following points are selected from the
report: The berry Of the pitalla, spe-
h cies of cactns, has the flavor of the
n strawberry, is eaton fresh and preserv-
n ed, and refreshing drink is prepared
Il from it. From the juice of the
"a tuna, another cactus, strip is pre-
a pared and used in making pies, cakes,
a etc. The ruit Of the anacahuita is also
II preserved and used incidentally. That OF
4 the iabonci!lo is a substitute for soap.
Il Those Of coma, anacua and grangeno
n are edible.
n MIR. Kelsey also sends a number of
medicinal herbs With their Mexican
n names. Our collection of medicinal
N plants is, however, exceedingly meager,
n owing to the failure ON the part OF
Il the gentleman to whom this part
4 of the work was assigned, We
n have few specimens of Texas red
wood, which is most valuable astrin-
A gent, of stillingia, wild cherry, lowering
Il 10gwood, guaiac, wild sarsaparilla,
Spanish apple, China tree, sweet SUI
mac, prickly pear, black haw, marsh
+ rosemary, jamestown weed, null
leip yellow jessamine, Virginia
4 snake-root, poke, worm-seed, sassalras,
a slippery elm, barberrY and Indian tur-
81 nlps.
4 Among fiber plants we have the CEN
fury plant, with sample of the fiber
4 exhibited by III. p. Atwater, and two
lariats made from lechiguilla fiber, ex-
hbited by Maj. j. G.. Kelly, of Ell Paso.
GRASSES.
Our exhibit OF grasses already surpas-
ses that of any other state, although one
of our most industrious collectors has
as yet only sent in small part Of
his budget. Those already on
named varieties, besides number
which are under examination, as we
4 have not as yet been able to classify
them satisfactorily. The most import
ant OF these are Texas millet, of which
we have bundle feet, inches high
crab grass, 5 feet, 10 inches high; barn
yard grass, feet, inches high; Ber-
4 muda, O feet high; Johnson grass feet,2
inches high; Marsh grass, IL feet
high, reed grass, II feet, 4 inches
high. The two last.named form per-
feet thickets on the seashore, and keep
1 cattle in good condition all winter. We
have also specimens of switch grass,
foXtail, burr, canary, gamma, wild rice,
white grass, plume, beard, poverty,
weather, dropseed, heir, timothy, smut,
thin, polypog, finger, mesquite-eight
or ten kinds-yard grass, Egyptian,
buffalo, false redtop, sand grass, melic
grass, sea oats, spear grass, kentucky
blue grass, Toxas blue grass, fescue, or
rescue, wild barley, wild rye, large
cane, switch grass. etc.
Mrs. #. l.. Crosby exhibits glass case
containing Texas star, surrounded by
an exquisite wreath of grasses, with
towers formed Of corn grains, acorns
and seeds.
CURIosITIEs.
In addition TO tue above we have
several curlositie.s, or unnatural
growths, to-wit: A pine log, about
pletely enveloped, except the ends, by
a large white oak. The pine must
have been in its present position seven
tytiye or 100 years, and still the heart is
perfectly sound, even at the ends which
have been exposed TO the weather.
We have also two oak saplings, -four OF
i've inches in diameter, connected by a
transverse bar forming a complete II.
DIR. IL IL. Forline sends a complete mat
of cottonwood roots, taken from a els
tern in Gainesville.
THE LADIES' COLLECTION.
The exhibit in the ladies' section is by
far the most extensive and attractive
one to be seen among all of the states
display.
Had the men OF Texas done as much
for their state department as the
women have done 1t would have been
filed to overlooking. To describe in
full each and every article, would re-
quire an endless amount of space. We
will, therefore, enumerate these exhib
its by giving the list, and then add
some particulars concerning the same
THE FORT WORTH EXHIBIT.
The Fort Worth exhibit, prepared by
the ladies OF that city, Is very attrac
tive one. II ia as follows:
Portrait of Sam Houston, by Mrs
Donelly. An admirable likeness.
"a Ride for Life" by Miss Laura
Fakes.
Curtains, painted by Miss Bette Car
ter; Miss NJ. Il. Carter; Mrs. Stella
Flynne; Mrs, Grace; Miss Fannie Field
Mrs. j. H. Manuel; Mrs frankie Boul
ware, and Mrs. w. q. Turner.
Curtains, made and arranged by Mrs
McAllister and Mrs. Scully.
Point lace set, made by Miss Annie
Terrell, aged II years.
Flowers in tapestry, by Mrs. w. G
Hutchins.
WaaI,L - Nil. n...., r.os,,... l.,
Mrs. +. L. Crosby.
Study of Dogs, from Landseer, by Mis-!
olive Peak, aged 10 years.
Hand painted mirror, by Mrs. Johr
Turner.
Dogs Head, from Landseer, by Mis-
Bette Carter.
A Happy Home, in moss, by Mrs
Stella Flynne.
A crazy quilt, contributed by Mrs
Max Elser.
Landscape, in oil, by Miss Lilly Kick
ey, aged IA,
Flags, from nature. by Mrs. W. q. Tur
ner.
Photographs of Mayor John Pete
Smith and Capt. Eph. Daggett, framed
by Mrs. Keller.
Scene off the coast of Brittany, by
Miss Lilly Peak.
Waterlilies, by Miss Carter.
Snow scene, by Mrs. W. G. Turner.
The Yearling, by Miss Ida Beal
aged 10.
A box made OF material taken from
the house in which the independence o
Texas was declared, contributed b,
Mrs. Kathleen Randall.
A Waltz, composed by Miss Stell'
Kaiser, aged IL.
Embroidered quilt, by Mrs. Georg'
Ceglin.
"Psyche," crayon, by Miss Mar.
Martin.
Tides in dsrned net, by Mrs. Richar'
Peete, aged 80.
Scene from "Still Life" original dc
sign, by Mrs. j. ii, Manuel.
Infants dress, by Mrs. Fakes.
handkerchief in point lace, by Mrs
w. g. Turner.