The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-24

from the Chinese Rosa Indca volume
might be written on The origin and beauty
OF the rose, which has several hundred
varieties of its own sub-order.
Many of our most beautiful shrubs are
close relatives, as the towering almond
and Japan ounce, cultivated in New
England gardens, and the wild service,
whose blossoms whiten our woodside
roads early in spring. Eecuase the bios
SONS appear a the season when shad
run" this tree is often called the shad-
BUSH while its edible berries bear the
name of the month in which they ripen-
June
The rose family has numerous branch
es and as Il possesses wonderful adapta-
batty to differences of climate il is widely
dispersed. The apple, pear. ounce april
cot, peach plum, cherry, raspberry, black
berry and strawberry all belong to the
family, which is distinguished by owning
no black sheep. Every branch is whole
some and of use to mankind. Existing in
the bark and roots of most of the order
is an astrlnEent principle which Is oc-
casional.y used In medicine-as the bark
Of the wild cherry in various tonics.
The roofs Of g.lleua and agrimony Were
formerly used incidentally, aud the fruit
OF the blackberry still forms the basis OF
a cordial used for the relief Of summer
complaints. The kernels Of the almond and
er1l wholesomencss Of ROsaceae as they
contain prussic acid. a deady poison and
The leaves Of the common cherry laurel
yield a hVdrOcyanatcd oil.
The Oh of bitter almonds, known TO COM
mcrce as benzoic aloehyde, is made by
maceratug and dlstlling the kernels and
IS initiated by the substance known as
nitro benzinc which Is also poisonous A
tine oil expressed from the sweet almond
is used in food and medicine, as well as in
the manufacture Of soap and perfumes.
IL is, however. liable to aduiterauon with
ols made from the kernels Of peach, april
cot, plum or cherry The plum and necta-
rine result from loug cultivation of the
common biackthorn, a humble relative OF
the rose. The cherry, most familiar IN the
varieties of back heart, OXheart and May
duke @ corruption OF the French Medoc).
is valuable in the wild black species for
he fine grain of its wood, which is much
used Ia cabinet work
But the branch Of the family which min
listers 60 the luxurious as well as the aes-
thelic element in human nature is, after
an the rose itself; for in Roumeia, India
ana the South of France, lie great forms
wherein The PrOVeus, or cabbage rose, Is
cultivated for the essential oil which is OBJ
tanned from the petals The flowers, gath
cred before sunrise. ere distilled during the
same day in double their weight Of wa
ter. After remaining for several days the
oil which rises to the surface, Is skinned
This oil rs The famous altar and it takes
2j500 roses to yield the weight in oil Of one
rupee, an amount which Is sod on the
spot for i00 rupees or over $500 IN gold
ConserVes, rose water and infusiOns OF
roses are made in several districts OF
Southern France. y conserve of dosrose
used in the manufacture Of pills, is made
from the ripe hips of the dogro@e. The GU
rious resurrection plant is a rose. A native
Of The desert II draws its dry leaves
around the stalk through the dry season
10 expand them again with the coming OF
the RAIN Thus the opening Of the plant
when placed in a saucer Of water is the re-
sJlt Of a natural Jaw, instead of being due
10 a miracle.