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THE HOME, FARM AND BUSINESS CYCLOPEDIA. 



shake the whole well together. Cork the 

 bottle well, and wax the top, but after- 

 wards make a very small aperture in the 

 cork with a red-hot needle. The bottle 

 may then be hung up, or placed in any 

 stationary position. By observing the 

 different appearances which the materials 

 assume, as the weather changes, it be- 

 comes an excellent prognosticator of a 

 coming storm or of a sunny sky. In fair 

 weather the mixture will remain clear. 

 On the approach of a storm it will become 

 cloudy, and feathery particles floating 

 about in it. 



Origin of Plants. 



Madder came from the East. 

 Celery originated in Germany. 

 The chestnut came from Italy. 

 The onion originated in Egypt. 

 Tobacco is a native of Virginia. 

 The nettle is a native of Europe. 

 The citron is a native of Greece. 

 The pine is a native of America. 



Oats originated in North Africa. 



The poppy originated in the East. 



Rye came, originally, from Siberia. 



Parsley was first known in Sardinia. 



The pear and apple are from Europe. 



Spinach was first cultivated in Arabia. 



The sunflower was brought from Peru. 



The mulberry tree originated in Persia. 



The gourd is probably an Eastern plant. 



The walnut and peach came from Persia. 



The horse-chestnut is a native of Thibet. 



The cucumber came from the East In- 

 dies. 



The quince came from the island of 

 Crete. 



The radish is a native of China and 

 Japan. 



Peas are supposed to be of Egyptian 

 origin. 



The garden cress is from Egypt and the 

 East. 



Horse-radish came from the South of 

 Europe. 



The Zealand flax shows its origin by its 

 name. 



