JaxvAhx.18, 1862.] 
THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE AND AGRICULTURAL GATENE 
45 
7 m ard grew some Bananas, which were grubbed up, and 
TTRICHOMANES SETIGERUM, Вас. Cat. EE i  |the soil having been levelled rooms were built over it 
De Баел, 9 o 15 ins long; inearor err lancedate, pin- | БҮ рЫ had asphalte fio h ths afterwards 
Fron embranaceous, smocth, curving ; pinne bipinnatifid p e п00їЗ. ree months aiterwar 
cR palmate, the segments elongated and ver w | the asphalte began to swell up; the swelling increased 
almost capillary), the lower ones pota [изат Stipes | every day, till at1 asphalte rent veral places, 
terete, stigh TCR па гато арг, and a young and vigorous Banana made its appearance. 
ih it is half (or some —— almost entirely) I not чй Banana is also cultivated by the wild tribes o 
prading e mouth, nor two-lipped. ^ E made some of the Banana plantations found in 
T: ry elegant spe ci 90 а пай эел eo, is | the x ofthe forests and wild places. Others have 
closely liol to T. —— y T. ime. s Бей ви гт" by the М — bs — gra who 
from the first i the eme а the bor Че rS of t for ts, order to 
and from the last in )possums 
connected from the bass pes alt their len л=м and like the bats very fon d of this 
flat web-like rhe mbrane. e bristlelike | marginal | fruit ; wi former get it on tho trees as they do on 
segments are rec ed. Té lan reed been ree ceived | the Отв ie only a — m" anas - in 
by М ow & Co., of Clapton, and i T zoon mbers of bats” ther the 
by Messrs. е ouse & Зету; sr York. evening. "The 1 eaves are erri POER very e a to 
Along with this T. setiger and T. Pluma Messrs. mals. 
т: 
Low & Co. эт recently сеа ж from Borneo, ; through 
псу of Hugh: Low, Esq., Jun., a third IN 
cor ae a to be equally distinet p „ longisetum, 
to which they. E^ n allied. This уе propose to call 
Т, TRICHOPHYLL t is of tufted habit, and has 
— анине fronds, 8 ог 10 inches, 
, in height, entirely cut up into long 
The parts are, h 
"ti is ку, ачар that where the culture of |?" 
the Vine e t of the Fe commences. Both 
are found, — r 9h Rio 
throughout the province s pm gardens of reri e 
residents. X k-skinned aes are the sorts 
cultivated, as they better MM the influence of 
the climate, which isapt to cause the berries to rot 
their тра — is quur pen y "The Date ү 
е sam he Grape, the fruit often rot- 
pr ipening. Dr. Teuscher attri- 
limate. The berri 
arts are, however, formed 
ona — aed re plan, and are not dichotomously | fr rom 
divided as . Pluma. The i — supra 
mei that is а occupy the p ce of the first or 1 this to tl 
t the rachis; they are с тү унат oblong, 
a bun 
| € Pere d 
ch of 
moisture е] Sade А 
eful pla; ame although eagerly desired, can 
but ri rre m EE dra 50. ont Бани of this 
garden, being reduced to three end close 
mpm P fme well К 2 =) ained ; 
г plan on perish A the ке" с Ae of p 
Ferr ly cr Р рч ollection. But І have to report that 
—. [2 ‘relief i ау айогдей for yg ee. mandog саш, iy 
the кы arden X oc bis. bh gr und 
opera ise а S 05 rous], ied о rator, bis do 
execution of a — zi тоер t m meet ie wants of the 
island practically, ənd to represent scientific botany according 
to its most approved and moden, form, Lie d re eoe po 
of A prts tio ppu lon 
ER 
ue nity 
now езше! тотай" С P seeds, when they 
will be t try, and their transfer made 
practical 
es най Д of plan d 
mbered 1279 and 854 paper: ly listributed. 
ciem the former ао, - plants of the у» and Cinnamon. 
2 liberal distri! — these plants of late years has rem 
кеф. them so c m a least at this end of the island) that 
ead Ша a e о commonly boe Ад sale in the streets of 
festo ich may extension of their cultivation 
at this rers (шоону. 
The Cam and Варрап dye 
other plants of economie 
е décided Attractions 
Popularity, - t am glad to 
erits bec known, and 
ni 
БОЙУ f 
ablishing them, where soil and emi is propitious for their 
culture, thereby ” occupying large f land, and 
dering them of permanent and м на uk al 
present are an îneumbranco to the proprietor, 
wood has lately tak 
tapered to to the base, and quite fr тее; the | mo outh e rect, | of moisture is the principal poe. to the roi "i tion in the of Cam y taken plac e 
slightly two-lipped, the Vino in tho forest regions this drawback does not |f% m df 50 "ing ш e. and in Бай ao. eed 
iwice ihe аго е сир. Тһе stipes and perra exist in the capo. en MNT, where gems hire better. Ihave а 1 i de AK 9 and of fine healthy 
are quite terete, d hod with hair-like scales. dried сома т With pt. Eos perseverance | plants ofthis tree for "o gre bs Tho marketable value di 
i i the Perge ‘wood is n: b а g from 91. to 157. ton; 
XATILE, M.—T. RUPESTRE, Backh, Cat. | Фе provin woul nly furnish a Ч 
TEICHOMANES sa Э { e supply of bettor wines thun those of. Lisbon, which are | ut the t has the advantage of € and апа зара growth, 
arriving (А; early maturity, and will ac elf almost 
Fronds tufted, triangular r-ovate, pinnate below ; pite ке generally a ulterated. The general оро, that the | to any soil or situation; arrived at m: arity, $ d has but little 
паша, - Бе e ones decurrent; pinnules s * h trials of a have not been successful proves abura nere mas to take of ue roots of ien ous — 
broad ointed segments. нает cylin ой ing: ili more dyeing matter than either the ог the branc! 
supra- raes “dighay Ы m ot spre os суп at the үш: for екы Ыра, овце! à to Жан wines | have onl about 50 of these plants on hand for distribution, and 
mouth ; the base sunk in Hoe segm t ave been doctored, and contai arge pro- | regret to inform m) that the tree which supplied me with 
А na e» M Bor I hete it een з A bar е ed portion of brandy, are р ге of tho quality апа с Aet pes odi r distribution has unfortunately been cut 
xposed ro he fronds are three- a divided, | bouquet. of good pur We have often seen рр wn by у an огде: of the Ферре, ДейуөгелНу gvon Ашу 
absence, and it may take tom 
"inr ely шу, a ud Temara for the а bluntly them prefer а bad. gue wine to good Con- |the supply o faiie д бей mand. 
The 
argins of the pi: iunules are more 
kien te hairy трт 
s also and - very в ев у m argin ned. It isa 
dari. bui very pretty species, and is с А а 
freegrowing plant. W. 
m Enn 
Өө, 
FRUIT TREES OF раля 
Ву Dr. Heusser and ©. aen i rdiet оте des Serres, October, 
this country all tropical fruits succeed very 
is p sufficiently 
Am vip» самі - 
Mammee Apple or Wia Apricot of t Sont 
(Mammea americana), the cm a` эон: of 
stantia, torno or Made 
In the mean rao, 
improv з and ех 
ul tho culture of the Vin 
S (which may not take pla 
during this паат РРР never by the present 
cetur а РЕ? due 
race), the manufa 
the greatest impor! In thi s also the initiative has 
been taken by eiae and but few Brazilians have 
— their example. It was абу on the dimer 
f the Vin ne disenso that chemists seriously 
psiche d the manufacture 
the "latter Е is а лог" infancy. If t 
use of strong or heady win table to a no: 
consti tution, it is certain that ҮЛ aromatic, or враг 
ling wines are salutary to the inhabitant of the ісорісв. 
"Тһе carbonie acid facilitates digestion, an : the volatile 
oils. and compo ound ethers a as stim i 
descrip- 
eaa the fruit = V nich has an acid ^ 
m t of an — Ag Genipap (Genipa 
Ье), and the Сос Of more WM атти 
осеште the 
resemblin 
diim) doi төөң зг — 
tion. If itis true that the skin o Гул өм eontains 
cnanthie ether, the Quince, n its мат Ф me 
would afford the means абер = жа — ial 
the flavour of the natura yv Wi 
a | tasted at the French Vice ce at пе саве wine 
made dcs "€ Pine Apple, from the Jabuticaba 
Mni я and from ке Passiflora ай 
y have taken for 8 
(Eugenia diera) атмо Pear (Persea idu. | 
Ameixas da India (Mespilus japonica), Ameixas da Terra 
(Ximenesia americana), and the 
grifolia) ; the true Bread. Fruit tree lem н) I» 
t 
deem wines у-н t 
giricas 
Its is usually cooked by roastin e ashes. | 
Among E fruits iion md ni a ern Көч: 
übundanee аге the vari subvarieties of the 
Citrus Aurantium 6 у стай are the Laranjas да 
Bitter Oranges ; the Selatas, which are the 
Laranjas da China, China 
angerines, the tr 
e ge , 
ев. 
of Citrus miich the most generally | | 
met with are e Sour Lem 
the Zamboeiro, and the Limo, "The Pine Apple is also | Bananas 
abun 
very common ; but the 
o; na, from "the two més Musa 
ana St. prece and Musa sa lent or pis cae da | 
нген ғ mber of vari. — and sub- 
О t 
ез ie ааа size, form, 
ens € то 
our, and 
bly ihe most aba of 
r Its fruit, 
e'and the microscope. 
the e sarete ot bearing possis ctn 
Че зеш, oven if the climate is not very favo — 
con 
remarka ote: А 
аро, wi {өктө boue & Rio аго abosk 16 years 
ч» lr intention re rebuilding it. In the court- 
И Mango h has a fruit as bi infant's h 
flavour, "Ten skin, ped UE DIE ben 
aub Уш iwever, be admitted that on tasting this 
Experienced, 
е first time а slight turpentine flavour із 
ranges ; and | 
d the | st; 
а fresh fermentation com; ев; 
adds sen bottles of brandy or spirit 1 per Dec т=н 
barr — from to 28 bottles. 
n the 
а ро: 
е на рат 
[According to peci 
80 
clear it is decanted and bottled. As 
ld likewise spirit on ire 
gen an excellent spiri . Die- 
xs of 'Cantagnlio, makes an effervescent or mei 
hich - бо with erent fruits, 
€ ыр» By fermenting 
a of sugar, 
nin, ж эр obtained. The 
owing to о, quang t 
lik furnishe xcellent 
Dr. Teuscher to ШАКА icon wine 
ecd to Sauterne. is usual 
T? to 73° Pann: h 
бше it is 
mont 
бна is bottled о 
obtained very dedo 
nd 
cm tation ae ing 
apa cda hias ICA. 
E: port 
THE onemi x^ "ав тта ача ы e again met the usual 
exigency d he past year in supplying the demand for 
йин. having settled it is өт 
this way Юг, Teuscher has 
орной that о 
The intro eam i plants has not been so large during 
the past y iren 24 Mns E about 39 
it i 
species ; т оташагу 
character,- and are ^ adapted. Ec Кантай in this 
island. Among them are Myroxylum peruiferum, wi ich pra» 
the true and well known in of Peru; not how- 
е found there, as the name infers, but Lane Д in the 
Republic of Salvador; and its export from thenoo in 1855 is 
stated at 22,804 1bs., and value of 3,965]. 8s, ; eaoh qne 
from 21bs. to 3lbs. The wood has а close n and ratheg 
darker than that of mahogany, takes a finer pi and retaima 
for n io time ап agreeable fragrance of 
97-е Арен been 
aro the Norfolk Island Pine (Агапсагіа excelsa), and twi 
ble species same genus ; the funeral Presa Cpssss 
ере ), with other species of al allied Pippi po is 
purses, 3, vi Ро Tartary, where it Mois ht of 
es special notice for Жз qe ul, jer dulous, 
and atrii qunm of growth. The timber of this class 
of plants for durability » к= but imperisbabls The gmet неј 
Constantinople which w: eni the 
time 1100 were o on 
eeds w plants, to 
брон "of mt with ari its cultivation here on a large scale, 
and I have isfac 
ucceeded beyond expectation in rearin 
Эуел "hundreds d а m dee una 
accordingly. 
ive fores Staining a heig 
к кешр feet, ais 30 тосо "diameter, e.c 958 P IA. c of 
ei give value of an acre 
of ау аг mde ted with БО се». зеп ye at maturi 
if- planted at distances y 25 feet apart, an aere will con 
about 70 plants, each. producing 253 15. of bark ; ма this at 
