| Show the camphor tree lat it beems seems something more than a wonder that abree a tree in itself is so valuable in its production prod a necessity so absolute and so BO entirely susceptible of successful sf til ill cultivation in the united state esly esry should so long have have bave remained remal ned totally neglected by our ests As aa the campb camphor cor tree isquitt ia quits as hardy in its habits as any ot of our apple trees tress theres there is perhaps no good reason redson why it should not succeed well wherever the apple tree will grow it is ia indi genious to all parts ot of china japan F 13 mah chinese and flourishes even as far north as theadoor the Amoor country but is found in the greatest abundance along the eastern coast of ch china clina 1 between amoy and shanghee Shang yanghae hang hae I 1 irn inn it the dis district 1 rici of kwang tun and fuh luen iuen it gions grows orests forests the trunks attaining attai attal ninga a size equa equalling ling that of any of 0 cur north american forest trees the principal market for th the e camphor lumber ig 13 amoy where I 1 have hare naila naiia measured boards thirty inches in width the camphor gum of of I 1 commerce does not in any case exude from the tree as ha has a beenson generally supposed butis but 13 obtained 66 from M the leaver twigs and sma iler iier ller roots by di distillation Like eail hail other highly aromatic seeds geedy those ot of the lauras Camp Campt bora lora very soon looe their vitality and it is doubtful it if they would germinate after the lapse of time requisite to bring bein them to this country but as the tree itself is so tenacious tena cloua of life that fo 10 kill it is a semi bemi impossibility ank amk adl as fine healthy plants are always readily obtain obtained ea at nong tiong kong or amoy there would be no difficulty in introducing this country R C KENDALL in working Wt irking farmer |
