Democratic Sentinel, Volume 19, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 April 1895 — Pottery from Trees. [ARTICLE]

Pottery from Trees.

Ono of the curiosities of Brazil is a tree whose wood and bark contain so much silica that they are used by potters. Both wood and b irk are burned in equal proportions wltholay, producing a very superior ware. Tne tree grows to a holghth o! iOO feet, but does not exceed a foot in diameter. The fresh bark cuts like sandstone, and when dried is brittle and hard.