PKOCEEDINGS. XXI 



"W. Everett, Esq., F.H.S., Chase House, Enfield, contributed 

 examples of a new mode of glazing without the use of putty. 

 He said, " I have long thought that this was a desideratum, from 

 the constant expense I find in trying in vain to keep out the wet 

 from my houses by the perishable article used at present ; for 

 unless tlie light is entirely reputtied, the new material will not 

 join with the old, and a constant leakage takes place. It may 

 be considered that the experiment remains to be tried. In reply, 

 I have glazed in the manner proposed five lights on a pit, with 

 very satisfactory results, and A\hich have stood the test of fully 

 six months. I have tried various ways ; first, by putting putty 

 under the glass (which is laid in grooves, i of an inch deep), also 

 with nothing under; but both these plans I have discarded, 

 finding the glass apt to crack, from uneven pressure after putting 

 in the cork upon the upper side. The lap plan I do not like, nor 

 do I think it necessaiy with the 16oz. glass, which lies so flat 

 that little air can get between. I have therefore from experiment 

 found tliat placing a piece of thin cork under, and a thicker piece 

 across, between each pane of glass, answers best, and is a saving 

 of glass when no lap is required, with a far better appearance: 

 indeed, my gardener says he sees an evident difference between 

 the beans under the lights so glazed, over the lap system. It 

 may be urged that the cost of cork would be an obstacle, but as 

 far as I have tried my plan, the expense is very trifling, so much 

 so as never to be a hinderance in adopting the plan. I have 

 sent several specimens for inspection, both for garden use and 

 also for sash windows for a dwelling house ; the latter I think 

 will find some approvers, for all persons may be their own 

 glaziers, changing their panes of glass as often as they like, as the 

 fixing is only by a few screws, and entirely within doors. In 

 garden glazing, I press the glass into the cork that goes across ; 

 the glass is first laid in the grooves on the substratum of cork, 

 and then a presser is used, fixed on the bottom of the frame, 

 and force employed till the glass is driven into the cork 

 firmly. The side pieces are afterwards introduced, which more 

 firmly fixes the whole, and makes it impervious to wet. The 

 cross pieces of cork, between the panes, are afterwards cut off 

 above and below, and may be painted if more approved." 



A Patent Garden Drill was shown by Mr. Hall, of Munster 

 Nursery, Munster Square. 



IV.— NOVELTIES FROM THE SOCIETY'S GARDEN. 



Angreecum virens, which it is thought will turn out to be 

 identical with A. eburnevma. 



