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corn. The covers remain up so long as a bird stands oa the platform, but imme- 

 diately the last bird steps off the platform the cover shuts down. The " Feeders " 

 have a trough on both sides, at each of which half a dozen birds may feed at one 

 time, and hold about a bushel and a half each, and the troughs ai-e self-filling. 

 It is manufactured by Mr. Josiah Le Butt. 



The Eeoisteeed Perfect Watering-Cax has been designed by Mr. Le Butt 

 to facilitate the work of watering seed beds and plants growing in open borders. 

 As the watering can be done expeditiously and without lifting the can to an extra 



THE PERFECT 

 \^^TBRING CAT^ 

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height, a given space can be watered with much less fatigue than with the ordinary 

 watering-pot. Moreover, owing to the shape of the rose, the small holes do not 

 readily become stopped if the water should not be perfectly clean. 



The Abercorn Chair is a most useful invention for conservatories and 

 libraries. It consists of a handsome chair possessing considerable strength, which, 

 by the most simple movement possible, can be converted into a pair of steps. It 



will be found of considerable value wherever a pair of steps are occasionally 

 required, as, for example, in cutting flowers from tall plants, and for taking down 

 books from shelves otherwise beyond the reach. This also is one of Mr. Le Butt's 

 inventions. 



Cos's Registering Thermomeiers, with Patent Scales. — These ther- 

 mometers difTer from those in general use in having the scales enclosed in a flat 

 glass tube, which is hermetically sealed, and most effectually protects the Index 

 from atmospheric influences. The scales are made of ivory, and the divisions most 

 distinctly engraved thereon, so that they are as remarkable for clearness as they 

 are for durability. As is well known to our readers, the scales of thermometers of 

 the usual construction become illegible after exposure to the weather, or to the heat 

 and moisture of a plant-stove or forcing-house for a comparatively brief period, 



