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Radish punnets — eight inches diame- 

 ter, and one inch deep, if to hold six 

 hands ; or nine inches by one inch for 

 twelve hands. 



Mushi-oom punnets — seven inches by 

 one inch. 



Saladlng. punnets — five inches by two 

 inches. 



Half sieve — contains three imperial 

 gallons and a half. It averages twelve 

 inches and a half diameter, and six 

 inches in depth. 



Sieve — contains seven imperial gal- 

 lons. Diameter, fifteen inches; depth, 

 eight inches. 



Bushel sieve — ten imperial gallons 

 and a lialf. Diameter at top, seventeen 

 inches and three quarters; at bottom, 

 seventeen inches; depth, eleven inches 

 and a quarter. 



Bushel basket — ought, when heaped, 

 to contain an imperial bushel. Diame- 

 ter at bottom ten inches ; at top, four- 

 teen inches and a half; depth, seven- 

 teen inches. Walnuts, nuts, apples, 

 and potatoes are sold by this measure. 

 A bushel of the last-named, cleaned, 

 weighs fifty-six pounds, but four pounds 

 additional are allowed if they are not 

 washed. 



There is one description of Basket 

 of which we think the Londoners know 

 but little. We allude to the Peach Bas- 

 ket.' It would excite no ordinary com- 

 motion were one of our noble steam- 

 boats to ascend the Thames, laden with 

 a thousand or more baskets, each con- 

 taining a bushel of ripe lusciouspeaches, 

 which are frequently sold in Philadel- 

 phia at twenty-five cents the basket. 

 Yet such is the sight which may be 

 seen (in fruitful seasons) on the Dela- 

 ware every dav in Aucust. 



BASS, or BAST MATS. These are 

 chiefly made in Russia, from the inner 

 bark of trees (bast in the Iluss language). 

 Their best use is as a packing envelope, 

 for as a protection to wall trees they are 

 inferior to netting; and to standard 

 shrubs, structures made of straw (see 

 Sheltei's) are to be preferred. They are 

 very serviceable, however, to place over 

 beds of early spring radishes, &c., to 

 prevent the night radiation. This is 

 quite as eflTectual, much cleaner, and 

 less troublesome than a covering of 

 straw. The strands of these mats are 

 used by Nurserymen as binding, when 

 budding or engrafting, and are the best 

 adapted to the purpose of any material 



known. Where it is not obtainable, 

 coarse loosely spun cotton or woollen 

 yarn, is a good substitute. 



B A S S I A . Three species. Stove 

 evergreen trees. Cuttings. Sandy loam 

 and peat. 



BASTARD ACACIA. Robinia pseu- 

 do-acacia. 



BASTARD ACMELLA. Spilanthes 

 pseudo-acmella. 



BASTARD CABBAGE TREE. Geof- 

 froya. 



BASTARD CEDAR, Guazuma. 



BASTARD CHERRY. Cerasuspsew- 

 do-cerasus. 



BASTARD CliNNAMON. Cinnamo- 

 mum-cassia. 



BASTARD CORK TREE. Quercus 

 pseudo-suber. 



BASTARD DICTAMNUS. Beringe- 

 ria pseudo-diet amnus. 



BASTARD HARE'S EAR. Phyllis. 



BASTARD JASMINE. Androsace 

 chamcejasme. 



BASTARD ALBIA. Lavatera pseu- 

 do-albia. 



BASTARD QUINCE. Pyrus chama- 

 mespilus. 



BASTARD WIND-FLOWER. Gen- 

 tiana pseudoipneumonanthe . 



BATATAS. Twelve species. Chiefly 

 stove deciduous climbers. Young cut- 

 tings. Light rich soil. 



BATExMANNIA Collegi. Stove 

 epiphyte. Bulbs. Peat and potsherds. 



BATSCHIA. Four species. Hardy 

 herbaceous. Seeds and division. Com- 

 mon soil. 



BAUER A. Two species. Green- 

 house evergreen shrubs. Cuttings. 

 Sand and peat. 



BAUHINIA. Forty-six species. Stove 

 evergreen shrubs or climbers. Cuttings. 

 Sandy loam and peat. 



BAY TREE, Laurus nobilis, will 

 resist the winter nearly as far north as 

 Philadelphia, on light soils. Its aroma- 

 tic leaves render it an agreeable inmate 

 of tiie garden. 



BEAD TREE. Melia. 



BEAN. Vicia faha, of Linnctus. Feve 

 de niarais, Fr. Bohn,Ger. Fava,Ital. 

 Hahas, Span. " Of the above kind, com- 

 monly called in this country ' Horse 

 Bean,' there is considerable variety; 

 two of them have been selected by us 

 for cultivation, believing them the best 

 adapted for the climate, and quite suffi- 

 cient of the kind. They are the Early 

 Long Pod and Broad Windsor. Both 



