MISCELLANEOUS FACTS AND FIGURES. 



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Hyacinth, Purple Sorrow. 



Ivy Friendship. 



Lily, Day Coquetry. 



Lily, White Sweetness. 



Lily, Yellow Gayety. 



Lily, Water Purity of heart ; elegance. 



Lily of the Valley Unconscious sweetness. 



Mignonette Your qualities surpass your 



charms. 



Monkshead Danger is near. 

 Myrtle Love. 

 Oak Hospitality. 

 Orange Blossoms Chastity. 

 Pansy Thoughts. 

 Passion Flower Faith. 

 Primrose Inconstancy. 

 Rose Love. 



Rose, Damask Beauty ever new. 

 Rose, Yellow Jealousy. 

 Rose, White I am worthy of you. 

 Rosebud, Moss Confession of love. 

 Smilax Constancy. 

 Straw Agreement. 

 Straw, Broken Broken agreement. 

 Sweet Pea Depart. 

 Tuberose Dangerous pleasures. 

 Thistle Sternness. 

 Verbena Pray for me. 

 White Jasmine Amiability. 

 Witch Hazel A spell. 



IN COMBINATIONS. 



Moss Rosebud, 



Myrtle. 



Mignonette, 



Colored Daisy. 



Lily of the Valley, 



Ferns. 



Yellow Rose, 



Broken Straw, 



Ivy. 



Scarlet Geranium, 



Passion Flower, 



Purple Hyacinth, 



Arbor Vitae. 



Columbine, 

 Day Lily, 

 Broken Straw, 

 Witch Hazel, 

 Colored Daisy. 

 White Pink, 

 Canary Grass, 

 Laurel. 

 Golden-rod, 

 Monkshead, 

 Sweet Pea, 

 Forget-me-not. 



( A confession 



| of love. 



(Your qualities surpass 



( your charms of beauty. 



( Your unconscious sweet- 



{ ness has fascinated me. 



Your jealousy 



has broken 



our friendship. 

 fl trust you will find con- 

 solation, through faith, in 

 <| your sorrow ; 



be assured of my unchang- 

 [^ing friendship. 

 TYour folly and 



coquetry have 

 J broken 



the spell of your 

 [^beauty. 



Your talent 



and perseverance 



will win you glory 

 fBe cautious ; 

 J danger is near ; 

 ] I depart soon ; 

 (^forget me not. 



"Weights and Measures. 



MEASURES OF LENGTH. 



APalm 



AHand 



Foot 



Yard 



Rod, pole, or perch 198 



Chain 792 



Furlong 7,920 



Mile 63,360 



In. 

 3 

 4 

 12 

 36 



Ft. 



66 



660 



5,280 



Ys. Pis. Ch. Fa. 



22 

 220 



1,760 



4 



40 

 320 



PARTICULAR MEASURES OF LENGTH. 



12 lines 1 inch. 



3 inches 1 palm. 



4 inches 1 hand. 

 A cubit 18 inches. 



A pace, military, 2 feet 6 



inches. 

 A pace, geometrical, 5 feet. 



A fathom 6 feet. 



A cable's length 240 yards. 



A degree 69% miles = 60 

 nautical knots or geo- 

 graphical miles. 



A league 3 miles. 



SQUARE OR SURFACE MEASURE. 



In. 



Square foot 144 



Square yard 1,296 



Rod, pole, or perch. 39,204 



Square chain 627,264 



Rood 1,568,160 



Acre 6,272,640 



Ft. Yds. Pis. Ch. R. 

 1 



9 1 



272V 4 301/4 1 



4,356 484 16 1 



10,890 1,210 40 2y 2 1 



43,560 4,840 160 10 



A square mile contains 640 acres, 2,560 roods, 6,400 

 chains, 102,400 rods, poles, or perches, or 3,097,600 square 

 yards. 



APOTHECARIES' WEIGHTS AND MEASURES BY 

 WHICH MEDICINES ARE COMPOUNDED. 



20 Grains =1 Scruple 3 = 20grs. 



3 Scruples =1 Drachm 3 = 60 " 



8 Drachms =1 Ounce 3 = 40 " 



12 Ounces = 1 Pound ft =5750 " 



Drugs are purchased by Avoirdupois Weight. 



FLUID MEASURE. 



Marked. 



60 Minims Tt\, =1 Fluid Drachm f 3 



8 Drachms =1 Ounce f 3 



20 Ounces =1 Pint O 



8 Pints =1 Gallon gal. 



PARTICULAR WEIGHTS. 



.. = 141bs. 



= 56 " 



A Firkin of Soft Soap = 64 " 



A Barrel of Raisins =112 " 



A Barrel (or pack) of Soft Soap =256 



A Fodder of Lead, London and Hull = 19% 



" Derby = 22% 



" Newcastle = 2iy s 



A Sack Potatoes, 168 Ibs.; Coals, 224 Ibs. ; I 

 280 Ibs. 



MEASURE OF TIME. 



60 Seconds =1 Minute. 



60 Minutes =1 Hour. 



24 Hours = 1 Day. 



7 Days = 1 Week. 



28 Days =1 Lunar Month. 



28, 29, 30, or 31 Days =1 Calendar Month. 



12 Calendar Months =1 Year. 



365 Days =1 Common Year. 



366 Days =1 Leap Year. 



A Stone, Horseman's weight . 

 A Firkin of Butter . . . 



cwt. 



i'lour, 



ANGULAR MEASURE. 



60 Seconds. 

 60 Minutes. 

 30 Degrees. 



= 1 Minute. 

 = 1 Degree. 

 = lSign. 



4 Quadrants, or 360 =1 



Circumference, or Great 

 Circle. 



90 Degrees. . . = 1 Quadrant. 



CUBIC OR SOLID MEASURE. 



1728 Cubic Inches =1 Cubic Foot. 



27 Cubic Feet =1 Cubic Yard. 



40 Do. of Rough, or ) , ,,, T ^ 



50 Do. of Hewn Timber } = 1 Ton or Load. 



42 Cubic Feet of Timber =1 Shipping Ton. 



108 Cubic Feet = 1 Stack of Wood. 



128 Cubic Feet =1 Cord of Wood. 



40 Cubic Feet = 1 Ton Shipping. 



