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same goods have sold foi* the last five years; now, by improvements in 

 the power-loom, the same cloth is Avove for five-eighths of a cent a 3'ard, 

 and a girl will tend two looms, but occasionally three, and each loom 

 will weave of the same quality of cloth from forty to forty-five yards in 

 a day of twelve hours. The improvements in spinning ai-e even as 

 great. At this day, in these factories, a girl tends two hundred and 

 fifty-six spindles, which Avill spin one million three hundred thousand 

 yards of No. 14 yarn in a day of twelve hours, (equal to about seven 

 hundred miles,) which is equal to one thousand five hundred and forty- 

 eight hanks, or one hundred and ten pounds. To do this on hand ma- 

 chines twenty j'^eai's ago, in twelve hours, would have required upwards 

 of five hundred girls. My authority for these statements is first-rate, 

 Dr. Hobbs, the agent of that company. — Respectfully, your friend, 

 William Kenrick. 



The double Ayrshire Rose. — This beautiful and desirable variety, 

 which has been called by some cultivators the hardy tea rose, is every 

 way worthy of extensive growth. It is a rapid climber, produces its 

 flowers freel}^, and is perfectly hardy. It should be found in every good 

 collection. — Cond. 



The yellow noisette Rose. — Since writing our remarks in our last 

 volume respecting this variety, and its proneness not to open its buds, 

 we have learnt that it produces its beautiful blossoms in the neighbor- 

 hood of Philadelphia, without any uncommon care, budded upon stocks 

 of the common Boursalt rose. This stock, from its rapid and robust 

 growth, imparts to the scion a vigorousness which it will never attain 

 on its own bottom, and the buds open as freely as the common noisette. 

 We hope our friends will try this method, and inform us respecting its 

 success. — Id. 



Forced Beans. — During the past foi'tnight, an abundance of string 

 beans have been produced at Mr. Cushing's, Belmont Place. The first 

 crop is now nearly all gone. These were raised in the pit mentioned by 

 us in another page. By successive sowings they can be produced the 

 whole winter season. — Id. 



Art. IV. Queries, Criticisms, <§'C. 



In publishing the names and characters of the Camellia, care should 

 be taken to specify whether the names are from English or French cat- 

 alogues, otherwise you will bring discredit and confusion upon us. I 

 see that C. japonica var. speciosa is said to be a showy single delicate 

 red; — with me it is the most splendid, large and double, of all the parti- 

 colored sorts, and the flowers remain on the jilant in perfection from 

 four to six weeks; color rich crimson and pure white — paeouifbra shape, 

 and a China variety. I am confident that with attention, and having 

 access to such a collection as Mr. Wilder's, your remarks must be very 

 valuable to every amateur and cultivator in the United States. You 

 should also state which are single, semi-double, or double, and the 

 knowledge which Mr. W. possesses on the subject will enable you to 

 state accurately whether they are of English, French, German, or 

 Chinese origin. You will have observed that the colors of those from 

 China are more pure and brilliant than tiiose that have originated in 

 Europe, or this country. In fact, I am inclined to believe, that within 

 the space of five years the American varieties will far excel those of 

 Europe; and to describe them will take cme full volume of your hand- 

 some Magazine. — Yours^ Ji. B. C, Philadelphia, Feb. 1837. 



