294; 'N'eW Treatise on Agriculture. 



b' 



Scale II. Bicolores. First Division. Ground of a Yellowish Flesh-Colour, 

 streaked imth White. C Sweetii vera. 



Scale II. Bicolores. Second Division. Ground Orange Red, clear or dark, 

 streaked or blotched with White. C. Chandleri striata, Cunninghamii, miita- 

 bilis, imbriciita tricolor, and four others. 



The work concludes with synoptic tables, containing the names of the 

 282 sorts, described in chapter iv., arranged under their diiferent scales, 

 ■with short characters given in columns. In general, the English names 

 are sadly spelled. Next follows a synoptic table of the colours of the 

 Camellia, arranged under the two different scales ; and in which the shades of 

 distinction are so very fine as not |to admit of being recollected ; and the dis- 

 tinctness of each of which is only to be felt by seeing the colour in its par- 

 ticular place in the scale. 



In what the abbe calls an Epilogue, he states, that he submits his work to 

 the public with all becoming modesty, declaring, that he looks upon it as a 

 mere outline to'be filled up by others, more competent than himself; and that 

 he will be sufficiently recompensed for the boldness of his undertaking, how- 

 ever much he may be blamed for that boldness by critics, if his work shall have 

 rendered the slightest service to horticulture ; for his motto always has been, 

 and always shall be, " U inter it general avant tout." 



Art. V. A netv Treatise on Agriculture and Grazing ; clearly point- 

 ing out to Landowners and Farmers the most profitable Plans : to 

 •which are added, Remarks on the Poor Rates, the Employment of 

 the Poor, 8^c. ; and on the Destruction of the Black Palmer. By 

 an experienced Farmer. Pamph. 8vo, 2d edition. London, 1838. 



Wir cannot advance a single word in favour of this pamphlet. 

 Without any knov^'ledge of the subject as treated of in books, 

 and with a very limited practice, the author talks of his new in- 

 vented system of farming, and of having had to contend with diffi- 

 culties arising from prejudice in favour of the old system, &c. 



As a part of his new system, he directs the farmer to de- 

 stroy slugs by sowing on young wheat slacked lime, in a flowery 

 state, over the field ; adding, that it will destroy the slugs 

 wherever it falls. This, he says, he has done himself " with the 

 most complete success." We can assert, from experience, that 

 not one slug in a hundred will be killed in this way. It is 

 true that lime, in a state of powder, or lime-water, if applied in 

 sufficient quantities and repeatedly, will destroy slugs, worms, 

 and even frogs and newts ; but sowing it once over, even though 

 some of the powder touch a slug or worm, will not kill it, any 

 more than a drop of vitriol, thrown on a man's face, will kill a 

 man. This is a fair specimen of the author's directions, and 

 his experience. Directions are given for converting arable 

 land into pasture ; and, as a proof of their " superiority over 

 other methods," the author begs to state " that, on the 16th of 

 November 1801, a medal was voted to him by the Agricultural 

 Society, in testimony of their approval of his plan." The ground 

 being prepared, every acre is to be sown with 4 lb. of Dutch 

 clover, 2 lb. of cow-grass, 2 lb. of rib-grass, a bushel of percy 

 rye) grass, and 2 lb. of of rape-seed. The introduction of 



