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morning and evening ; it very soon used up the first quan- 

 tity, and had another supply furnished ; tliis I cut ofi" and 

 planted out ; it is now a growing plant in the border. 



No. 4, was manured Avitli the extract from one pound of 

 cow manure, which had been under cover four years, and 

 never exposed to the weather ; it was as free from any offen- 

 sive smell as the purest spring-water, and was prepared by 

 steeping several days, before using, and was then strained 

 into a bottle. The effect of this was like the above, — from 

 the ashes, — I could not perceive any difference. This is also 

 a plant now growing in the border. 



No. 5, was the extract of meadow muck, which had been 

 under cover several years ; one pound of the soil, to which 

 was added a very little pot-ash, was steeped in water several 

 days, and strained off into a bottle, and applied as the roots 

 consumed the liquid. This afforded a suitable food, and the 

 spongioles continued to grow and increase rapidly for three 

 weeks, when they received a check, and ceased growing, and 

 were changing color ; the bottle was removed, and the roots 

 placed carefully into one filled with simple rainwater again ; 

 this saved them, and they again began growing. The liquid, 

 which had before proved too powerful, was now supplied 

 them ; as they consumed the water in the bottle, they grew 

 as rapidly as before the check, and formed a fine, strong- 

 rooted vine, which is now in the border. 



No. 6, was manured with the Hquid drainings from the 

 hog-pen ; although very much diluted, the first application 

 destroyed the young roots. In renewing the trial, the liquid 

 which had caused this, was used as the same manure, still 

 further diluted, and the effect was good ; the bottle was filled 

 with roots. 



No. 7, was manured with the extract of the leaves and 

 young shoots, trimmings of the grape vine ; these were 

 steeped a few days, and kept warm ; when applied to the 

 water in the bottles, it was quite acid. This destroyed fife 

 wQvj soon, the acid being too powerful. On repeating the 



