198 The Osier, its Culture, Profits arid Machine for Peeling. 



of scythe notoriety. Such a seat as we consider applicable for 

 these propitious situations, is our illustration of the rustic pattern. 

 And for a seat whose capacity shall not exceed accommodations 

 for more than one person, the grape vine chair would not be 

 inappropriate. It is made of cast iron, and is not only very dura- 

 ble, but exceedingly elegant, in proper situation. 



We have also added engravings of two 

 other cast iron seats, which strictly are be- 

 longings of the veranda, or situations conti- 

 guous to the house, as they are more formal, 

 and express a greater degree of architecture 

 in design. Garden furniture of the kind just 

 described, is quite inexpensive and con- 

 veniently procured. As embellishments for 

 simple gardens, they are absolute ingredi- 

 ents, always making the exception, when used 

 with discretion ; an excess of such decorat- 

 ive features is abominable ! and we were" 

 about to add, inhuman ; for such evidence of 

 bad taste makes one quite awry when compelled to do admiration 

 for the sake of not ofl'ending an enthusiastic neighbor. 



THE OSIER, ITS CULTURE, PROFITS, AND MACHINE FOR 



PEELING. 



(by GEORGE COLBY.) 



Latterly much attention has been given to cultivating the wil- 

 low in the United States. The market value of the imported Osier, 

 is $80 per ton ; two tons can be grown per acre on land that is en- 

 tirely unfit for other crops. Here we have a yield of $160 per acre ; 

 deduct the expense of preparing for the trade, about $20, and you 

 have a profit of $140. Even allowing that this estimate is exag- 

 erated, there would remain a larger profit per acre than can be ob- 

 tained from any green crop, and secured by one- fourth the labor. 

 Mr. Colby, of Jonesville, Vermont, has for a long time been dis- 

 playing his ingenuity in perfecting a machine that will dispense 



