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sity of great care being used to preserve the mouths (or spon- 

 gioles) entire. 



Doctor Oake, M. D., of Southampton, states that it has been 

 discovered that the best method of conveying plants to a distance 

 is, by means of a wide-mouthed bottle, so covered up as to allow 

 only a small aperture for the admission of air. 



The exhalation of the plant being condensed beneath the roof 

 or -shoulder of the bottle, falls down, or rather distills again upon 

 it, and constantly refreshes it with the results of its own evapora- 

 tion ; while it enjoys the rays of the sun through the transparency 

 of the vessel in which it is confined. 



In this way a primrose was conveyed to New Sydney from 

 England. 



TRANSPLANTING, OR LAYING DOWN TURF. Turfing, as the opera- 

 tion is commonly called, consists in laying down turf on surfaces 

 intended for lawns or borders. The turf is cut from a smooth firm 

 part of a bank, or other ground free from coarse grass, in small 

 patches about a foot square, and conveyed to the spot where it is to 

 be used. The surface on which the turfs are to be laid ought 

 previously to be dug or trenched, so as to be brought to one 

 degree of consistency, and then rolled or beaten so that it may 

 not afterwards sink. The turfs being laid so as to fit, are to be 

 first beaten down individually, and then watered and rolled until 

 the whole is smooth ; and even then it will require being watered 

 by the hand during the dry season at least once a day. 



TRUNK constitutes the principal bulk of a tree. 



WATER. Water is essentially necessary for the nourishment 

 of plants, and although some will grow and throw out flowers, 

 they never form seed without it. 



The material which water holds in solution forms the import- 

 ant part of nourishment, or otherwise causes the decay of plants. 

 All water contains more or less atmospheric air, and water is 

 more or less beneficial in proportion to the quantity mixed with 

 it. Bain water, from its falling, collects a large proportion of 

 air during its descent. 



