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them in a manner, but principally, to the leaves on which the 

 worms are fed. 



"The most terrible evil to silk worms is muscardine. This name 

 is given to such as become white. This disease is contagious. — 

 There are two kinds of this disease. One is ordinary, and the other 

 spontaneous; the last is the most dangerous." 



Manuel Populaire D'Agriculture, by J. A. Schlipp Professor of the 

 Royal Agricultural Institute of Hohenheim, in Wurtemberg. Paris, 

 1844. 



A prize essay, adopted by the agricultural congress of Germany, 

 held at Brunn in 1840, and much admired in Germany. 



This is one of the volumes given to the American Institute, by 

 Alex. Vattemare 



I translate from it the following : 



" Barley- A new kind from Asia has been cultivated. It is cal- 

 led Nampto Barley. It yields a crop four to five times greater than 

 any other barley, It requires rich soil suitable for barley — is sown 

 in spring as soon as the soil is dry enough. It ripens in ten or eleven 

 weeks — it is best to sow it in drills — it is best not to soak the seed 

 before planting. It weighs 80 kilogrammes per hectolitre, about 67 

 pounds the bushel. It is excellent as a green crop for cattle. In 

 Asia two crops are had in the year. It has no chaff. The chevalier 

 barley weighs 57 pounds the bushel. 



Dr. James E De Kay of Syosset, Long Island: 



Presented to the club, several quarts of acorns from some of his 

 English Oaks — the Quercus Robri. 



He states that he set out the young oaks about eight years ago, 

 that they appear to thrive very well, some of them haeving attained 

 a heigth of more than thirty feet — the foliage is very beautiful, and 

 the trees of very symmetrical shape. These acorns should be plant- 

 ed in beds this season — and in two or three years will befit to trans- 

 plant. 



Alexander Walsh of Lansingburgh, sent to the 'club, directed to 

 Mr. Wakeman a valuable article on the culture of silk in our coun- 

 try, which as it appeared in our paper a few weeks smce, we omit. 



