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movable roses, only one of which is pierced. * One rose is placed 

 at the extreme end of the spout, and the other on the under 

 side near the end, and they can be interchanged at pleasure ; 

 but the pierced rose should be placed on the under side for gene- 

 ral purposes. By tliis arrangement the water can be delivered 

 just where it is wanted in a cleanly manner, thus rendering it a 

 very neat article, especially for watering plants in rooms. 



I will here notice some metallic castings, entered by Mr. Gil- 

 bert, as agent for the. inventor. The process by which these cast- 

 ings are made, is a novelty, and promises to be of great utility. 

 An exact copy of almost any object, no matter how delicate its 

 texture, can be reproduced, and this, too, without injury to the 

 object itself, with a few rare exceptions. I have seen a cast taken 

 from a bouquet, without injury to the flowers ; and the cast of the 

 lizard, exhibited in the horticultural department, was taken with- 

 out killing the animal. The organic parts of flowers, the veins 

 of leaves, the antennae of insects, &c., are all reproduced in re- 

 markable perfection. In architecture and kindred arts, this prc^ 

 cess will prove to be of great value. A fuller description will 

 be found in another place. 



Last of all, comes a long list of miscellaneous articles, such as 

 artiticlal flowers, rustic work; hermetically-sealed fruit, wine, 

 honey, pickles, preserves, spices, mustard, &:c., kc, which I am 

 compelled to dismiss with a passing notice, with the exception of 

 several botanical maps, very handsomely executed by a young 

 lady, of which I must speak in terms of high praise. I must also 

 state, injustice to the parties concerned, that, owing to the great 

 heutof the room, every sample of wine underwent the process of 

 acetous fermentation ; thus rendering it unfit for the examination 

 of the judges. Tliis statement is made, in order that it may bo 

 known why no report was .-iiade on tlie article of wine. 



Belbre concluding, I would recommend, that, hereafter, an ama- 

 teur's list be made for the horticultural department. I think, that 

 in this WMy, we can add considerably to the attractiveness of our 

 fairs, and, at the same time, increase the domain of liorticultural 

 tasfe. Amateurs, as a class, have heretofore been overlooked. 

 There are some, who indulge a taste for fruits and flowers, neces- 



