196 TRANSACTIONS OF THE 



ENDOGENS AND EXOGENS. 



(Lindley's Vegetable Kingdom.) 

 Extract by Henry Meigs. 



An endogen constantly developes new woody matter to the 

 interior as palm trees do. This endogenous and exogenous 

 growth was known to Theophrastus. The exogen developes wood 

 from centre to circumference. This peculiar difference extends 

 to a considerable part of the vegetable kingdom. 



The endogens are Monocotyledons. The exogens are Dicotyle- 

 dons. The endogens seldom live beyond 300 years, but exogens 

 almost an indefinite age. The dragon tree of Cratava in Tene- 

 riffe, was an object of great antiquity in 1402. 



POIS SANS PARCHEMIN, OR POIS MANGE TOUT. 



Translated from Maisoii Rustique^hy Henry Meigs. 



Like our best bean pods without strings, the whole is eaten, 

 and is an exquisite delicacy. 



These peas are of several varieties. The white one with large 

 pods does well in the open field. 



The crowned or Turkish pea is very good. 



Stable manure causes peas to give large leaves and few flowers, 

 and those give but few peas. 



These pea vines are the best thing to fertilize poor soil. The 

 neigliborhood of Paris knows and uses it, and thus is able to 

 supply Paris with millions of quarts of green peas annually. 



H. W. Brown exhibited a new patent model windmill, invented 

 by Adolph Lempoke, of Pleasant Mount, Wayne county, Penn. 

 One of 1 6 feet diameter of fan will cost about $100. 



The following letter from Mr. J. D. West, in relation to his 

 improved pump, was then presented and read : 



JVew-York^ May 6, 1857. 

 H. Meigs, Esq., Sec'y of Farmers'' Club: 



Dear Sir : — At your kind suggestion I avail myself of the pri- 

 vilege of telling the Club, through you, what I claim as the 

 advantages of my improved pump, sold by my firm of A. W. 

 Gay & Co., 118 Maiden Lane, as is also the Warner patent pump. 

 1st — The above pump is very simple, and is consequently cheap 

 and durable. It has but two necessary valves, a and g, h being 

 a duplicate foot valve and increasing the security of the pump. It 

 has no stuflGing box, which in other pumps is frequently a stum- 

 bling block. Instead thereof there is an upper piston//, with 



