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THE GARDENERS’ 
CHRONICLE. 
which is much below that of Madras. The failure at Ban- | 
can an animal ; and it i8 only | 
the - aoe | = 
" 
which 
little sac bursts, and its con contents ar are o free 
and dis solved ved 
mce enace ah in het 
gator e is robably owing to ‘imperfect management, and | that we do not com- | in the water ; ny this is why st: 
‘iusabe think of vegetabl Ul t with ani- | wa ater. er, can ne r be resto ngs bk ts original for 
she efforts, and we are enabled to work with seed raised | mal tl * ements | wed these extracts to 
that t comparatively warm climate, » We can scarcely hope und. We are winauare ze ta he, of feedir we entertain of the 
a rai all the animals that are under our ae but t thi 5 hoor who eviden tand ject, ai 
nee to our trying. With this view we would recommend, 
@ the most probable method of attaining Aargeacg: that 
some of the best t Ca ae noll-kolls, en t 
oP 
veg enaas” mould 
growth and reproduction of plants seem to ta 
ght an of solid matter into their 
further 
with so sli introdu ction 
2 piace 
system , that it cannot 
examination how Pent derive the 
te nows how to make iar ica nd it sis 
r ps, 
ith ligui manure, prepa pared 
+ 
present to our potters view. 
ter, until th 
ad and foliage 
It cannot be shown that 
any solid matter is snare taken up by the roots, ex- 
a por fe of raneping Th 1ese should then be al 
lowed to t 
keep t them alive until October. “They. might 
ae he planted ont = —— watered for a few times 
hey s show sig is of throwing uy 
which wi re 
do: fal Shaie the sieht 
alk, 
themselves ‘protected ot the monsoon rains, and the 
It seems sole 
ble that many failures, even in _Bangalor e, must 
mitted to, bef i seed; but the eat 
well w orth the trouble, and it seems even pro robable that if 
b uropean emit: 
they could lend us very important . assistance by obtaining 
they obtain from without, 
presenly sated 
of the firm wood 
s,—of the soft ‘bat still firm 
cnn hy 
q 
the 
We cannot, eo re Lice to ourselves, dismiss the 
consideration of this ‘out a word to the pub- 
hese gentl mada saath as theie reason for bring- 
he _—e. ot ~~ ive the first, that * the 
ites elementary t ral Science are little 
— than abridgment ‘Of “tt morks 8 at they are 
behi hind the present state of s science, and are, for t 
os part ed 
ow, n; 
of t heir 
z a x es eal spirit,” . Now we should be glad t to 
ier oe book iteclt is oe t an aneidientae of larger 
book ¢ 
£, +} 
them in their 
kilfnl 
Kanak 
pl s j until ‘ey 
Engh picnic these store can be made 
a trop vical ew ature, when we, whatever might 
prolabiy resume our experiments, with renewed energy, 
as they. 
iG "Calendar for India, and 
some ara her the Rose, 
the fuse anal Oe pate the none the Cauca and 
several other plan 
Popular Cyclopedia of Ni Nak ral Science—Vegetable 
Physiology. Published by ‘the rc for Le Promo- 
alar Instruction. London ra 
tion of Pop 
Oo 8vo. : 
orm us that iti is the first 
Ss ;—they 
gored: aa the 
form Boer properties of the ‘elements they ta —but 
ate nothing is easy ence every 
ticle of which living bods nF i is obtained by it; 
for, oF placing att in ay pi of circumstances, and ob- 
ig the chan; mode of ‘life which iniwe pro- 
duce, w Jarre -cinecte a each. Thus 
animal may be fed enstans ely on one kind of ali- 
ment, as for ins gu j and it is found that, 
main 
oP 
nts we outs aapert 
soils, and in different 
overe what 
di 
ng chins, we variable quantities 
a 
is a 
book inf 
Game Essays upon Natural Sciende 
for ters which are thus stated :— 
; omission of the study of Natural Science from the 
‘instruction ge 
sorta 
sre sap te i al i parts 
lengt 
ps 
structure. So, cy on aioe 
ent, by placing them in iter 
in age = we and supply 
of w: ntil wi @ disco 
pera or inj Sete 
In a 
“Of the 
ous. 
nother pliee, speaking of Gum, the author ses by i— 
nutritive products, which are carried 
of the struct ure, (as are those 
y the 
course of y followed in this country, 
appears of edd the most im t means of 
intellectual discipline and moral improve’ which th 
within our Pies 3 This waite, rightly 
read with un 
This is ee: in the bark and wo 
| stems, roots, and branches 
tissue of ate pag 4 and fruits, ae = v aoe they t else any elemeritary an be? They 
generate wering syste do e various wil pee pera reves us why ridgment of a 
| hard pose li which they Seige) in _thei different pre ia! work m arily be mu hind the present 
tissues a This question will now be answe ate ie oP That, we presume, will depend upon the 
charact of the “Ein = itself. C sidering that this 
bt, that neither plants ‘y book i many respects an abridgment ra nd- 
creating or producing any hich d a not ar hy ley’ s Tutroduction to. Botany, the greater part = 
beings are entirely dependent upon the phe te wood-cuts bei 
it does appear "he ‘us ae hel an assertion as that * 
have quoted would have te doar much ewe omitted. 
som reniaeke as ou 
first. Maia which the Pre: of success mi: 
is the primes of a free circulat 
once a 
ractice air to dry the plants ee. and less shading, 
were adopted, we should have the pleas seeing this favourite 
tribe ter beauty 1 ree 
pase DEN AND ORCHARD. 
pro’ and 
ry the pitts which are swelling their fruit a plen- 
al supp vot the bite elements, air 
= ithh: sipahesbrsohed igs 
ee cote 
4s placed principal is Gum. x: 
pursued, has fo for its object to enable us to on eat ng =) is present in such abundance in Nevetat; their growth, and thereby cote this 5 perform eee. it spr 
Seiauoaines in tha ol of Creati he pages led Gum cea eS, a8 ts flow in ee from = fen Seas d, earn na t this season, from the sinking of the 
of which are daily and hourly unrolled before us; and sonny n its surface cracks. Of th beds, and Conant my the — anton _ ng ro se 
. x Ci cs - ia o. r ne an, as id 
whic a ber (toniae ies Aga vachdisd ni of Lord trees, most othe. Acac mS peceuy in large pits, if it were added to the whole surface; 
}) in the only language which -has fi to all climates only ¢ hat the formatio of this gba dora) is so r plan, therefore, is, to dig out a trench along the front, 
the ends of the earth, unaffected by’ the confusion of Babel.” | abundant as to make the collect =m mi it desirable. Va- “alt up the back and middle, and to refill the trench with new 
very one do “ the heavens d glory of God,’’ | rious ne of this exist a different = where it pean do mischi gta and gags 
whilst “* the ot ” here shows itself ‘‘ full of His good- vegetables ; but they may all be regrdel mbinations iat eee ae Oa ee ade r4 hoiomeay ther 
ness =” but of all to him who has learned to inter- | of pure gum with other substan Gum pubes Is one | in endeavouring to remove them ; their presence can do no harm, 
pret the aes they apy and, by the application of | of its simplest forms : “this is aeallp ivesght “from Arabia, | and may do isting the free percolation of water, eer 
the reason wherewith s bee en en ndowed, t the _ dis- where it is ann ally collected in the Acacia forests, at _ ars = pagt aiompy ads speckle 9 pees Aa 
y whic arge quantity is import ted i into tyery.—Wherever the Grapes are ripe, or cut, the houses 
is setroanded, to trace tis power, wisdom, and ded | ete t of it cannot have too much air given them in fine weathi ‘ontinue 
every ac and other — a sn ms eee —— substance to man | to stop Seng ear sont egre all Sar mn besten fi Fame 
important article of ROONEY ie caeusily oF rome tine: sone time is obviat the 
= Science is rene second to none. anit rine accu- Arabia oe Senegal "Those engaged in vir 2 | donner of be ss ing the main eye, by suddenly checking the fow 
te, discriminating, it me almost ctirely upon i its ; and six oun of sap, is removed, and its abstraction from the fruit prevented. 
reasoning 24 roxas ‘Tie in carefully the ee: aieaeeing parce c= berry me gear the 
love of Truth, are sania a Fe it: gg mentor > it “a the Te is on record that a cara crossing ~ Desert, their a eeeacutier ep mane too tight, by the swelling o 
advantage of in ok the pupil much more than the —— being pePashar ss preserved themselves from |  Pracu-movse.—Dust with sulphur any parts in 4 “ 
greater part | of the oi rdinary routine of instruction ; and } famine by eal atin ng the sa Arabic which formed part of ae ay it inion it is poorer ines it ci spe ee. it 
it f ere transporting. But no animals aaa scabs, See ceen Cth 
wiedge of any Farther, at the pre- could continue long to subsist on this ingredient alone ; prviar aspx w upon ‘Royal G Se ecaikat 
which minister 
and i pian contribute in 
various toe modes to the expansion ree the intellect, the prac- 
to their support than to that of aon 
Of Starch, that curious co hich so extensively 
contributes to the nutrition both 
sufficiently evident. 
And whate 
= ee direct i sy ation will be mane id to ay uses 
subj ects for the healthy y occupa- 
subject 
and plants, the 
ir rae room for any 
thing more than his inennes: observations upon the 
tie in the young shoots neatly, to give abundance of air and light 
toripening fruit, and cease watering such. If green-fl made 
be fumigated with 
interesting relation 
concur, and we hope to 
will be bias in ev 
phy and 
€ the day when Nataral wee, 
school as formall 
i 
i onishment 
succeeding generation will look 
at the narrow education — their qrehtinaat sre wonder 
how they could dispense wit th a a _knowledg e of the uses 
and properties of th tural . 
The first step, and a great ste ep i » has been taken by 
its Na- 
the pena tative bd London ; which ‘on onl 
tural History in! 
- adents acertain amount o 
3 and if the old English Waiters not ort = 
pas: they will sink by degrees fro high em 
mdl take "hei stand 
work itself, it 
h useful matter, well and ca 
age ted. “The ant author, whoever he is, writes well ; that 
el the art of illustratin 
ject with well- selected facts. = —— or oo sow 
ich m 
should be presned in yer greed 
ay be amie at far peorge time, 
ach a 
ies Ri epear ante, She) powers shoul 
e time before it is ripe. 
re HoUsE.—Some leaves may be thinned off or tied aside to 
admit light and sun to the fruit. ot not syringe where ang 
ripe but maintain a moist atmosphere by sprinkling 
paths frequently during the day. 
Metons.—The plants must be looke: very often 
e all su ous growths, and Toenstaar ‘= crowded ices 
fe the Loven arm as advanced under the head joa ne 
slight bottom-heat is maintained by the linings, you co 
enabled to keep ned plants in such health that neither m' pcg ie 
peso ee ar ‘will become troublesome ; allowing th 
to becom: 
srt a a it shall be f the gen dhcny peace ‘of the cold is one great cause of these evils Soriakle them 
at mr time easily brought into it. overhead. ead fine afternoon with warm water; always prefer 
t ie te Peay Tv rain- when it can be ponerss 
mvanimals, the fat i Giveusies ‘The ve observations apply eq " 
ous nutriment introduced into their system is} Keep up a moist atmosphere in the frames by frequent waterings 
converted into this ae _— besides other pur- | in dry weather; but in ee ca pacing 
poses that it serves, is ready for the support of the body, | too often, di dall or damp weather, Se eee: rengioe 
when from any cause aa is a beg" re of the supply on | @ence. Attend to the pants oct-of doors in s aed with water. 
ry eak bad lea d a them wi bsg su! 
oa ‘h the animal usually dep samy In some — this} ™ Zn aT Oas Pose > Departas satay a 
roduction of fat takes at regular thus ick Mcalhatcaheteea ters mended, nr pic wr] 
pla 
boas: which pass nearly the. — winter om pte and 
that 
take _ food during t 
the d pe sache 
many pla 
pape 
me 
e Same as fat. 
enclosed, as it wines in a series o! 
the cells of cellular ti ssue au 
part of alm 
ft is gum, a 
of m Se bai which fill 
cat te be very lean soon after | 
they aoe emerged aa their winter retreat. 
“Now aoe id so abundantly in 
ost every one, serves 
ghtly alter 
ene their for 
ed, and 
St arch, 
granules ; 3 each of which, wh 
a 
th _the micro- 
¢ 
f_Anid 
introdu ced :— 
“A plant o or or tree cam HO more exist 
substance, ue Spoor hgh being aly fluid like dis- 
those 
gum 
ia nm 
is of more import- 
ing about the sient; this Ia last operation muc! ‘ 
ance to the well- anne of many crops than is usually col nsidered 
cut herbs in flow d lay them in a shady place to dry; 
pod &e. 
ee —Sow “Horn, realm young in ee 
—Loosen the surface of the soil in th sy be pat to te 
ieee ac ‘sufficiently mien alittle = vabecof be put leaves 
Geaeaee with the hands, an small o decaying 
removed. this their 
Enpive may be planted.in marrow drills; by rel be Loong 
hearts are kept closer, and les less s blanching 3 is required t o 
eben various 
this state of increased excitability is 
sacle When: put into cold water, they retain 
oni pehich waan ets from See 
ys of the morning 
to the ra: 
structure 
au; but when exposed to s heat of about 160%, this 
Lerr 
bee ancke —Keep them neatly “ied oF naies'ian ; removing 
the egies growth, and leaving the 
gsc eyo be hoed and thinned out as soon as they have 
formed their first rough S 
: : regular supply sows and bignched. 
