804 THE GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE. 
i i 233. For the best samples of Cotton from the Western | thus pr ti 
V Const of ane. bench maani ng risk to the vitality of tip pes 
an edits form, which is equally A+B, and b e 5 R ee most alsin Cultivation of Flax, in | be accomplished with ease and expe that 
BLA. ritish India, or Aus ia nitely less expense, and that trees 
an essay on the x Plants of India ; the | nitude can be removed than has hi 
Wg ee sill finda wet age oa 15 P 2 eee to which they are = e. applied, and the Among the gentlemen as hithe 
that botanists ee i d rather rust | best means of employing the refuse material. vost, Lord Currichill, Sir W. 
the trifling peculiarities — we should rat mi say 36. For the importation of at least two tons of any | Prestonfield, Mr. Inglis, of Cram, y 
acc de nts—out of which some of them are per- Vegetable ore See to all the purposes for | say, of Whitehill, Mr. Burn oo ME 
petually fabricating pee e agay — — we which Hem w used, and equally cheap, strong, | Mr. Oliphant, of Bossie, Mr. Murd 
should be contented with describing as many | and dura caber, Mr. J. Lyon Kirkmichael 
ephemeral examples of mistaken aeih if they 39, For gt importation from any British Possession, | Mr. J. L. Morton, Professor Balf 
important in their | of not less than 100 pounds of Silk proper for manu- | Mr. R. W. Hamilton, Mr. Walker 
i T. 
= band, Mr Gray, 
8 ere n o . For the a from the East Indies, of | donian Horticultural Societ 
hardly thought them worth attention ; when flies Silk equal * — lity to the best Italian or China Silk. | man, Per Mr. C 
ae è the wheel: 57- F e best a of the methods at present The tree experimented upon was 4 
; ‘ employed. on France and e e for Grinding, tree of 53 feet in height, and 5 feet 4 inches in e 
ee hare po ae 5 7 * side — ressing, and otherwise preparing Flou erence at the thickest part of the stem, The ta 
are idly multiplied; pages are . 5 he with it 61. For a simple and eee ‘Apparat us for the fa rom the heavy rain of 
alities; societies are wearied with disquisitions eee — A e T o Guat aid 
5 migra ee 
havin ing oa ti e best way a 3 — 7 64. For the best essay on the Construction of com- pacers 8 made of malleable iro 
ving no distinction; stu ered ; mon Roads. eet deep, or, with the head and neg 
naturalists disgusted, and the * is = aes 99. For the invention of an Artificial Stone, or Terra | cutters are riven, by a wooden mallet 
to more exact pursuits. when we | Cotta, free from the objections to which all such sub- | the depth of 3 feet all around, 
see every little individual differcice poh di ato stances are now liable. sl ey give en, 
he| 100. For an account of any material improvement in | form of uare blunted wedge. A rod 
i me Moulding, Burn or general Manufacture of then laid along the top of the four rows of e 
Idered as 80 ing» 8 : g Lam 
8 3 z 5 85 e flats “who cou ricks; the chief qualities required. being strength, | extension rods going across th 
dei ee hair ‘owint south and south-east side, did W and cheapness. of the cutters apart as far as possib and, consegues 
151 ot peri rish with the Long Parliament, but left 1 105. For the best account and collection of specimens . the poin to converge at the bottom. A che 
5 : ae r i A dape 
extensive Ine of pro ndants, who seem to have ms oon Aatel Pone eee ak see R —— Sea. J 
wc to i a eru rte r da ays. iird e id Hee r. best series = “ne Botanical and = then ied across the frame and fastened 
en we look at the work going forward among tural Drawings of a oe chains. e above constitutes the frame t 
the writers of European Floras, to say nothing of 108. F. For ri best series ee four Botanical and | The means of raising the mass is a carriage 
others who occupy themselves specially with exotic | Structural Drawings of or one of the Cerea 5 serves the purpose of trans ion), eon 
botany—when we hear of seven or eight hundred 109. For the best series of four e ared B cal | strong common carts, one at either 
Solanums, hundreds of Willows, legions of Poas, and Structural — of an * err pardek Eoplich raised above the axletree of ‘both, 
‘ plan bolsters rest two massive par beams se 
110. For the best series of four Drawings of any | them with strong bolts. The height of the be 
of 
‘ Vv: Animal, ay a ana . the ground is about 6 feet. They, of course, edis 
Pf ek 30 tors bes ert rig irae . 
raat prate ) 4 fe 18 t ? d? Diagrams, desiri for erii in illustration of any e 8 being accomplished by screw po 
U les (1) like th enn! special branch of Natural History, as the Hemp or the sere re four in number, an 
pon principles () like these, out of which the so- Flax plant, the Silkworm, the Cochineal Fe c. ; | the lift sgal They are made fast to the 
f plants are often now-a-days | eac wing to be not less than 3 feet by 4 feet, rame, and are worked by men standing oi 
constructed, every militia regiment ought to be Upon these aay we eee to make the fol- | across the beams of the carriage. The frame 
described as consisting of scores of human species. | lowing suggest — The report on charcoal (7) | closed mass are slowly raised, and the tree with gu 
High cheek-bones, ow foreheads, hooked noses, doad: include the pee rate 1 which weeds and | oseillation moves ereetly upwar baddies 
evident, be raised without the use of "i sb 
alaneing the trunk mi 
thick lips, black hair, bushy whiskers, narrow other ve 
; „ D getable refuse can be most economically and 
oulders, and other differences of; muar impor- conveniently charred for the purposes of cultivation. solid. masi of, nee occasion 
would enable any ingenious gentleman ta i : branches—but they were used on this igh 
eh kaka of = Sentteman to | As to Australian produce (17, 18, 24), there is no precaution, ‘After about 20 minutes working € 
concbet a 8 0 es of the S Homo, chance of its reaching England during the present sea- i raised from the 
as genuine as the rank a syste ti Wen vs 5 the screws, the tree was completely u 
botanical work ihe 7 matic: | son, unless indeed some of it is actually on the road. the operation. haying been effected in an 
SLEE Gs hove That hie ee me. 4 ould no rrive, we take for granted that the | gradual m ner, and amidst tributes of admiration 
i us 8 a ill EDDELL'S ant repophoro premiums will be renewed; for drying fruits for all around. It was not the intention tô rel 
mi os re a Me assist i in ting * end to so exportation, wine-making, and il-préssing, are tree experimented upo the means ‘ot 
mischievous a folly. branches of rural industry which can be as well | being exhibited and explained, all seemed 
Tun managers of the 8 of ‘Atte tise jast |? conducted in Australia as in the Medi terranean, | the feasibility of the a 
announced the subjects for which they offer and when the hot fit of the gold fever is off, the strong case was shown for the reer 
miu ming seas Altovether 112 colonists A be glad to turn their attention to suc 155 ch, when p tree is 4 be conveyed. erect pn 
matters are detailed, among which are several w ects; co cerning which they have long had full The = ee x oe < pgr 
interest many of our readers. s Society is practical instructions from Sir Thomas Mrroun. 5 4 wide in i b of the foremoat cart, and 
not inclined to slumber after the efforts mad nstruction ofroads (64) will, we tack l 
Great Exhibition of all Nations, is sufficiently | footpaths, especially such as are wante ens. ill do the work safel: N 
evident; on the contrary, it would seem as if the A great desideratum is a path that shall 56 hard, Tho tree i x lowered into ae preparel iw on 
. then made had inspired the body corporate durable, perfectly dry, cHeAP, not liable to become same e prin i 
Vigour renewed by their former | abour, and | Mossy, and capable of receiving a . such as It is . that, in this instance, x 
disciplined by the invaluable experience gained | ¥ would be communicated b gravel or sand; the | was 13 or 14 tons s ; but the inventor eo atentes 
during that great even glare of white walks being very 5 and that, by an enlargement t of the apparatus, 
From the list of pei ums before us we select | there being a prejudice against such as are grey or | almost go ae? 
the follo eS as being intimately hom to subjects black. rincipal experiment being t of 
whi ch from time to time occupy ou columns :— The bri Wea nea question is „ia of much company were direc ad to 7 1 oat 15 
7. For an 8 ce, e ity olved in the | garden importance We w. or mple, che eap 1 gh waa lifted by fo k — . r 
5 preparation of Charcoal, and its recent applications to | hollow bricks which will admit of ae introduction a case to enclose the root. A similar p 
P g and other purp of bond timber, as in walls constructed of ordina nary | smaller i at catia was made on a Gooseberry MY 
For the importation of not less than half a ton of | bricks ; we want longer bricks and deeper bricks to while 5 smaller plants were ere expertly lifted . 
‘ied Plant or Bananas 8 West Indies. diminish the cost of mortar and laying; we want two semi-cylindrical spades. In each e 9 
17. For the i n any Bri ossession, long li 
ak 5 i ; long light hollow bricks large enough for the con ive y OER 
d aal Wigton or ee of equal | struction of flues, capable of being pig jointed, emen has also been invented by Mr. 
18. For ihe we ete oF ack wos Dis Uan. on * and thick enough at the sides to retain hea the removal of hedge-rows ; and by & 
Wine, of good marketable quality, made from a fore Eo for drawings of planta, 2 will be | vance he lifts out of earth for en 
duce of Vineyards in Australasia” acceptable to many, and may give the pupils in the | tile drains, replacing it iggy * ae 
e best essay on the theory and practice of | School of Eal art an opportunity of distinguish- The implements used poe 
is t 
' t 
Fermentation, particularly as appli ied. to the Art of ing themselves. It is to be hoped, however, that | Patented. 
z : ; to show 
Brewing 3 50 as to modify, or altogether dispense with, | the judges appointed to consider the productions of Teog n ige il be feted "5 
the intermediate process of malting. competitors in this branch of art will insist upon | P r. ae pE aa of trees 
23. For the importation from Chi ina, India, or else- scientific exactness, before anythi except correct — ric ’ ba d 3 at 3 ne seasons of 
tt tl new tics 2 or Trees producing Oils, or drawing. If by Such a measure a stop could be put | within two or three days, while safety 
arpa Ne ic a be used as food, or are to the present system of gravely caricaturing natural | be guaranteed. i bir 
in which art accomplishe ung ladies to decora 
facturing purpose isto i 
4. Fo . f 0 leasure-· gro ith 
of Olive Oit aS ae = 8 | and gentlemen so much delight, that “Hoke would | been pice e the work of an age. 
British y omer be worth a whole "ya of the Society’ s existence. patented apparatus, new i 
around 
Sin the Cotton-see a the 5 of r refuse TRANSPLANTING TREES. . scenery. In the case to 
n : owing to 0% 
23. For improvements in the manipula: E had an opportunity of witnessing the 5 up in the eg, of towns, or 
* tion of I Bees’- which must be 
80 as to rend c paratus for the liftin nar removal of trees, | stances, man 
eae n e it applicable to w purposes in invented by M G 8 bes 99238 of value and of sale, 
git 88 y mite S sen. lashen, sculptor, in this 3 2 ify other 
For the im city. e exhibition took place on the grounds of Mr. us transplanted te beautif 
the root of he import — on ean 3 ton of | Craigie Halkett Craigie 8 of Cramond, in a form new groups. Abridged 
Age Fer the best samples of Cotton from the Sonti park adjoining Cramond House. The principal of Dec. 7. | | 
African Colonies, ` er provements effected by the invention are, that the root | The North British Agricultur 
is not exposed by the removal of the mould from it, additional remarks :—In about hal 
