45—1853.] THE GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE. 709 
days, giving a a free circulation of air. except during without ча уйды, a man to rake it off,—which is песез- its fallin otf еа etting d d bet 
dar» | + indi, when the Mn * be r aised on the sary in the other machines. The 8 E "ы 3 ore it reaches 
rangement of 
d of ci 
same prin- 
n 
sheltered dis only, and a e thrown Masi t s the solt-aeting gatherer consists of an endless ban , ciple, and ith s simi ел I have no doubt that 
to keep the — ore down or nless the canvas, 0 which бе corn falls as it is cut, and it is the most of flo blooms, especially those which are 
in which the plan es a position slightly then оф оп one side by а continuous motion of t ighty and inclining, can m y the 
— чар: the шй в 2 к thi shade for as the ne advances, With this machine, syste’ erred to, and, in short, all sorts of vegetables, 
e forenoons of bright dares - be Venen Mr. Crosskill stated, one acre and a rn per hour &e. Should you deem this worthy of insertion, it 
As to sopping nedap what may be necessary 93 y be eut with t -— one man to dri = -— be the means of ati the attention of 
a close, bushy fo in, — In the discussion _whic . Samuelson, le than m myself to carry out the лел жы of sup- 
f n die 23 will be re req , but nstant at- | maker of M‘Cormick’s 3 admitted that Bells ро which I MMC a be invaluable to everything in 
section фый growing season will be needed, to keep | reapers cut the corn better than M‘Cormick’s,—and g al kingdom. James 
the shoots properly tied in. Towards the middle of that the Ming of the hard work required from artley's Rough F Glass.—The description of this 
September gradually decrease amount of moisture 2 a 05 the corn was an important advantage; but material, which was mnm for eie - a 
lace. 
in the "ege sues. and give air more freely, in order 
wth —— ood preparator 
| 
—nÀÓ 
to start into growth, and should then have their e thom ^ 
taki care to 
ffor 
ossom, they may be removed to a pace 
drier situation, m. it is N to trust Gompho- 
lobiums out of doors; and are so prolifie of 
m ach kept in growing ‘conditions, that they 
well repay the protection of glass 
For soil take good turfy peat b 
about the size of garden 
; well mix these together, and be careful to have it 
N 
o Mr. Be 
- M‘Cormick’s or 
P | Mocha. 
said, is 
as stated, that the 
— 5 that of Mr. 
Ir. Hussey's, he. one being 407, the 
Mr. Crosskill stated, in rep Y to 8 
the use of 
; that ther is no 
if the 
18 reaper is 
Huss 
oth er 207. 
ard 
s itis cut. Models of the | 
bob. a 
bite. 
on, — In | 
me ath beter ence. 
el satius J e for Coffee.— A зр g to Liebig, 
contai ommon with te coffee, a —.— 
— he calls * Taurine,” and v h by the way, h 
considers essential to the health of all who do not take 
strong exerci ding to think that 
Asparagus might be made a good substitute for coffee. 
The young shoots which I were not 
agreeable, th ng an alkaline flavour. I then tried the 
ripe seeds roasted nd make a ful 
flavoured coffee not easily distinguishable — fine 
he seeds are easily freed from th rries by 
drying them in a cool oven, and then rubbing — on a 
in a nice moist healthy state when wanted for use 0 E uantity of similar ma in the * mal of the 
e escape of water get ih the How to Draw a Geometrical Pear оп a Given. Line — Horti cultural Society,” seg i to which we must refer 
soil will be sufficient to effect the purpose, u e ] 
same objeet is kept in view in parre the prm and rape Mildew. — Perhaps some of your readers 
also in the operations of shifting ; and unless eir ard may like to have another proof that sulphur will 
efficient drain is # igi ess ge har destroy mildew on Vines. The Vinery here is 80 feet 
ex eginners ll not to 7 n length, and 18 feet wide. Last year I lost the greater 
water carelessly whenever the surfa hee “of the soil may t of the Gra m it from mildew ; I washed the 
ap dry, without ascerta m hd hether the mass is pipes with sulphur, and put fires on, but that did not 
in that condition, and also to avoid giving sma stop it; this year the mildew made its appearance before 
ently. Givea thorough s watering when necessary, ines n as I e 
по more until it is really wanted again, Alpha. hem all over with sulphur, throwing it by handfuls in 
— i D! dod thefoliage. The mildew di "ci sri and m 
BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCE- positas sam s Mest b. dpt 
MENT OF 5c shake the sulphur on the . I did not syringe the 
Concluded from page 693.) . Vines, but kept the very damp un 
Section G.—On Reaping Mac Macr by A. Cross- began to ripen. I used 7 Ibs. of sulphur. H. Morgan, 
KILL.—Mr. Crosskill p an historical account of reap- Gardener, Panes Hall, Norfolk. 
ing ng machines, from thei А. by Ro an ls Large Decid ess —There i is in the garden of 
e ) vvsent time; with a view to show that though three the vicarage zug & deciduous Cypre easuring in 
ping machines had not been brought it proninenty ая э» oe ae —À . ee the girth 9 feet 4in, at 2 feet from the ground, and 7 feet 
to notice before the Great Exhibition such implements three semicircles which give thè g wired. Ав it 6 fee "height about 60 feet, its sha 
had long since — invented, and the reaping | was not mentioned at page 534 how to find the foci i in куйшен, the spread of the lower branches, which 
achinar gi ‘Cormick and Hussey were con- | an ellipse of a given length and breadth, it is shown by | feather down und—say 45 feet. It stands on 
и оп е principles as those which had been the follow ing. d the edge of a s nd, in which its roots luxuriate 
previously in this country. Among other English D exceedingly. soil seems ng loam 
inventions of reaping machines, he mentioned one chalky botto Am I right in supposing that this is an 
Mr. Smith of Deanston, in 1812, which from time | unusually large specimen of the tree! S. R. F., Bozley, 
time underwent improvements, and in 1835 it worked 5, fine specimen : but д ы will find 
very successfully at the meeting of the Highland Agri- ве А 7 for example at Syon, if we eee, rightly. lt is 
cultural Society. After that trial it was laid aside, A i — с naturally E Pants, plant. 
British farmers did not encou and, during the я ; Diseased Araucaria.—The statement made by “ Jack” 
| y of labour, did not want such machines. (see p. 678), corresponds exactly with a case known to 
1822, Mr. Ogle, of Remington, near Alnwick, invented e in the west of There no reason existed 
а reaping machine, which appears to ha ed as a — considering the ев оп датр, De a discerning 
model for Mr i ius a M е is, in almost With centre D and radius A В, cut А C in c and f, | friend recommended t bg " of the Araucaria, 
eee gle’ = description | which are the foci Ap che W. Fitzsi imon, га to W. draining the site, and replan t thereon. This was 
of which was pultiished 1» in 1626 п Phillipps, Esq., Reig done, and the ly sickly assumed the cha- 
Which prevented the adoption of Mr. Smith s reaping| 8 ing Fruit a Wane of Increasing its Size.—For | racter of robust | has ever since flourished. 
machine also caused Mr. Ogle’s to be laid aside; though | the last few years I have taken considerable interest in | A С ack’s” Araucaria appears be 
à America, where labour is scarce and the stalk of the | horticultural pursuits, and during that time I have, c re arr 3 C Фзатьл4 I 2 
corn more crm and dry, and bea ere better adapted | from observation and a series of trials, at him to adopt th remedy pg peme ча 
forthe action of mechani Sal iy in all sorts of fruits raised about o: r have no doubt it vill prove are en e өрк es 
was soon in extensive demand. K was r.|than they usually are, and their ities much | that one o emi ыба recently 
that about 2000 of № d wey by supporting the fruit in the follow- lost a fine e cigar of Araucaria, which is supposed to 
annually sold in — United States, a m] Ба Аа А —As soon as it is fully developed, it sh | arise fee is cause. * { 
in neari equ zie ot in AM E . The celeb: rity m be be aowed tà to hang its 8 T= its stalk, as the en | Images.—I have lately become 
: by machin мут Great aee increasing weight strains the s and in that way acquainted with a young man, * birth a Buddhist, and 
Mr. Bell of берй, ‘who had gained a prize | lessens the Y of үт к uid flowing to the a nati Mongol y, now con 1 to 
in 1829 from the Highland Agricultural Society for a fruit. This be obviated in some cases by laying | tianity. He told me ae grt om ee 
machine, to bring his invention again into the | the Pear, Ailes or whatever it may be эре a branch | his father when a boy, to the tree o ^ End an 
In 1852 he contested with Mr. Hussey at the | and fixing it with a piece of matting, to preven t its being | account of 8 is " in Hue’s Trave 5 
oa ДЫ the Highland Society at Perth, and i by the wind; or by utting it into à small net, І remem an article relating 0 = E your 
away the prize ; and his ing had proved made for the Иер, e same time keeping the | columns, in which. the gee of the stor doubted. 
victorious on se ubsequent was to th a hori pm poston » rm it can be done with- | I have, therefore, thought it might ары ini to you, 
invention that Mr. Crosskill particul А dis twisting ding, - | to hear from an eye-witness, and one w Ihave 
Attention of . It differs in several essential dentally or dc the he weight of а the e niti чы їп my opinion, | no reason to d bt, his account of this pro- 
Points from those of M‘Cormick and Hussey. In the most ојна to its growth ; of the| duction. His ri ren. 3 Д 855 down 
— the machine is ed before the h w are strained on the - side a of the bend гече Ie ietation, is as follo: height 
machino a отте a the centre of the and compressed A the other, hence the the wall of China, i in the. P Р; Р... 
төн and not on one side; in the next place, the | which the d ота d Us frd flows being thus par- ог itis 8 Чы, RD! teme ces 
wets act like large scissors, which clip the | tially shut u * Е is retarded in | embrace. 
corn as the machine is it; anda р 4 “4 ing and com — of the | doubt done h Nu ne 
“vantage is, that it gathers the corn after it is eut 5 VVT 
up ish in every 
Its utility, generally, for alli знаат pur- 
l other 
eo 
its gts no » Xo 
sha etd eda e Again, light i is eil Ии 
by it in the interi the house imparting to all de- 
EI of — tob een - D green, 
and dwarf appearan 
-— 
ie i 
In d the first po. b p^ 
g es W that 1 
not - use any other description of qu uture, Geo. 
Bro ardens, Powis Castle. [We should add, with 
ганы to a complaint concerning the bad quality of 
hic 
papi gars and 
ton o dT cm Which is in all r 
Est Б hat had Sunderland, except that the grooving 
uch gl char des is finer 
КА = —.— 
ussian Gardens.—Can any one do a greater act of 
kindness to his кел En friends бон һу pum dena a 
minute account of the mode adopted in Russ 
ran es in b 
