5,2 Foreign Notices. 



Indian Millet. In Bavaria they are endeavouring to naturalize this 

 vegetable {Sorghum vulgare), and it is said with apparent success. 



Astragalus Bceticus. Two ounces of the seeds added to half an ounce 

 of good coffee beans, roasted and ground, are said to make an excellent 

 coffee. 



Dalmatian Strawberry. This is the Arbutus Unedo, Fragolmi, Italian, 

 and Magniche, Illyrien. In Dalmatia these fruits are so abundant, that 

 in 1817 they began to distil a spirit from them, which they_ have since 

 done in great quantities, and sold in Trieste for the highest price. 



Culture of the Millet in Germany. There are three species in cultiva- 

 tion, common millet, Panicum miliaceum, Italian millet, P. italicum, and 

 Polish millet, P.sanguinale. The first is principally cultivated, and is very 

 productive in rich soil. It requires to be sown very thin, especially in 

 good soil. To preserve it from the mildew, the seed is immersed for a 

 moment in boiling water. Great care is requisite to cut down the plant 

 as soon as the seeds begin to ripen, otherwise they are apt to be lost by 

 the wind. The straw is less useful than that of wheat for thatch, or that 

 of oats for fodder. 



In the Garden of the Imperial Residence in Vienna a large conservatory 

 has lately been erected, and a considerable number of new plants have 

 been sent thither from this country; among these were a collection of 

 Chrysanthemums from the Horticultural Society. 



SWITZERLAND. 



Agricultural Schools. The number of these for the poor are increasing 

 from day to day. That which was established at Blcesihof, in the Canton 

 of Zurich, in 1818, is in the most flourishing state; that of Hofwyl, near 

 Berne, the first which was established in Switzerland, still maintains its 

 reputation ; that of Carre, near 'Geneva, and that at Basle, are com- 

 paratively recent establishments, but give every promise of success. 



The Mole Plough. One of these has been introduced at Geneva, and 

 approved of by the Society of Agriculture there. 



ITALY. 



Transplantation of Trees. An Italian Journal has published a long 

 paper on this subject, containing the results of many experiments made by 

 M. Carradori ; these are, 1 . to cut as little off the roots as possible ; 

 2. that transplanted things require no other nourishment than water, and 

 are injured by manure; and 5. that too much care cannot be taken to 

 shelter them from the sun. 



Grapes in Sicily. In the neighbourhood of Termini they cultivate above 

 forty-one varieties, the names of which are given in V Ape di Pjtlermo 

 for 1822. 



The Hypericum cmpum is stated in the Transactions of an Italian Agri- 

 cultural Society, to be a deadly poison to sheep, and well kao.wnas such 

 by the Sicilian and Neapolitan shepherds. 



Vineyards. Hopes are entertained that the produce of the Italian vine- 

 yards, which is almost unknown in this country, will be soon materially im- 

 proved under the direction of a patriotic Roman nobleman, the Marquis 

 Potinziani. We understand cases of the first fruits of his vineyard have been 

 already consigned to a celebrated Italian house in London. Under the di- 

 rection of the same spirited individual, the common Woad {Isatis tinctorid) 

 has again been brought into very extensive cultivation ; we have been in- 

 formed that the produce and quantity have proved to be quite equal to 

 that of Indigo already cultivated, and as good indigo made as in India, 

 but not cheap enough. 



