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sun-heat when it can be obtained ; and this course is persisted in until the 

 leaves turn colour, when the heat by sunshine is allowed to range even higher 

 still : I have had it as high as 100° at from three to four o'clock in the after- 

 noon. By these means the wood is most completely ripened, and, in pruning, 

 cuts more like oak than peach wood. During all the ripening process, the 

 border inside the house is allowed to become very dry indeed ; in fact, water 

 is entirely withheld from the moment the least appearance of change in a 

 single peach is perceived towards ripening. 



" An opinion once prevailed very generally, that peaches would not answer 

 long under glass, unless the lights were removed during the rest season ; this 

 is, however, quite erroneous, as the lights have never been taken off the tree in 

 question since it was planted. Before 1 conclude, I must just observe, that, 

 without cleanliness in the leaf and wood, no soil or mode of training whatever 

 can answer long for the peach." 



(To be continued.") 



Art. II. Catalogue of Works on Gardening, Agriculture, Botany, 

 Rural Architecture, fyc, lately published, toith some Account of those 

 considered the more interesting. 



The Book of the Farm. By Henry Stephens, Editor of the " Quarterly 



Journal of Agriculture." 8vo. Part I. To be completed in 12 Parts. 



Numerous copper-plate engravings, and above 200 woodcuts. Edinburgh, 



1842. 



This work, its author informs us, is intended as a guide to those who wish 

 to become practical farmers. It will be divided into three portions : the first 

 showing the pupil the difficulties which he has to encounter in acquiring a 

 competent knowledge of farming as a profession ; the second, details of various 

 kinds of British farming, pointing out that which the author reckons the best 

 under given circumstances ; and the third accompanies the young farmer into 

 the world, and acquaints him how to look about for a proper farm. 



From this skeleton of the plan our readers will see that the work promises 

 to be one of an original description. The only book of the kind that we 

 recollect is one that was commenced, about, forty-five years ago, by Mr. 

 Skirving of Strathruddy, but which was never completed. The reader will 

 not expect, in the Book of the Farm, discussions on the new specific manures, 

 or recommendations of practices not already tried and proved ; nevertheless, 

 " the applications of chemistry and vegetable physiology," in explanation of 

 the various phenomena developed in the operations of husbandry, will be 

 given by Dr. Henry R. Madden. 



The number before us consists of fourteen articles, with the following 

 titles : — 



1. Of the Difficulties which the young Farmer has to encounter at the 

 Outset of learning practical Husbandry. 2. Of the Means of overcoming 

 those Difficulties. 3. Of the Kind of Information to be found in existent 

 Works on Agriculture. 4. Of the Construction of the Book of the Farm. 

 5. Of the existing Methods of learning practical Husbandry. 6. Of the 

 Establishment of Scientific Institutions of practical Agriculture. 7. Of the 

 Evils attendant on Landowners neglecting to learn practical Agriculture. 

 8. Of Experimental Farms as Places for Instruction in Farming. 9. A few 

 Words to young Farmers who intend emigrating as agricultural Settlers to 

 the Colonies. 10. Of the Kind of Education best suited to young Farmers. 

 11. Of the different Kinds of Farming. 12. Of choosing the Kind of Farm- 

 ing. 13. Of selecting a Tutor-Farmer for teaching Farming. 14. Of the 

 Pupilage. 



