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— by means of the hind feet, and depositing an 
e fold, in th 
but ny one wh e in 
studi e progressive growth is well worth observing 
for himself, from the changes of the embryo in the 
g exclusion with branchize and slight indi- 
cations of the future presence of the anterior feet, to 
me weeks, gradual growth 
place, this сто rary senum d the aération of the 
ood is ab e gra 
bl s dual солен 
development of the his the repti sumes it 
perfect condition. Amongst numbers of Tritons which 
m А. eg passing — ough € > oa 
I ever oed them ers 
Weak an d defenceless as these newts appear they 
are not dde eans of protection, which can make 
themselves severely felt as far as an ee attack 
Ded the higher classes of animals is сек ed, whe 
the attack sm irte newt being ta 
essor; and the pcm and d visible effects 
ar belief) oe 
n 
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which acts as a great protective against hu 
en alar the Triton emits a Poppy-like per- 
fume, Ihave ug mM = especiall werful 
in specime ptivity 
= the pores of the 
bim found viii ‘tasted to be ein numbing 
to Mosi tongue, and causing vos degree of inflamma- 
tion to the more tender part = си ionis the in- 
flammatory e effects lasting "indi 
i i-o € the effect of the 
poison conveyed directly fiar от skin of the newt 
to the mouth of the affected object 
well marked on tetrum an ws 
Triton: es, foam appearing r 
whilst the reptile su held on to the brother newt it 
elled to bite, followed by орои of 
tutionally affected. А ca had been induced 
to attack some of the reptiles suffered similarly, a 
sudden flow of clear saliva e being fol 
ing at the mouth, an th the newts, 
the sake of 
sensations undergone to submit to 
deci comp experimánt, the effect of the exudation 
"The back of a live Triton cristatus being ager 
pressed between the teeth of the enter, 
first effect was a bitter astringent feeling in the mouth, 
with irritation of the throat and numbness 
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гирде being followed by headache, general са 
to the stem, and slight shivering fits—these gepe- 
patient b : гене аң to similar experimen E was 
riment he к at first px Siem as 
his o aet 
The Triton appears easily susceptible of excitement 
sometimes manifested b emi 
e, 
for ve ipi comfort, qun I 
cement that 
banded mim and only the tail free ; this can be 
ved at leisure, 
as the 
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having been obliged to attack a аары да n. 
who are partial to the study of reptile 
affording an endless "T of in nter eresting 
г observation. For the comfort of their 
sel — ie in кедү be deep, or the 
rse themselves by climbing 
up its sides, and in at in any case where their 
presence at their own disposal is d to, it is well 
secured over the 
they are taken out aon: once a week, an 
d matter Меат 
re-fi e with water from a pon 
i 
with a fresh cut on deem Зына is bes to give a shoot 
of pain, just enough to be unpleasant for an instant, 
though of no further consequence. O. 
Forestry. 
Upon many estates it is the forester’s practice to 
keep fewer workmen during the hay and harvest 
months than at any other time of the year, it being an 
understood thing that the men are to have the privi- 
lege of going to such work, in order to earn higher 
wages, as a set-off against the comparatively low rate 
and probably an indirect one to the estate and the 
public generally. As a consequence, this reduction 
of the workmen allows the forester an opportunity of 
attendin ng t d assiduously 
than Һе could otherwise do, such as marki 
and timber, valuing, examining, or inspecting the wood! 
lands under his care, all of which requires to be done 
leisurely.and with caution and forethought when the 
mind is comparatively free from other concerns, A 
arking 
the trees, I shall endeavour to direct attention to 
some of the most essential points in the art and 
practice of thinning. 
The health of a tree, generally speaking, is very 
correctly indicated by the state and condition of its 
foliage, and at no season of the year is this so €! 
seen as when it is in full leaf, and before 
its autumnal colour. 
inspections as to h E 
forests, plantations, and individual trees should, there- 
fore, be made at this season of the year in preference 
and next month I usuall 
antations sad ornamental trees under 
cu 
and spring, While I — this as the best time 
for kennt and judging of 
and J— forest 
камсык the worst time of the fe 
down, unless for the express oe he е 
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purpose о ting 
crop or the first thinning, when 
rd is paid to the trees cut down beyo 
n 
ting them to decay and disappear as soon and fast 
as possible, which they екта a do if laid flat down 
мебрад, гина, so that the grass and other h e 
Барра. 
the thinnings are of some money'value, and are " 
for stack Lego props for coal mines, fencing 
done, mo 
the forester’s own men and disposed of privately, 
When marking for sale s 
d-axe, with initial letters o 
[JULY 24, 1875, + 
h x 
or estate upon the head of it, “with which each tree jg — 
ach 
facilitates the work of adding, a 
by relieving the mind and breaking the 
In ma i 
14 feet long, a 
marking axe with initial letters, a paint brush and red 
paint, a foot rule slide, and a seasoned gig rein 
reduced to ł of an inch broad, and m arked like a tape 
line on the on Í d on the other, 
out the aid he the de. 
aud си o: a 
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еле: 
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en 
7, 
TM pain td ‘rah are for numbering the trees, | 
is done 
riod ears if put Poss 
edd easily obliterated or was 
ather, C. Y. Michie, Cullen — Fuly 13 
Apiary. 
THE C E FRAME 
аи extending in England both amo: 
and industry rightly sated wet fail to 
the skep w: 
SAN treble or r quad 
M iban the 
П Ww. 
every avaiable ткеннен for the 
of the bees—but it is not E 
oft 
9 bark after first shaving off the : 
making it t smooth, The | 
HIve, Mo is | 
and | 
e presumed expense. Possibly i 
ment he sees a highly-extolled frame-hive advertised _ 
all that can be desired, and the pne £2 Е there- _ 
aims— 
