THE GARDENERS ———— 
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and is not as parti ke, 
but, like it, = be found ace the winter in parties, 
twisted together in some secure place. 
e blind-worm or ae orm Am. ge fragilis, 
considered as a e, but differs 
SE a N S EN 
gape of the jaws is — and T reptile 
of shoulder bones, 
lvis. 
In size it is inferior to the adult English gae 
ches in length, and is of 
AER 
bd errn 
resemble those of the ti 
fectly harmless, a and from the small size 
ett without 
$ r to do inclination = 
___ blind-worm has a popular reputation acl tale 
es ous, which, i na it would be interesting js 
Rural ilosophy in West 
mystery 
when sev e y fa escri y 
his Vatural History of a etek may have Leaning 
to do with its uncanny character. 
he food of ths blind-worm appears to be various, 
including insects and earthworms and small slugs, and 
it sheds its skin, when at liberty and in health, ina 
| piece, like the true serpents. e the viper, th 
. is ovo-viparous, the young being sup- 
| pture the membrane of the egg during 
rood after birth appear to have 
aaiding ey 
i parturition, He 
4 yn, remain 
| hae attained some size in company with the mother. 
: On lifting-a stone I have found 
fortably together an r, and not greatly a 
5 turbance. Thes c name of the blind-worm 
; fragilis, is ar oun its peculiar endive of stiffenin, 
4 itself so as to be easily broken by an atte aa to ben 
| it; but kan I y a much depends on the method 
. dlin 
j wers of vitalit ty appear quite as great as those 
: of nfin common eam. Some, wn me 1 gori of 
À uran 
ce of inte: jury. On 
to note some peculiarity i in ote hear prn ya I 
chlorofo: a specimen, ani ing it to be d 
laid it open, with the heart ex and the reflexed 
ms pinned fir E back so as to allow of the full 
ion I need 
During hybernation (which is not usually scone 
2 so late s. = with | the blind-worm as with our tru 
) i be found under leaves het ada ay 
ergi r snugly nrg in the soft wood and rubbish 
of some 
Justa j y! » DE perr 
An E 
: often tt wee Tat, toa ab able to 
ed 
raise the head, the rest of the snake follows (assisted 
by the power of the ribs) in graceful curves stony the 
: soca of the groun 
Also, though it is well to get rid of the viper on 
ard to the oe 
very 
tion of its otis learing mice and sm 
iat the harmlessness of the blind-w 
usefulness i in its diet, might beg ita still more seabed 
_ immunity. 0. 
Vines Rcsveyel by te 
h both ache and prospective, that I 
should much recommend it, in addition to the removal 
of the infested branches in cases of less general 
attack, 
Wasps.—Wasps are notorious ms carnivorous, as 
well as fond of fruit and su ossibly they ican 
devou y wasps, who cutting into it in al 
directions. The butcher told 1 me that he left it res 
Led meng in oped to a hi 
primer meat. Wou uld pred iiit m 
piece of bobo” hung up amongst Peaches and Gra 
indoors or outdoors, Mee hese ravagers from their 
pose tase äi fruit? I have not tried the experiment 
myse elf, waea not ing trok led abe wasps, I 
don’t want to teach them the way to my garden 
—_— 
Aotices of Hooks, 
The Bulletin Mensuel de la Société d’Accli- 
matation for July 
Contains = ee ne wat notes 
the naturalisa 
climate of m 
by M. Maumenet on 
on of various plants at Nismes. The 
h of France is 
Sntroductions: 
Respecting Bamboos, M. Maumenet says that Bam- 
busa mitis is one ae the best, and ow rou ry he 
t nt 
eari up s 
acento 
stems 2 to. 3 yards long spinosa 
two winters, but meee further trial. 
His experiments with Gum-trees (Eucalypti) -i 
Palms seem to iodicate that the climate of Nism 
is similar to that in the south-west of ‘Engel, a 
least in so far as th 
are concerned, ll a 
lyptus globulus have proved -frai itless. Two speci- 
mens lived for three and attained a height of 
es. These were growing 
ina y soil, whilst the others were in chalky soil. 
E. Gunnii, a Tasmanian species, has passed its third 
winter unscathed, and will probably succeed at Nismes. 
Several others have been tried, but the results are not 
encouraging. 
‘ee veral De i older specimens of Chamero 
milis w Killed during te winter of td 
whilst che ye younger ones esca injured. 
also the cas h C. excelsa. C. toi ento: hat tind 
several seas be t it makes sitel any growth. 
Rhamnus atiliz, the shrub that yields the ae 
green eee the Lokao of the Chinese, known 
extracting the dye were se Say 
Andropogon squarrosus, an 
grass, has withstood the most vigorous seaso: 
Camphora, after giving hopes, has gata z tender. 
ener i. ire has braved six 
thou been cut down to the ground 
by the frost more ‘than once. Phytolacca dioica bears 
mild wi warm situations bar 4 will not ee 
digging it up d its eultuie to be Soma sie 
The ros Hibiscus (Abelmoschus) escule 
several Chinese esculents, e "ad very well; rin hey 
do not suit Tanp 
Pharmacographia; a History o 
Drugs of Veg r Origin met wh 
but it will, if we mistake not, very materially enhance 
it. Judged from the authors’ standpoint we nar 
nothing but praise to bestow on their work, at t 
sa y express gee that the = 
followed by our authors did not comprehend a littl 
re We should, for instance, have preferred 
an a refi at to the book or books 
the or most recent descriptions of the pi 
reated of should been invariably added, and 
giv! n all cases. 1t a. a 
maner that reference to the E 
very desirable or a a ey oii 
orld, e do n 
properties of th 
derived from eas ort Biologia is * acto 
both the oil and a liqueur made from Eucalyptus are 
largely manufactured, samples of which were exhibited 
at the Florence Exhibition, an by side with the plants 
producing them. While a mere reference is made to 
Eucalyptus, a separate article i is devoted $ to the little 
known Ispaghul mbens), i 
is to be accounted bably by the fact that the 
atter dr erted in the I p poeia 
while the former is not. That p Or 
the preparation of dru d therapeutics, or the mode 
are pere which may be 
in s volume, and so Free are detailed botdnical 
and poten descriptio 
When, after thus alluding to , What appears 
= to be defects in the authors me, 
to the ee of what y 
laid before us, we only to express our ad- 
miration at the t thoroughness, originality, and re 
— Babi they have anifested throughout. 
E nce is described r its history given in a 
terse a style, gent comes from fulnéss of know- 
ge and t personal experience. The plan 
adopted by the authors is, fario piye ns Tan zat 
English name of each drug, with selection - 
consi pain 
s growt wth o r producti This is succeeded t 
sto Epas to ea: history of | the several wb. 
usually 
mode 
follows, and then a description of the itself, 
togeth its microscopi a mces and 
hemi ition. Notes on the commerce of 
the sev and on the substances used — 
e them, or which are as substitutes 
them, complete the history. 
e whole work ste ghout ane clearest 
ndications of original treat aaa are ough 
we would fain h ope’ that Werk OK dint ilar 
on economic products paal may be 
haracter 
Serthooming from the same 
—— The number of the fournal of the Linnean 
Society just grr is entirely filled with a series of 
short t papers enti titl 
** Contributions to the Botany 
of H.M.S. Challenger,” and 
patarkit of the expedition. y 
to some of these m! time when they were 
laid before the Society, sarpe probably 
have occasion hereafter to allude m at length to 
ome of t ore important and aai results 
chronicled by Mr. Moseley. 
HAPPY FLOWERS. 
PALE peara eager to 
E in the world’s ei prime ; 
Wik tio piit thy journey is done, 
i thou die in the glory of 
lingering 
