gerinim 6, 1860.) THR GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE ons 
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Tey which howe t gradual ly s subsided till the | of arsenic, some b oys were e tl pap cays d by eati oot down near the lake is another rockery of larger dimen- 
onster eens elevated his monstrous head con- | Bath ms ns made yellow by th AnP sions made of artificial stone, some 12 or 13 feet in 
ably above the waves, era a groan loud beyond He proceeds to aa article called e shoddy,” height, On this are Ferns, Potentillas, Roses, Spergula 
conception, and lay a lifeless m upon the waters, substance E awe a low-price sees <A tg cloth. “A pilifera, Variegated ine, Cotoneaster, Magnolia, 
which were deeply tinged with ‘his l se ial is prod under the of ‘shoddy,’ | Tropeolums, Cupressus, and other Conifers, with 
y d f clothi 1 and there water flowing over the rocks in 
ich E ant. cones inter” mant tles, quite a rush. From among the rocks a column of 
dru pS Bley aa the diene kinds of a peting. This} water also rises some 20 feet in height, giving life 
material is n E Aia of new wool, ee f wool | that has|and beauty to this department. The walks are 
Uses of Animals in Relation to the Industry of | heen worn an d afterwards torn to o pie es by. prea ry.|led along the banks ah ts to catch here and there 
Man. By E. Lankester, M.D., F.R.S. . First Course. This s cording | views of the water and honse. On the a 
Small 8vo. Hardwicke. Pp. o the substances from which it comes, and you will t f Conifi 
A very entertaining and instructive book, teas 4 the pedinan of the material under various names, Holly, and evergreens, mostly of large size, he 
as “black à nd öte ve clippin I suppose | have been trans slanted at al. times of the year, asi 
at tlie South sige Mus The objec ae ie to th t sloth 7 TE ae pro a hea inf Bp tightest traces of having reds shifted. 
teach uninformed persons the norm and application of heed FAE ih the field P batile f Yue 1 gloriosa, with fine columns of bloom, 
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pack the volume among their tr Jer meaty 
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common thing ngs; and “attra mely well it has beenthave sold their dlothies ne anne Bows } I 1s objects near the water. An Arau- 
ex i is to lante i on 
ect ¢ e Ti t med m t know what kind o 
before us are Silk, Wool, Leather, Bone, Soap, and | cloth that has been. Then “ eae cloth? fis eiie T rhe | grounds ge alate are neatly managed a 
Waste. The panier in aiea arisi ubjects are treated | is ‘Hambur ie biue-stoe king s shoddy,” see shoddy from | sae is concerned, and the raves Fors state in which 
by takin: We will say | ‘black st own stuffs,’ from ‘white serge,’ | they are kept does credit to Mr. Rogers, the gardener. 
The kiteben and 
may be laine: 
Leather. “Firstly, the natio ‘of ski skin in general is | fiom ‘dru Pie ea APN a Pairi these ‘ndtnes | i arden is es itore thek 
p ` : tarts gar up a e house, 
explained; then the structure of certain peculiar kinds | to show on what a variety of substance _are thas torn | forms to all appearance a portion of the p 
of skin; next we have gr chemical condition ; and an up, and made again into. new clot which surround it; Over the engl eor ‘of 
nt of the oy cesses that convert it into leather. | this s shoddy are called ‘mungo. hes we have ‘blue | the walks are trellis covered 
To explain this the operation called tanning is illus- mungo,’ ‘ brow: wn adit,” ‘grey Mungo, ‘claret and aj cree: epers s. The centre walk ‘is ibo with Entei 
trated, and the Staats whith furnish the astringent | white mungos; ’ and there are now shoddy —- ts, just | pilifera on each side; then comes a border of Roses 
substances called tannic and gallic acid employed tl i markeit, and: the:sho að aap pilh betian flowers, with 
in the process. (H k 
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ere, by the way, a figure} aye inéreasing every day. ‘One principal sea ant of this | dwarf Pear and Apple trees behind them, thus 
tree, or Rhus | Coriaria, T manufacture is Dewsbury, in Yorkshire. It has, how- | hiding the papaga cropping from view. 
PP r, found its way into Leeds, Wakefield, and he si the |The Spergula had been sown in July, 1859, 
Then comes an account of the sorts of skins—skins, large poe eer towns, Those are and planted out in Septem sien The gona se not wg 
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kips, and hides—and m ie aged uct wich thy are +} d; it appeared to have suffered 
ae Nad ps F he ma RARI ag h bet it and shoddy _ This trade has been | but hopes were entertained i it won ultimately 
order se SEAS ABBAS t the ground and be effect: At the end of this 
“A tree is used for ne: Er or ve t s | dace an article of a superior kind with an inferior raw | | wall isa fine? range of houses on a terrace, with 
known as the e ck plan “ied ar nd eg cr te ial; but yo broad walk in front of them and ‘a wavy rag Ss of 
belongs a t Jot} Verbenas, Calceolarias, Cimerarias, Martynia, Age- 
rents for Pad Onk bark; bu PT iney i eolon |e ir for them. The s eN clothing of] late ye years ino ` , &&. a he ra sine he ta oe long, s and ‘is shaped 
š 2 mething like the letter e two ends 
tribe, Ape bg eo in Scotland, and is used in provided t the price is mot larger than gives the “na roofed. mho end is devoted to plants such vas Heth 
Aza 
nog od her is a second-rate leather. I fit to th 
may h pad i, ne it is always worth the while Pao rpm par do oni a 3 edeier tee 
of a manvi cturer to make a se ree ee pro- | decent-looking coat, who ae sould not have a | ae as tin Ba not ripe, owing to arr dull weather 
Willow-bark, Ash-bark, and the shee gut ~ any pe e cloth coat at all; and if t saka lm — ers to the | we have experienced. 
British forest trées, contain tannic i and have been Howoror, Uh do. co thin it my find fault. Hambu rghs, West s St. Peter 8 and Apricot Tae 
hides into leather. ey }stockings o shoddy, 7 i i HA pp 
a bark ; Australia, the fimosa or Wattle — hisi feet through th ‘a t ts ees lit | Vines can therefore be stored in this in pine T, ae th 
‘bark (Acacia), which also contains tannic acid. These Sama eo con sgt a ET ER T Ae! mw: e 
‘het mag | Matta: for: pispe to fr her Chia the first time the ey wi put on. In this case the | houses used for plants ; behind i is another long g range o! of 
E iiit ome Tivos in 1o are none of us going £0 | to sell tk p loth—th Id as shoddy.” | &e. - The latter are turned out into the beds and looked 
“Tplate one day emigr gs if soy Ref ae jas Ri Th that shoddy | ll. The Melons were planted in Seakale pans on the 
Puasa, 6 rs th asa janee rd ati ting; 3 epee or something x it deserves. Now can there be a doubt from what oe i ab the beds = eee ent them e aula sdi Both 
make up o minds ios se „| have said that the Swentince Defer us form an nng garden and leas e grounds are well furnished with 
a not done as we like, w: 
o emi; 
‘is of the very piere rye 
take with us a knowledge of the ar 
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vit. Pogo, Hor of O. sey pais pase eam to be 
1 Spotted that the 
in &e. &e.—Vilmorin, ee ayir Co, | the papes as garden was planted 
ostan; and many (Pais) Catalogue des » &e. tee of Flower | of Muscats forced on a little in pots 
bs and Strawberry Plants now for ; the lat These young Vines grew 
Australia, and gutta aie in 
more colonial manufactures wold have been esta- 
ould 
‘blished, and the trade eta of our we pas phe in delivery after October 15.) Also wm Cinane of | strong; some of the canes measuring 3 inches i 
rsim let anaieri beets Ot th its wis raed k rasa Sok = 
P Ys us edu our boys now, so that when mt dl Garden) Autumn Catalogue of Duteh, Ca not be a disgrace to the best e: 5 
go out and see a thing likely to be useful, they m C other se Ha Bulbs, w lone ¥ine- ofa Pag: Soir aor “A fet long, showed 
not ‘pass by it as if they gery ert ees 60 bunches. ee 
‘intelligence than the wild animals of the region. By tof Mr. Tkomson’s; such. i 
the diffusion of a knowledge of such facts as these n engning i Renin seldom seen— 
ona. n ote 
Berry HILL, NEAR MAIDENHEAD, THE | or range. The bunches and 
welfare of the colonist and the wealth of the mother | Szar or Jon Moen ‘ean —This affords a good i the’ p tne ‘of both white and black 
rse ae example of paeit transplanting and tarnishing a The b rders. which. Mr, 
üt perhaps the Lecture on Waste will be the most ee ina short time. Four years ago ip he ens here aspal of rough fibry loam, 
interesig to the general reader.. Hear for example | ittle prete: tensions to distinction, their extent being | Jeca aiian hi 
So gene about Wool. After deseribing the way in | NAN more than 3 acres, and as re; s glass f Was | and a little mortar rubbish, e borders of the early 
e“ flock” is udfor the manufacture of Se to one or get vote its. The grounds now | Yineries are wise sely made inside. To as brief as 
Tok paper- hangings onsist, however, of upwards of 15 acres, = pgm fo ri a possible, let us say that this range of seven Vineries, 
would here say one pati with pead to the ont, an nd ae as Bin specimens of Pines and oth and a greenhouse in the centre, is 
matters of shrubs as can be found in places very full of promise, indicating energy and skill i in the 
ee They should n eo ith poisonous | that have Mech'ed stablished for centuries management of it. erar 
The greens are mostly made with pop ad The house is sit one on Jp ground ‘about half way anakila d about 120 fruit, Taken as a whole the Pines 
of copper ; and instances have not been rare of persons | up Taplow Hill, and i off to good advantage by | are pe rhaps esaou for exce ellence. Many of 
ere these green floc! Aol ig Lead means of fine plants sd abon in vases, boxes, | the fruit ad Black 
"been used; and the consequence has been, that when | baskets, &. On am t side is a verandah 3 lbs. to 5 lbs, nde th Ct B Tbs. to 
the paper been brushed, the particles of pet of | covered with Roses; vane Bost are hung baskets of 7 Ibs. A new kind me Pine, “the Hurst D Seed- 
Copper have got into the air, have been taken into the shapes and ai A glass corridor ' forming t the e| ling, ” is grown here. It is dwa arf- in habit and is 
3 aa ma ot tat So ets on the oi sem nie p ta eE hn of Æschynanth togt 
“Know that it is so deadly a thing as represented, | both kepi me, Poa Hi ne | Mr. ‘Thomson is Spee a pota Jato ste 
but it i ie prec thing for Saate to ivo i in | Woodwardia, eo | Humeas, S | sort, ior he has epg on Re with a view to g 
flock-papers are used, they accumulate a greater | The general I appearance of new grounds, viewed a 
han and consequently | from the south side of the howe, — ae mondo us. 
vantage having been taken of leasure| Death of Mr. Robert Hrrington.—We have to record 
and in the case of all su oe arm neta all sound, begiaiog wah Jako of tat nas | eset ude wo ok pe on e ee ae 
persons live, that they should not contain poison. | The soil removed in the formation of the latter was rai Ou Kut near Tarporley, the seat of Sir Philip de 
a of Op pe has been the source of a| used to undulate the opposite part, an u ee me Malpas Grey Egerton, Bart., M.P., whom he ui y 
suffering in ma It is some- | ground where iesseary 1 ot o pai m 7i ell ed | served for 32 years. To other good qualities pe 
í added of a 
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reen jects connected with — ; 
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iwel vi = a bi dp i wn to aketa oe tape ames apan rag ty rr dl in s be horticultural literature, p saiae: wm age a piama lous = 
copper. T recoll Farm. a number ot ot some of Centaurea argenton » five thing but a little | cirele of private friends, has 
isoned at a Pratim e 3 warner came à neat rock janted her the his Cape Blight in Arabia,—If it will afford any com 
na which had ban ROMI i with English Bers, sae Pg pe in fg ecset i re a to those in Ceylon who are suffering from the 
copper. ith yellow orpiment, a sulphide 
