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■aomewhut more than that number of acres. Bat " all is not 

 gold thit glitters ;" the expenses are enormous, and persons 

 having old Hjps on hand, will most likely be willing to part 

 with them at less thiu the cost ot picking. 



Lind having the reputation o! beiug good for Hops is eagerly 

 sought after, andeomminis high prices when in the market. 

 j?oreign eompetition, which it was feared would undersell the 

 Jiome grower, has not yet been able to do so, although there 



is little doubt but it will prevent in blighty seasons those 

 fancy prices which were not unusual years ago. I may, how- 

 ever, mention as one item of home exoense not yet alluded to, 

 that Hop land pays a tithe of from 15s. to 20s. per acre more 

 than the ordinary rent charge that may be affixed to it, and 

 large as this sum is, it is, nevertheless, regarded as one of the 

 small tithes, adding another to the peculiarities, if not ano- 

 malies, of this singular branch of culture. — J. Edesos. 



GROUND LEVELLINa AND PRACTICAL GARDEN PLOTTING.— No. 21. 



DRAWING PLANS. 



To draw fig. 44. Draw the centre line a 6, and divide it into 

 •six equal parts, as 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. Dfa;v lines 7 7, 8 8, 9 9, 

 and 10 10. From point a, with radius a k, draw arc k. meeting 

 lines 7 7 and 10 10. From the same point, with radius a h, 



draw arc h, meeting 



lines 8 8 and 9 9. 



From point a, with 



radius a c, draw arc 

 •c, and also circle 6. 



From points 1, 2, 



&c., draw arcs and 



circles correspond- 

 ing to c and b. From 



points /and d, being 



the points where 



circles a c, 1 c, &e., 

 <3it each other, draw 



arcs g and e, and 



from corresponding 



joints draw corre 



spending arcs. 



To transiei Jig . 44 



to the ground. Take 



a line and insert 



stakes in the ground , 

 f3B at points a and 6, 



the distance between 



being 48 feet. Divide 



the line a 6 into six 



-squal parts, as 1, 2, 



3, 4, 5, 6, and insert 



pegs at the points 



thus found. Thedis- 



'tance between the 



pegs will be 8 feet. 



t)n each side of the 



centre line a B mea- 

 sure 7 feet 4 inches, 



and insert pegs as 



at points 7 7 and 



10 10. From the 



jsame point measure 



5 feet 4 inches on 



each side, and insert 



pegs as at points 8 8 



and 9 9. Lay lines 



connecting points 



T 7, 8 8, 9 9, and 



10 10. From the 



stake at point a, 



with a string 7 feet 



4 inches long, trace 



arc k, meeting lines 



7 7 and 10 10. Ee- 



duce the string 2 feet 



and trace arc h, meet- 

 ing lines 8 8 and 9 9. 



Reduce the string 



1 foot and trace arc c. 



Again reduce the string 2 feet and trace circle 6. From centres 



1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, with radius a c, trace arcs corresponding to 



arc c; and with radius a b, which is 2 feet 4 inches, draw 



circles corresponding with circle b. Where the arcs meet each 



other insert pegs, as at points/, d. From the pegs at points 



/, d, with a striug 3 feet 5 inches long, trace arcs e and (/, and 



80 on, until the border is traced. The lines and dotted parts 



indicate Box. e indicates beds; w, walks. 



To ita.ij fig. 45. Draw centre line a 12, and divide it into 



eight e^nal parts, as 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12. Draw lines d d, 



Fig. 44. 

 Scale 12 feet to the inch. 



« ", //, 9< '' ''. and k k. From point a, with radius a m 

 draw arc m, meeting lines d d and /; h. Draw arc re, meeting 

 lines e e and 7i 7j ; draw arc c, meeting lines //aud <; 3. From 

 point 3 draw circle 4, uniting with arc c. From the same 



centre draw arcs 5 

 and 6. From points 

 6, 8, 10, 12 draw 

 arcs and circles cor- 

 responding to those 

 drawn from point a; 

 and from points 7, 

 9, 11 draw arcs and 

 circles correspond- 

 ing to those drawn 

 from point 3. To 

 draw the quatrefoil 

 inside the circle it is 

 necessary to form a 

 square, as shown in 

 side the circle drawn 

 £fom centre a. From 

 the angles of the 

 square draw the 

 iobes, meeting each 

 other on the sides of 

 the square, and find 

 the corresponding 

 figures 6, 8, 10, 12 

 in the same manner. 

 To transfer fig. io 

 to the ground. Take 

 the line and insert 

 stakes into the 

 ground, as at points 

 a and 12, the dis- 

 tance between being 

 64 feet. Divide the 

 line into eight equal 

 parts, as 3, 6, 7, 8, 

 9, 10, 11, 12, and in- 

 sert a peg at each 

 point. The length 

 of each division thus 

 found is 8 feet. On 

 each side of line 

 a 12 measure 9 feet 

 9 inches, and lay 

 lines d d and k h. 

 On each side of the 

 same line measure 

 7 feet 3 inches, and 

 lay lines, as e c and 

 li h ; again on each 

 side of the same 

 line measure G feet 

 3 inches, and lay 

 lines, as/ f and g g. 

 From the peg at 

 centre a, with a 

 string 9 feet 9 inches long trace are m, meeting lines d d and 

 h h. Reduce the string 2 feet 6 inches, and trace arc n, meet- 

 ing lines e e and h h. Again reduce the string 1 foot and trace 

 are c, meeting lines / / and g g. From the same peg, with a 

 striug 4 feet long, trace circle 6. From the peg in centre 3, 

 with a string 6 feet 3 inches long trace arc 6. Reduce the 

 string 2 feet 6 inches and trace arc 5. Raduce the string 2 feet 

 and trace circle 4. From the pegs in 6, 8, 10, 12 trace arcs 

 and circles corresponding to a 6 and a c, and from pegs 7, 9, 

 11 trace arcs and circles corresponding to 3 4, 3 5, 3 6. To 



3J2. ic 



Fig. 45. 

 Scale 16 feet to the inch. 



