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JOUENAL OF HOETICULTUKE AND COTTAGE GAEDENEE. 



[ September 7, 1871. 



deeming particular in the character of this insect. The eggp, 

 which are deposited in some dry spot in a bank, or dry mound, 

 are attended with great assiduity by the mother earwig. As 



the young ones grow they walk; forth with their parent, as 

 chickens with a hen, a oircnmstauce which is attested by 

 Frisch, De Geir, and Kirby.— J. E. S. C. 



GROUND LEVELLING AND PRACTICAL GARDEN PLOTTING.— No. 23. 



DRAWING PLAN^ 

 F [To draw fig. 48. Erect rectangle a b c d, and draw diameter I measure 17 feet 4 inches and insert pegs, as at points a and 6. 

 lines E r and g h. Draw lines u, v, parallel to line A d, and | From the peg at centre g measure 3 feet on diameter line e f, 

 find centres a, 6, e,f, g, h, i. k. From centre /, with radius | and insert a peg, as at point k. From the peg at centre f, with 

 / 5, draw arc 5. From centre c, with radius e 4, draw arc 4, | a string 4 feet 6 inches long, trace arc .5, as shown by radius 



Prom centre a, with radius a 2, draw arc 2, 

 From ctntre h, with radius h 10, draw arc 10. 

 with 



meeting arc 

 meeting arc 4. 

 From centre i 

 radius i 9, draw arc 

 9, meeting are 10. 

 From centre h, with 

 radius b 15, draw 

 arc 15, meeting are 

 9. From centre h, 

 on line e f, with 

 radius it 12, draw are 

 12. From centre g, 

 with radius g 28, 

 draw arcs 28, 28. 

 From centre m, with 

 radius m 16, draw 

 arc 16, uniting with 

 are 28 and meeting 

 arc 16. From centre 

 n, with radius n 22, 

 draw arc 22, uniting 

 with arc 28 and m^et- 

 ing arc 2. The 

 other arcs are drawn 

 from their respective 

 centres in the same 

 manner. Arcs 27, 

 27 are drawn from 

 centre g, and meet 

 diameter line g h. 

 Arcs 17 and 23 are 

 drawn from centres 

 m and n. Ares IS 

 and 19 are drawn 

 from centre s on 

 diameter line g h. 

 Arcs 24 and 25 are 

 drawn from centre 

 r on diameter line 

 G H. Arc 20 and 

 the three correspond- 

 ing arcs are drawn 

 from centre o, also 

 circle 21. The other 

 side of the design 

 is drawn in the same manner. 



To transfer ;f(7. 48 to the ground. Liy the rectangle a e c d 

 as before described. The distance between a e is 41 feet 

 7 inches, and between e c 48 feet. Insert stakes in angles in 

 the usual manner, and lay the diameter lines e f and o H 

 through centre o. From the stake at point a, on line A e, 

 measure 6 feet 9 inches, and insert a peg, as at point v. From 

 the stake at point n, on line n c, measure 6 feet 9 inches, and 

 insert a peg, as at point u. Lay a line connecting points », v. 

 Where line u v crosses diameter line e f insert a peg, as at 

 point g. On each side of the peg at point g, on line u v, 

 measure 3 feet G inches, and insert pegs, as at points /and h. 

 On each side of the same point measure 8 feet and insert pegs, 

 as at points e and i ; again on each side of the same point 



Fig. 48. Scale 12 feet to the inch. 



/ 5 ; reduce the string 2 feet and trace arc 6. From the peg in 

 centre e, with a string 6 feet 6 inches long, trace arc 3 ^ 



reduce the string 

 2 feet and trace arc 

 4. From the peg in 

 centre a, with a 

 string 6 feet 6 inches 

 in length, trace arc 

 1; reduce the string 

 2 feet and trace are 

 2. From the pegs 

 at centres h. i, &trac3 

 corresponding arcs. 

 From the peg in 

 centre g, with a 

 string 16 feet long, 

 trace arcs 27, 27 ; 

 reduce the string 

 2 feet and trace area 

 28, 28, touching dia- 

 meter line G H, aa 

 shown by the dotted 

 line. Find centres 

 m and n in the fol- 

 lowing manner: — 

 From the stake at 

 point A, with a string 

 14 feet 6 inches long, 

 trace an are, as in jj. 

 From the stake at 

 point H, with a string 

 10 feet long, trace 

 another arc, cutting 

 the former one ;■ 

 where the two arcs 

 cut each other is the 

 centre required. In- 

 sert a peg at that 

 point, as at n. Find 

 centre m in the 

 same manner. From 

 centre m, with a 

 string 4 feet 9 inches- 

 in length, trace are 

 16, which will unite 

 with arc 28 and meet are 15 ; reduce the string 2 feet an^ 

 trace arc 17, which will unite with arc 27. From the peg- 

 at centre n trace arcs 22 and 23 in the same manner. Trace 

 the corresponding side in the same manner. Measure 17 feet 

 on each side of centre o, on diameter line g h, insert a peg at 

 each point, as at points r and s. From the peg at point ,••, 

 with a string 7 feet long, trace arc 24 ; reduce the string 2 feet 

 and trace arc 25. From the peg at centre s trace arcs 18 and 

 19. From the peg at centre o, with a string 6 feet 6 inches 

 long, trace arc 20 and the three corresponding arcs ; reducs- 

 the string 2 feet and trace circle 21, then the design is complete. 

 All the lines and dotted parts are Box ; e indicates beds, and 

 w, walks. — M. DoKNELL, Gardener to E. Leeming, Esq- ^ 

 Spring Grove, Richmond. 



^VOKK FOR 

 eitchen gaeden. 

 Wheee Broccoli and autumn Caulifloicers have been planted 

 in shallow trenches these should now be filled up, for except 

 in very dry situations the natural rains will keep them moist. 

 The advancing winter crops of Broccoli, Borecole, &c., should 

 be kept frequently hoed, and vacant ground may yet be filled 

 up with the later kinds. In earthing-up Celery, the greatest 

 care is necessary to prevent any portion of the earth from 



THE WEEK. 



falling into the heart of the plant, which would prevent the 

 upright growth of the inside leaves, and spoil its appearance 

 for the table, nor should the earth be pressed too closely rouncS 

 the upper part of the plant, as frequently, when such is the 

 case, it bulges out below. The best practice is to tie each 

 plant up loosely with matting, having previously removed th& 

 suckers and small leaves, and then a little ear h can be added 

 every week as the plant increases in size. Another commom 



