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plied heat, and obtained vapour. I repeated this again, 

 having suffered the salt to be exposed for a ffw minutes to 

 the atmosphere, and obtained water aG;ain, so that Mr. >r? 



Murray might have obtained iri this way to thrice the ''^^ 



weight of the salt he employed. Now in my opinion this 

 clearly proves, that the water which Mr. Murray obtained, 

 was from the atraosphere, and not from either of the gasses, 

 as he thinks. It will be uonecessary to offer any •bserva- 

 tions on an experiment evidently eo inaccurate. ' 



I am. Sir, your most obedient, 



A. B. C- 



SCIENTIFIC NEWS. 



Caledonian Horticultural Societtf. 



XA.S the improvement of horticulture is an object •!? Prites pio. 

 considerable importance to the comforts of life and its in- ^*^ **y *** 

 nocent enjoyments, we insert the followiug summarj' of HomcuStural 

 the series of prizes proposed by this society for the preseat '**^'**''' 



^year, as well as these of more general scope. 



They are, under the first head, the silver medal, for the 



jfcest early cucumber, grapes, spring brocoli, Brussels 

 sprouts, winter lettuces, seedling polyanthuses, and early- 

 melon, to be shown on the second Tuesday of March or 

 May; the best melon, forced peaches, cauliflowers, on th« 

 second Tuesday of June : the best seedhng pinks, on the 

 second Tuesday of July: the best twelve sorts of goose- 

 berries, 0X1 the first Tuesday of August: the best peaches 

 and nectarines from the open air, apricots, green gage 

 plums, jargonelle pears, seedling carnations, and home-made 

 wine without any foreign materials but sugar, on the second 

 Tuesday of September : the best six kinds of apples and 

 of pears, heads of late brocoli, forced sea-cale, and forced 

 asparagus on the second Tuesday of December. 



II. The production of new or improved varieties of 

 fruits, culinary vegetables, or flowers. 



1. For the best new apple, adapted to the climate of 

 Scotland, raised from seed. Ten years to be allowed. Gold 



raedai 



