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folded in a separate piece of paper and kept dry in a box, they in general reach this 

 country in a good state for vegetation. 



Oily Seeds, such as those of the Tea, Coffee, most kinds of Acorns, & r c 

 soon lose their germinative property. For such, it is necessary to provide a box 

 and a quantity of loose sandy or peat mould. Put into the box a layer of this earth 

 and then a layer of seeds, and so on alternately till the box be full. 



Bulbs of all kinds, and many Roots, not actually in a state of vegetation, cut- 

 tings of Succulent Plants, Aloes, Cacti, and many other thick leaved Parasi- 

 tic Orchideous Plants, called Air Plants, may be put into a box with dry 

 sand, peat, or saw-dust ; and these (as should the seeds and bulbs) must be kept 

 free from damp. 



Plants that it is desirable to remove with the root, should be carefully 'placed 

 together, but not too crowded, with common soil, in wooden boxes, the top of which 

 is formed with two sloping sides like the roof of a house ; one of these constitutes 

 a lid that can be opened or shut at pleasure, so as to admit the air and water, 

 and especially so as to exclude the spray of the sea, which would be highly 

 prejudicial. The earth must be kept moderately moist, and the boxes always 

 placed either on an exposed part of the deck of the vessel, or slung from the tops. 

 In the latter situation they are liable to the least injury; only the person who 

 has the charge of them must not forget to supply them with fresh water when 

 they may require it. 



With the plants and seeds, whether in a living or dry state, if they are not well 

 known to naturalists, there should be pieces of paper, on which are to be indicat- 

 ed the uses of the kind as far as they have been ascertained, the particular 

 country where it is gathered, the soil, the size, the elevation at which it grows 

 above the level of the sea, and the name it is generally known by. 



As soon as a sufficieut number of plants are collected, no time should be lost 

 in transporting them to their place of destination, since the dried specimens in 

 particular, and the seeds, are liable to the attack of insects in warm climates- 

 and the captain of the vessel should be particularly requested to keep them in a 

 dry and airy part of his vessel. 



Specimens of the Woods are also highly desirable; of the Gums, Resins, and 

 the various products of the trees, if employed in the arts or in medicine; and it 

 may here finally be remarked, that those plants which are employed as useful in. 

 any way whatever by the natives, are what it is of most importance to possess in 

 our gardens : nevertheless, the more common kinds, the very weeds of foreign 

 countries, the Grasses, the Mosses, the Sea-weeds, and Lichens, will prove 

 extremely valuable to a scientific Botanist. 



8. — Explanation of the Sketches of the Horns of the Jard'i, Plate V. 

 [Described in the last number, page G6\] 

 1, 2, 3. The Phusro Jard'i, mature. No. 1 has the upper antler or process 

 posterior and internal ; No. 2, the same antler, anterior and external ; No. 3 

 shews it doubtful. In No. 1, this same superior antler is remote from the end of 

 the beam; in Nos. 2 and 3, it is approximated. 



4. The Rdto Jardi, mature. . 5. The Kdlo Jard'i, mature. 



Uimensions. j Feet; and inches. 



1. 2 



2 



Length along the curve, J 2 10 I 2 6 



Utmost divergency, I 1 11 2 1£ 



Divergency of tips, j 1 1 1§ 2 1 



Circumference of base above the burr, .... | & J 8§| 



ft 2 



3. j 



4. 



5. 



2 10| 



2 H 



2 H 



2 5 



1 8§ 



2 5£ 



1 11$\ 



1 2 



2 1 



8£| 



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