THE USE OF PLATE OR ROLLED ZINC FOR TALLIES. 155 
In planting- the beds, much depends on the taste of the proprietor, with regard to 
his favourite flowers ; yet I conceive that if planted in the following manner, they 
would give general satisfaction. 
Supposing the ground-work finished according to the annexed plan, the scale of 
which must he adapted to the quantity of ground occupied. 
Plants occupying the beds in Spring. — 1, Hyacinths of sorts ; 2, Tulips of sorts ; 
3, Narcissus of sorts ; 4, Viola of sorts, standard rose ; 5, Crocuses of sorts ; 6, 
Viola of sorts ; 7, Herbaceous plants and roses ; 8, Hyacinths of sorts ; 9, Ranun- 
culus of sorts; 10, Anemones of sorts; 11 , Mathiola annua, scarlet and purple, 
turned out of pots ; 12, Herbaceous and annuals ; 1*3, Mathiola annua , scarlet and 
purple, turned out of pots ; 14, Viola of sorts, standard rose in centre ; 15, ZEnothera 
macrocarpa ; 16, Ranunculus, bordered with snowdrops ; 17, Tulips, bordered with 
snowdrops ; 18, Mathiola annua , scarlet and purple, turned out of pots. 
Plants , in Summer and Autumn. — 1, Choice Dahlias of sorts; 2, do. do. ; 3, do. 
do.; 4, Verbena Melindres, standard rose; 5, Calceolarias of sorts; 6, Fuschia 
gracilis and microphylla ; 7, Herbaceous plants and roses ; 8, Heliotropium 
Peruvianum and scarlet Pelargoniums; 9, Salvia fulgens and splendens ; 10, Salvia 
fulgens and involucrata ; 11, Lobelia, erinus and albus, standard rose; 12, Her- 
baceous plants and annuals; 13, Mathiola annua, sown in spring; 14, Viola of 
sorts, standard rose in centre ; 15, AEnothera macrocarpa ; 16, Campanula 
pyramidalis and Lobelia fulgens, mixed ; 17, Campanula persifolia and Lobelia 
splendens; 18, Mathiola annua , scarlet and purple, sown in spring. 
THE USE OF PLATE OR ROLLED ZINC FOR TALLIES. 
A short time ago a notice from a friend reached our hands, wherein he stated 
that plate or rolled zinc answered well for tallies. The Zinc being very porous, 
the ink sinks so deep into it, 
as to withstand the rain and 
weather for a long time; in- 
deed, the writing can scarcely 
be effaced without washing with 
a weak acid, as cream of tartar, 
or an apple, &c. &c. The name 
is merely written with a com- 
mon pen and ink, and afterwards 
run over the writing a little 
boiled linseed oil, which will 
prevent it being defaced. The 
labels may be clipped to any 
pattern and stuck upon a stick, or hung upon the side of the pot. The plants in the 
engraving are — 
