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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
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Wooden Flowers, and Real Ones. 
The engraving, flir. 1 , represents a flower and leaf from 
a bouquet. Ingeniously made from wood, by Mi". John 
Seivers, of Hackensack, N. J. The material is while 
and red cedar. In order to get them up, a block, (fig. 2), is 
first whittled into the shape of the leaves of the flowers, 
and this is carefully split up into a number of thin plates, 
or leaves. These are then to be put together: for this 
purpose a center piece is whittled out as in fig. 3, and the 
separate leaves are glued, each into a notch in the side 
of this. A slender twig, with the baric taken off. is fitted 
in for a stem, and the flower is done. Leaves are made 
in a similar way. The one in the engraving has its sep- 
arate parts made in the same manner as those of the 
flower; these are afterward attached to the 
leaf stalk, by slitting it at the proper places 
and glueing them in. Those who under- 
take to make artificial flowers from any 
material, should carefully study the real 
ones. No fanciful forms can be as beauti- 
ful as those made by nature. Upon pull- 
ing a natural flower to pieces— unless it 
be a very double one— it will be seen that 
the different parts occupy a certain posi- 
tion ; now to make an artificial flower like 
it, the parts must be exact copies of the 
natural one, in size and shape, and must 
be of the same number, and be put to- 
gether in the same position as they are in 
the real flower. We would not advise our 
young friends to spend much of their time 
in trying to make imitations of natural 
flowers. They would take much more 
pleasure in trying to find out how the 
Great Workman made the real flowers— in 
seeing how every plant alter it starts from 
the seed, builds up a more wonderful 
structure than our best skill can imitate. 
Would not some of our young read- 
ers—and old ones too for that matler— 
like to know more about plants? Now 
that Spring is coming, and the bud* on the 
trees will soon begin to swell and unfold, 
and the seeds will soon be put in the 
ground, we intend to talk a little about 
what is going on all around us. Almost 
all boys and girls have some little spot or 
corner which they call their garden ; they 
find much pleasure in working in this, in 
planting the seeds, and watching the growth of the plants 
from day to day. Let us see if we can not make this lit- 
tle garden more pleasant by showing you things you 
never noticed before, and that upon a small spot of ground 
there are wonderful and curious things if you only know 
how to see them. We intend next month to tell you how 
to plant the garden, and then how to watch what is going 
on there, from month to month. So look out for the 
"Boys' and Girls' Garden." 
Amusing Trial of Skill. 
Tie a common finger ring to a thread and let it hang at 
a convenient hlght, with the opening toward the one who 
is to make the trial. Let him take a small crooked stick, 
and stand far enough from the ring to just reach it. Now 
ask him to close one eye and thrust the stick through the 
ling ; he will seldom succeed without trying several 
times. A person with only one eye would do it easily ; 
those accustomed to use two eyes in judging of dis- 
tances, can not readily use one with the same accuracy. 
A Subscriber Every Minute ! 
A mail-clerk in the office of the American Agricul- 
turist, who has a penchant for arithmetical calculations, 
has been amusing himself over the subscription-books. 
He reports as the result, that since last November the 
number of subscribers coming in has averaged a good 
deal more than one fur every minute ! reckoning ten full 
hours a day. This does not include more than ten thou- 
sand previously received for this year. Up to this date, 
(Feb. 17,) we have already printed for subscribers, over 
sixty thousand copies of the January and February Num- 
bers, and shall print many thousands more of them from 
the stereotype plates, as the tide still flows in at the rate 
of 200 to 600 a day, and there will be only a gradual de- 
cline, if any, for two or three months to come, judging 
from previous years. Really, it looks as if we should get 
through this yrar with a "whole skin," notwithstanding 
the severe scarifying we, in common with other pub- 
lishers, have had to endure from the paper manufacturers. 
Tlie Game of Rhyming I>eunitions. 
Any number may take part in this play: the more the 
merrier. The leader selects two words which rhyme to- 
gether, and mentions one of them ; the company are to 
guess the other, but instead of naming it, they must in 
some way define it, requiring the leader to give the word 
they have guessed. Thus, for example, John says "find 
me a word to rhyme with gate." "Is it what school- 
children write on?" asks Julia. John answers: "It is 
not a slate."— George asks: ".Is it a period of time?" 
"It is not a date," is the reply. "Is it to be not punc- 
tual?" "It is not late." "Is it yearly- interest on 
money?" " It is rate." Then the one who guessed cor- 
rectly becomes leader, and gives out the next word. 
Sometimes one of the company indicates a word which 
the leader cannot name ; In this case the leader must 
pay a forfeit. The game is a very pleasant one, and 
is also useful to instruct the players in the use of words. 
The Bouquet Portraits Explained. 
Last month, page 57, we published the singular Bouquet, 
representing profiles of some of the Napnieon family. It 
was supposed that every one would see the figures, but it 
turns out that this was not the case with many persons, 
as not a few have called or written for an explanation. 
We have therefore added a few lines which will 
make the matter plain. After seeing the fisure above, 
it wilt be interesting to turn back to page 57 and 
look at the original picture, and see how clear the white 
profiles stand out — not the black ones that so many tried 
to find. The upper left-hand figure is for Napoleon 
I. ; the right hand upper one for his wife Maria Louisa; 
and the centre figure is for their son, frequently called 
Napoleon II. — the present Emperor of Prance having as- 
sumed the title of Napoleon III. [Corrcrttan. — By a slip 
of the pen, Maria Louisa was erroneously printed Maria 
Antoinette, in a few of the first copies of the previous 
number; it was soon noticed and corrected in the plate.] 
New Puzzle* to B>e Ansvrereu. 
No. 31. Illustrated Rebus ; good advice for the times. 
No. 32. Illustrated Rebus; to be well remembered. 
No. 33. Mathematical Problem. A tree 100 feet high broke 
and fell, (hanging to the slump) j the tup struck the 
ground 41) Ject from the .base ; how high di I it break? 
No. 34. What word In the English language contains 
all the vowels in their regular order ? 
Answers to Puzzles and Problem* in Feb- 
ruary No., rpage 57.)— No. 28. Arithmetical Problem. 
The bond would he liquidated in 31 years, nearly. 
(Some unknown correspondent sent in a solution ex- 
hibited in tabular form with great neatness.) — No. 29. 
Cent Puzzle. The date is a fruit ; two lips (tulips; are 
flowers: the temple is a house of worship; the hair 
(hare) is an animal ; the ear is a quantity of grain ; lock* 
are a protection against thieves.— No. 3d. Transposition. 
The letters of new door may be transposed into the words, 
li v7ie word." — The following have sent in correct answers 
up to the date of Feb. 16, viz. : Wilson Holmes, to Nos. 
24, 26 ; A. H age man, 24, 23. 26. 27 ; James H. Wing, :tl . 
Orison B. Smith, 29; Daniel Gravatt,30; F. W. Win- 
ship, 24 ; Sarah H. Barnard, 2"; Ziimi E. Hinsliaw, 24 , 
J. Cox, 30; J. Garrison, 2n, 29, 30; Elnora Decker, 23 
30; Rufus W. Weeks, i!8, 30; A. B. Coegeshall, 30. 
PREMIUM LIST — 1863. 
Good Pay to Voluntary Agents who attend to 
Collecting and forwarding Clubs of Subscribers 
to the American Agriculturist. 
(Premiums open to all who Desire tliem.) 
The following articles are still offered, with no changes 
from last month, except in books. See remarks on p. 6*. 
To all who take the trouble to collect and forward clubs 
of subscribers, we offer a remuneration in the form offirst- 
rate articles, as named below. (The pay thus offered is 
much larger than we could give in cash, as we get these 
articles on extra good terms when for premiums.) 
^"We wish it distinctly understood that these 
premiums are offered in good faith — no cheap, trashy, im- 
perfect, poorly made, or second-hand thing, will he sent 
out, Out each article offered, is the. best of its hind. 
XW Clubs need not be all confined to one Post Office. 
J5^" For other items, and for a full description of 
the premiums, see patje GO of February Agriculturist. 
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Table of Premiums for 1S63. 
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$4 -18 
$3 96 
$2 24 
SI 12 
$1 4S 
$3 r.o 
$1 50 
$10 00 
£9 25 
. $9 00 
$? SO 
$7 00 
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Names of Premium Articles. ~ 2, 
1 — Good Books— .SV-' terms hetoio 
»— Best Family Clothes Wringer $750 
3— Nonpareil Washing Machine. . . $16 00 
4— Sewing Machine, (Wheeler & Wilson) $45 00 
5— Sewing Machine, (Wilcox & Glbbs) ....$35 00 
fi— Aneroid Barometer . . $7 50 
7— The Aquarius $10 00 
8— Five Octave Melodeon (best) $75 00 
9— I'A Octave Melodeon (best) $60 00 
10— Four Octave Melodeon (best) $15 00 
13 — Worcester's Unabridged Dieiionarv $s 50 
13— Six back Volumes Agriculturist, j . $6 72 
14— Five do do do. [3 $5 60 
15 — Four do do do 
lfi— Three do do do 
17— Two do do do 
IN— One do do do £ 
10— Jacob's Portfolio Paper File .. 
'3D— Windsor & Newton's Paints 
21— Osborn & Hodgkinson's Paints 
33— Premium Cylinder Plow 
33— Eagle Plow No. 20 
34— Hay and Straw Cutter (best).., 
3"»— Steel-tooth Cultivator (best)... 
36— Family Lard and Wine Press $7 00 24 53 
Premium No. 1— Good Books. 
Any person sending l(i or more subscribers, may select 
from our book list, (page 91.0 to the amount ot 12'., cenU for 
each name, at the club price of SO cent*, or to the uniount of 
S?t'A cent* for each name at $1. Farmers' Clubs have 
frequently joined together and obtained a good library 
through these premiums. N. B.— The books will be nearer- 
cd to the recipients, (by mail or express.) free of nil vo/,t. 
&S?~ See Book List pa:re 91. for several changes in price. 
The prices of the hoobs have been advanced bv the publish- 
ers, (not by us) an 1 w are ohliui-d to eonlirui to tln-ir mh-a 
as they charge from mouth to month. Books called for 
under this premium will necessarily be at the new rates. 
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