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haiids in admiration of the wonderful sag^acity of the animal, and the lecturer 
found himself under the necessity of liberating her, and substituting another 
\n her place, that possessed less penetration, ^nd enabled him to exhibit the cruel 
experiment. 
Zoological Society. —At the monthly meeting of this Society, held Septem¬ 
ber 1st, E. T. Bennett, Esq. in the chair, the minutes of the last meeting having 
been read and confirmed, the monthly report stated the number of visitors to 
these Gardens during August, to have been 43,833, and the amount of money 
taken, £1989. 9^. The receipts of the Society for the month £2592 IG^. 3d. 
and the balance at the banker’s, £3201 13.9. 4f/. It was also announced that 
His Majesty’s Commissioners of Woods and Forests had granted additional 
land in the Park, by which the gardens of the Society would be considerably 
augmented. Twenty-four foreign members were balloted for, and elected, 
including scientific naturalists of the principal countries of Europe, and 
Messrs. G. Ord, Cooper, and Say, of America. The donations to the library, 
museum, and menagerie, were very considerable. 
HORTICULTURE. 
Gentlemen, the two following Receij)ts, I have made use of fora great number of 
years, and as I have never known them to fail, I consider they may be safely re¬ 
commended for general use. J. Coh, fWorcester. 
To Destroy Insects on Trees.— 
Take 2 oz. of Nux Vomica, 
2 oz. of . ;oft Soap, 
I lb of Tobacco, 
i a pint of Spirits of Turpentine, 
8 gallons of Water. 
Boil them together, down to six Gallons, and use it new-milk warmj the trees to 
be carefully dressed over, dabbing it on with a sponge. 
Composition for Baiting Traps fob Rats and Mice. —Mix Flour of Malt, 
Butter, and Aniseed to any quantity you want:—bait the traps with it, and set 
them in the mcst frequented places. If you wish to destroy them without a trap, 
mix Corrosive-Sublimate with the above, and lay it in small pieces where they 
mo.st frequent. 
Apples. —Twelve Apples, weighing upwards of 10 lb, were produced by Mr. 
-Abbot, at the meeting of the Ripon Horticultural Society, on Sept. 10th. I’hesa 
were grown on a tree which, although of only six years standing, produced ninety- 
seven apples, and those, too, of an almost incredible size. 
Melons —The Island Malomacca, which is one of the seven Isles lying in the 
front of Venice, is justly styled the ‘‘Garden of Venice its Melons are in high 
repute, and seldom find their way beyond the tables of the affluent. We instance 
them, however, on account of a singular feature which marks their advent to mu- 
urity. This takes place, almost without exception, between eleven and twelve at 
noon, and is announced by an emission of a peculiarly balsamic odour, of which 
no trace previously existed. The fruit must be instantly gathered, and removed 
to some cool .spot j otherwise it loses its taste and perfume iii a few hours. 
Planting. —.Among other instances of successful planting, “ Colonel Johnes, of 
Hafod, was offered £ 100,000 for woods he had planted for his amusement.’’ There 
was wisdom in the thrifty advice of the Scot to his son,—“Be aye .sticking in a bit 
tree j it grows while you sleep!’’ 
