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procured, which can be made to raise the water from the 
greatest depth that it is at all likely* it would ever have 
to be raised. The chain pump U so well known that I 
need scarcely enter into a description of It, and the more 
particularly, ns 1 must have already tried your patience 
much by the dryness of my snbject, and my inability to 
render it in such an enlivening and entertaining manner 
as 1 could wish. I may mention, however, that this pump 
is of very simple and inexpensive construction : the whole 
Qf the machinery, even cog-wheels for turning the various 
parts, might be constructed of wood grown on the spot, if 
required. The flattened chain and iron buckets would, of 
course, have to be purchased from the iron fouuderst but 
even if the whole had to be purchased and carried hundreds 
of miles, what would the cost be compared with the ad¬ 
vantages that would accrue from its use? I presume that 
in every case where one of these pump* had to be used 
cither horse, bullock, or wind power would have to be em¬ 
ployed as a motive. 
It would be necessary in connection with wells to form 
reservoirs of sufficient capacity to contain a few days 
supply of water, to prevent accidents to the pumps 
(particularly where the wells happen to be deep) from 
famishing both the stock and its keepers. 
There is, however, no question but that when it is 
once practically shown (the proof of the pudding is in 
the eating) that water nan be procured by digging wells, 
and m?de available by pumps of one description or 
other, that many Improved modes, both ot sinking 
wells, and of raising the water, will be from time to time 
introduced, 
I have dwelt much longer upon this watery part of 
the suhject than was at first my intention (but perhaps if 
no one else appreciates my paper, from this very fact the 
teetotallers and hydropathists will), I will therefore defer 
the consideration of the grassy part until I again have 
the pleasure of addressing you. 
The first Spring Exhibition was held in 
the Botanic Gardens on Thursday and 
Friday, 1st and 2nd October. Tlie fol¬ 
lowing is a list of the articles exhibited, 
exhibitors, and the prizes awarded. 
Judges, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Classes Rev. E. Turner, 
Messrs. Carron, M'Kean, Jess-op, and Wilson 
1st Cuss, Special.— Plants remarkable for their 
commercial products, collection not to exceed twenty 
varieties. 
Sugar Cane, Liquorice, Sarsaparilla, India Rub¬ 
ber, Croton, Tea, Coffee, Pepper, Now Zealand 
Flax, Cinnamon, Camphor, Cabbage Tree, Date, 
Coooanut, Ipecacuanha, Aloe, Arrowroot, Tobacco'. 
—Mr. J. Baptist. 1st prise, S.M. 
Peruvian Bark, Au«tralian Taberncemontana • 
Camphor, Camphora Officinalis; Olive, Spanish 
Olea, var Latifolia; Date, Phoenix Dactylifera • 
Pepper, Peperomia sp.; Tallow Tree, Stillingia 
Sebifera; Sugar Cano, Sacoharum Officinarum • 
Ginger, Zingiber Officinalis; Sago, Cycos Revolu- 
tum; Cinamon, Cinamonium Aramaticum : Arrow- 
root, Maranta Arundinacea ; Croton. Tiglium • 
Aloe, (Barbadoes) Aloe Barbadonsis ; Grass Cloth' 
(China) Bohmerh Kivoa ; New Zealand Flax, Phor- 
mium Tenax; Bolladona, Aropa Bclladona ;’Liqao- 
rice, Glycyrrhiza Glabra ; Caper, (Australian) Cep. 
paris Mitchelhi; Cork Tree, Quercus Glabra ; Tea 
Thea Bohea.—Jlessrs. Shepherd and Co. 2nd prize,’ 
S.M. 
Plants suitable for landscape embellishment, col¬ 
lation not to exceed twenty varieties.—Wide Bay 
Kowrio, Dammarn BidwilJii; Cook's Eutassa, Eu- 
tassa Cookii; Tall, ditto ditto exoelsa ; Cupressus, 
Torulosa; ditto, Uhdc.aua ; ditto, Goveniana ; 
l inus, Pondenm ; ditto, Tennifolia ; ditto, Exoelsa • 
Jumperus Bcrmudiana ; Arancaria Bidwilhi, Bunya 
Bunya ; Trenela Glaucas; Cryptomeria Japonica • 
No. 5. 
: Leichhnvdtia Maclo.ay.ana ; Cedrtts Deodara ; Abies 
Jezvensis ; Cunninghainia Lanceolata ; I’awlonia 
Imperialla; Greviilea, sp nov. Port Curtiss; Pho- 
tinia Serrata ; Ilox C-unuta; Quercus Glabra; 
Stenoc.irpus Cnnninghamit; Cineraria sp., New 
Zealand; Cephalotaxus Fortunii.—Messrs. Shepherd 
and Co. 1st prize, G.M. 
Collection of 20 plants, (tinmes unfurnished.)— 
Mr. J. Bap'ist. 2nd prize, S.S.JI. 
2p Class, Pot-orowx 1‘lAkts.—M iscellaneous col¬ 
lection of 10 plants in tlowcr, no two plants to be of 
the same variety or annuals.—Swainsonia Greyana, 
Euphorbia Splendens, Porphyroooma lanceolata, 
Solandra Grandillora, Azalea Splendens, Brunsfelsia 
oximea, Ucbeciinuni Conoeliuiuin, Lophospormum 
Grandillorum, Begonia Ingrami, Bhynchospermnm 
jawninoidea.—Ilessrs, Shepherd and Co. 1st prize, 
S.G.M. 
Begonia Manhieata, ditto Fuchsioides, Franciscea 
Uniflora, ltussillia Juncea, Solandra Lcevies, 
Azalea Indica alba, Coronilk glauca, Conocliuuin 
Calsrotiua, Yerticordia Brownii, Pittosporum Ja- 
ponloa.—Mr. .1. Baptist. 2nd prize, G.M. 
Solandra Grandillora, Euphorbia splendeus, Ne- 
raotanthus ditto, Franciscea Ex mica, ditto Latifolia, 
ditto Cniflora, IVeigola Rosea, Zhyriacanthus Stiota, 
Indigofera Decora, llnellia Formosa.—Iff Matthews, 
gardenor to R. Tooth, Esq. 
Miscellaneous collection of 4 plants in flower, no 
2 plants to ho of the same variety or annuals.— 
Cuphea Platyccntrn, Azalea Phtenici.a, Swainsonia 
Puichella, Franciscea Uniflora.—Messrs. Shepherd 
and Co. 1st prize, S.S.JI. 
Specimen plant in flower, showing superior culti¬ 
vation : Azalea Splendens.—Mr. J. Baptist. 1st 
prize, S.S.JI. 
Clematis Sieboldtii.—Jlcssrs. Shepherd and Co. 
2nd prize, S.JI. 
New or rare plant in flower or otherwise : Kalinin 
Latifolia.—Mr. J. Baptist. 1st prize, S.JI. 
Plants exhibited in the neatest order.—Jlessrs. 
Shepherd and Co. S.JI. 
Hybrid Seedling Camellia.—Messrs. Shepherd 
and Co. 
Herbaceous plants, 6 varieties : Russelia Multi¬ 
flora, Uoemanthus sp., Heupreya Scandens, Strepto- 
carpus Uexii, Cineraria, Primula Chinensis.—Messrs 
Shepherd and Co. 1st prize, B. M. 
4 Lycopodcs (no names furnished).—Jlr. H. 
Jfatthews, gardener to H. Tooth, Esq. 1st prize, 
B.Jf. 
6 Indigenous Ferns.—Ditto. 1st prize, B. JI. 
G Tropical Ferns.—Ditto. 1st prize, S.JI. 
Cactus aialasonia.—Jlr. J. Gay. 1st prize, S.M. 
G Cinerarias.—Mr. U. Matthews, gardener to R. 
Tooth, Esq. 1st prize, S.M. 
G Azaleas (no names furnished), Jlr. Jt. Guilfoyle, 
recommended fora G. JI. 1st prize, S.S JI. 
4 Azaleas.—Jlr. R. Jlatthews, gardener to 11. 
Tooth, Esq. 2nd prize. S.JI. 
G Azaleas.—Jlr. J. Baptist. 
4 Petunias.—Ditto. 
Rose (Souvener de la JIalmaison).—Jlr. J. Gay. 
8 Polyanthus and Primros.s.—Jlr. J. Baptist. 
Cactus flagilliformis.—Mr. J. Gay. 
4 Cactus.—Jlr. J. Baptist. 
3rd Class, Cut Flowers.— 12 Yebenas. Jlr. II. 
Matthews, gardener to R. Tooth, Esq. 1st prize, 
B.JI. 
Stocks.—Jlr. II. JIathews, gardener to R. Tooth, 
Esq. 1st prize, B.JI. 
Collection of Iridicaious Plants.—Mr. H. Jfat¬ 
thews, gardener, to R. Tooth, Esq. 1st prize, B.JI. 
12 Roses.—Ditto. 
18 Flowering Shrubs.—Mr. J. Baptist. 1st prize, 
B.M. 
Bouquet.—Jlr. H. Matthews, gardener to R. 
Tooth, Esq. 1st prize, B.JI. 
Bouquet.—Miss E. Baptist. 1st prizo, B.M. 
Platyoerium Alicornie.—Jlr. J. Gay. 
