. The California horticulturist and floral magazine. of accidents ; advises as tobest methods of treating persons who have been inthe water ; and in short, is full of information. The Country Gentleman, of May 15th, has an ar-ticle giving an account of a new industry, viz: Theraising cf Sponges. It has been successfully prac-ticed by Dr. Oscar Schmidt, Prof, of Zoology at theUniversity of Gratz. His method is to cut the spongein pieces, tie it to a pile, and immerse the pile in thesea. At the end of three years the sponge will forma piece valued at about ten cents. His method hasbeen so succes
. The California horticulturist and floral magazine. of accidents ; advises as tobest methods of treating persons who have been inthe water ; and in short, is full of information. The Country Gentleman, of May 15th, has an ar-ticle giving an account of a new industry, viz: Theraising cf Sponges. It has been successfully prac-ticed by Dr. Oscar Schmidt, Prof, of Zoology at theUniversity of Gratz. His method is to cut the spongein pieces, tie it to a pile, and immerse the pile in thesea. At the end of three years the sponge will forma piece valued at about ten cents. His method hasbeen so successful that the Austrian Government iscarrying it out on the coast of Dalmatia. Is thisnew industry to be called horticulture, or stock rais-ing? Whitneys Western Tree Digger, manufacturedby Jesse R. Whitney, Franklin Grove, Lee Co., good tree digger is certainly a great need of ournurserymen. Some of them have tried this WhitneyDigger, and like it; but it remains to be seen howfar it is destined to fill the need. *tan /.1M m IA Wl /\/jf £1 f. EMBRACING A MARINE AQUARIUM, MUSEUM, ART GALLERIES, CONSERVATORIES,TROPICAL HOUSES, MENAGERIE, WHALE POND, AMPHI-THEATRE AND SKATLNG RINK. *gmm sossar ©s? the wisti Unequaled and Unrivaled on the American Continent. NATURE, ART AND SCIENCE ILLUSTRATED. Education, Recreation and Amusement the Aim. LOCATED ON MISSION STREET, BETWEEN THIRTEENTH AND FIFTEENTH, Admission 25 Cts., Children 10 PERFORMANCE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY SKATING FVERY DAT.
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