. The Gardener's monthly and horticulturist. The glass is first fastened with triangular brads—glaziers sprigs they are called. These aresimply cut out of tin. It is not easy to drive thesewithout the expenditure of much time. To aid inthis, an extremely useful invention is that of W. WiUiams & Sons, of Batavia, Illinois,. Diamond Point Driver for Glazing. which the annexed cut represents. This has aspecial style of brad adapted to it, and whichdrives them in with great rapidity. It is one ofthe most useful inventions we have met with for a long time, and very much lessens the cost o
. The Gardener's monthly and horticulturist. The glass is first fastened with triangular brads—glaziers sprigs they are called. These aresimply cut out of tin. It is not easy to drive thesewithout the expenditure of much time. To aid inthis, an extremely useful invention is that of W. WiUiams & Sons, of Batavia, Illinois,. Diamond Point Driver for Glazing. which the annexed cut represents. This has aspecial style of brad adapted to it, and whichdrives them in with great rapidity. It is one ofthe most useful inventions we have met with for a long time, and very much lessens the cost ofglazing. There are many new and improved methods ofglazing without putty, and most of them verymeritorious, but which usually require skilledlabor to operate successfully. For the workwhich any one may do, we doubt whether there isanything more acceptable than Williams puttybulb, and the Diamond Point Driver. The Growth of Greenhouses in Scotland.— In an essay before the Scottish HorticulturalAssociation, Mr. McKenzie, a noted hot-housebuilder, said that during the past ten years, $ioo,-ooo worth of buildings had been put up by pro-fessional builders, to say nothing of the greatnumber of houses built by people by the aid ofthe local carpenters and gardeners. Cut Roses as Room Ornaments. — Theseshould be cut in the bud.
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