. The standard cyclopedia of modern agriculture and rural economy, by the most distinguished authorities and specialists under the editorship of Professor R. Patrick Wright ... ht-carrier, but rather slow in legs are short and badly formed, beingdeficient in the forearm and thigh, and sickledin the hock. They thus contrast oddly with hisdeep and well-developed body. The Burmahmakes a fairly good saddle pony, and is usedas a polo mount to some extent. Burnet.—This is a perennial herbaceousplant belonging to the nat. ord. Eosaceie, andto that part of the order whose flowers aredestitu
. The standard cyclopedia of modern agriculture and rural economy, by the most distinguished authorities and specialists under the editorship of Professor R. Patrick Wright ... ht-carrier, but rather slow in legs are short and badly formed, beingdeficient in the forearm and thigh, and sickledin the hock. They thus contrast oddly with hisdeep and well-developed body. The Burmahmakes a fairly good saddle pony, and is usedas a polo mount to some extent. Burnet.—This is a perennial herbaceousplant belonging to the nat. ord. Eosaceie, andto that part of the order whose flowers aredestitute of petals. Its technical name is Po-terium Sanguisorha, L. The stem grows to aheight of about 2 ft., and bears leaves of thecompound pinnate sort, like those of the the end of the shoot there forms in Juneor July a dense reddish-green spherical head ofsmall flowers. The plant is a native of the chalk 38 Burns and Scalds — Burrow hills of the south of England. Bumet has beenrecommended for growth on dry, calcareous soilseither alone or in mixture -with grasses andclovers. Time after time it has been tried andfound wanting, for stock refuse to eat it unless. Bumet (,Poterium Sangmsorha) 1, Calyx. 2, Male flower. 3, Female , Hermaphrodite flower. when pressed by hunger. Certainly on dry,chalky ground, where nothing better can be gotto grow, Burnet is worth a trial, [a. n. Burns and Scalds.—These wounds ofdomestic animals are of rare occurrence fortu-nately; however, when they do occur, if at allextensive, they prove quite troublesome, and inmany cases are fatal. According to the severityof the burn we distinguish three degrees: Firstdegree, where there is a simple reddening of theskin; second degree, where there is a formationof vesicles or blisters; third degree, where thereis a complete destruction of vitality of thetissues, such as would occur in charring fromdirect contact with flames or from escapingsteam. When a large surface of the skin ia burn
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