. The Gardeners' chronicle : a weekly illustrated journal of horticulture and allied subjects. n held by Mr. Challis, which gives the pre-ference to a soot-begrimed kettle over a new or cleanone to obtain a quick boil. This is either based on afallacy, or it has a practical substratum of fact to sup-port it. Is it not the case that an iron utensil coatedwith soot is more readily absorbent [retentive ?] of heatthan is one free from this incrustation, and if it be sothe result which the housewife asserts is no one would favour an incrustation of out-rageous thickness, but thi
. The Gardeners' chronicle : a weekly illustrated journal of horticulture and allied subjects. n held by Mr. Challis, which gives the pre-ference to a soot-begrimed kettle over a new or cleanone to obtain a quick boil. This is either based on afallacy, or it has a practical substratum of fact to sup-port it. Is it not the case that an iron utensil coatedwith soot is more readily absorbent [retentive ?] of heatthan is one free from this incrustation, and if it be sothe result which the housewife asserts is no one would favour an incrustation of out-rageous thickness, but this does not exist on any potor kettle that is now and then brushed over, as alltidy housewives should serve them. With boilers,where a tremendous fire is playing about their sur-faces, a thick coating of soot is almost impossible, andsuch incrustation as may be found will exist in allkinds of boilers that are subject to fire and smoke,but that it presents any obstacle to the free heating ofthe boiler is most improbable. What destruction ofthe metal goes on proceeds much less from the action. Fig. 47.—daphne blagayana. terminating each branch, give it a distinct and verypleasing character, and its powerful fragrance willmake it specially welcome as a garden plant. Wefirst met with it at the quinquennial show held atGhent in April, 187S, where it was exhibited by Houtte, at a time when it was scarcely if at allknown in this country, at least in the cultivated then attracted considerable notice as a sweet-scented hardy evergreen, of small stature, and whenshown on the loth inst., at South Kensington, byMessrs. Veitch & Sons, of Chelsea, it was very right-fully awarded a First-class Certificate. The aspect ofthe plant, leaving the flowers out of view, bears someresemblance to that of young plants of D. Laureola,and the stems are described as being often simple,and scarcely a span high. Messrs. Veitchs examplesformed neat little spreading bushes with severalbranches,
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