. The Country gentleman's magazine. Agriculture; Agriculture -- Great Britain. .372 Fig. 23 represents a form of basket for sowing seed used in P^ngland. It is sus- pended by girthing fastened to the two Tiandles on the rim of the Ixasket, and l)assed eitlier over the left shoukler and Tlic Coniiiry Gaitlanaiis Magazine. under the right arm, or round the back of the neck: and the left hand holds it steady by the head of the wooden stave shewn on the other side of the basket. carrier when full; in other parts it is carried in the arms, with the bottom rim supported by the haunch. The best form
. The Country gentleman's magazine. Agriculture; Agriculture -- Great Britain. .372 Fig. 23 represents a form of basket for sowing seed used in P^ngland. It is sus- pended by girthing fastened to the two Tiandles on the rim of the Ixasket, and l)assed eitlier over the left shoukler and Tlic Coniiiry Gaitlanaiis Magazine. under the right arm, or round the back of the neck: and the left hand holds it steady by the head of the wooden stave shewn on the other side of the basket. carrier when full; in other parts it is carried in the arms, with the bottom rim supported by the haunch. The best form of corn basket {Scotice, wecht or maund) for use in the barn is that shewn in fig. 25. They are sometimes made of wood, or of skin, or strong canvas, attached to a hoop of wood. It is an interesting fact to notice, in regard to baskets, that the facility of teaching and acquiring the art of basket-making renders it a favourite, indeed the most important, em- ployment for the blind in the asylums estab- lished for their reception. BLANCHING POT.—The pots areof vari- ous shapes. The best are made of burnt clay. Figs. 26 and 27 represent the most approved for blanching sea-kale. They consist of two parts, a body, a, and a top. /', which latter, on being taken off, permits the gardener to ex- amine the state of the crop, and also to gather it, without having to remove the whole; thus. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original London, S. Marshall & Co
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