. All about country life : being a dictionary of rural avocations, and of knowledge necessary to the management of the farm, the stable, the stockyard, and a gentleman's out of town residence and property. Agriculture; Country life. ALL ABOUT COUNTRY LLFE. 35 Balm (Melissa officinalis). BALM (Melissa officinalis). A robust, haidy peieniiial, from which bahn-tea is made, a sudorific and fcbii- fujje in liigh repute willi herbalists. ISalm twigs are consitlercd a useful tonic and stimulant to the smaller domestic animals when ailing. BAND-WIN. In Northumbcrlanil, a comimny of six reapers and a m
. All about country life : being a dictionary of rural avocations, and of knowledge necessary to the management of the farm, the stable, the stockyard, and a gentleman's out of town residence and property. Agriculture; Country life. ALL ABOUT COUNTRY LLFE. 35 Balm (Melissa officinalis). BALM (Melissa officinalis). A robust, haidy peieniiial, from which bahn-tea is made, a sudorific and fcbii- fujje in liigh repute willi herbalists. ISalm twigs are consitlercd a useful tonic and stimulant to the smaller domestic animals when ailing. BAND-WIN. In Northumbcrlanil, a comimny of six reapers and a man to bind after them. BANEWOHT. Another name for the Deadly Night- shade. BANNUT. A term given in the West of Eng- land to the BANTAM FOWLS. A small breed, handsome, and of beautiful plumage, and in courage rank- ing next to game fowls. A year-old cock seldom weighs more then i6 oz. The choicest of the ordinary sorts are the buff-coloured and black. Our illus- trations are of the latter kind and the feather-legged, but there are many cele- bi-ated fancy varieties ; viz., the white, gold and silver-laced, black-breasted, &c. BARBEL. A freshwater fish, deemed in England Barb Pigeons, one of the worst of its kind. From Putney u]i\\ards on the Thames it. 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 : Ward, Lock, and Tyler
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