The Sun.
London, England, 1827-08-28 00:00:00

METHOD OF REVIVING PLANTS.

This is called a proved method of reviving
Plants, &c., when their leaves and buds are faded,
and their bark and roots hard, and nearly dry, by
M. de Droste, of Hulshof. The directions are, to
dissolve camphor to saturation in alcohol, adding the
(91:mer until it remains solid at the bottom; a suffi-
nt quantity of rain or river water is then to have !
the alcoholic solution added to it, in the proportion
of four drops to one ounce of water. As the cam-
Phor comes in contact with the water, it will form a
thin solid film, which is to be well beaten up with
the water; for a short time the camphor will float
in the water in small flocculi, but will ultimately
combine with the fluid, and disappear.
Plants which had been removed from the earth,
and have suffered by a journey or otherwise, should
be plunged into this camphorated water, so that
they may be entirely covered; in about two, or at
most three hours, the contracted leaves will expand
again, the young faded and de2endent shoots will
erect themselves, and the dried bark will become
smooth and full. That being effected, the plant is
to be placed in good earth, copiously watered with
rain or river water, and protected from the too
Powerful action of the sun, until the roots have taken
good hold of the ground.
When large plants, as trees, are to be revived,
their roots are to be plunged into the camphorated
Water for three hours ; the trunk, and even the head
of the tree, being frequently wetted with the same
Water, so as to retain them in a properly moistened
state. But it is always best, if possible, to immerse
the whole of the plant. Shoots, sprigs, slips, and
toots, are to be treated in a similar manner. If
Plants thus treated be not restored in four hours,
tneir death may be considered as certain, for they
cannot be recalled to life by any artificial means.
They should, consequently, never be left more than
four hours in the camphorated bath ; because the
exciting action of the camphor, when it is continued
for a longer period, may injure the plants instead of
doing good to them. It is not necessary to say,
that the final prosperity of the plants, thus reani-
mated by the camphor water, must depend upon the
Particular properties of the former, the state of their
roots, and the pains that are taken with them. The
Camphor produces no other effect than to restore life
to plants nearly dead; after that, all proceeds ac-
cording to the ordinary laws, and their ultimate
state must be left to art and nature.—Journal of
Science:

On Monday last was rung at New College,
ill this University, a complete peal of grandsire caters,
consisting of 6,137 changes, with the tittums at hand,
(being the greatest number ever rung in this style of com-
position-0 "in four hours and six minutes, by a select band
of Oxford Union Scluilars. The peal was composed and
conducted by Mr. W. Parker.— Oxford Paper.
BALLOON ASCENSION.--Lately an extensive
balloon, named Mother Skim9n, in the form of an old
woman, was intended to be set off from the Barrack-square in
Gamy/gate. Of course a vast assemblage of persons, of both
sexes, collected. Every eminence that commanded a view
of the spot was crowded to witness this exhibition. After
waiting anxiously for upwards of an hour, it was announced
that, on inflating the old lady, she had burst. This caused
general regret, and the crowd separated.-- Giax_ow
u Courier.
A letter from the County of Cavan states, that
Major C— has gone off with the beautiful widow
supposed for France,
Ness.
to be married._
_Tipperary Free

Report says, that malt liquors are to be dis-
pensed with in the Navy, and that an additional quantity
of ruin and wine is to be served instead.—Devonpo,4
Telegraph.
Beer was first brewed ill England about the
year 1492 ; in Scotland it had been known ten years earlier.
ity a Statute of James 1., one full quart of the best beer or
ale was to be sold for one penny, and two quarts of small
beer (better than some ale now-a-days) for a penny.
To MAKE BUTTER WITHOUT CHURNING.
—Put the milk into a plain earthen dish ; let it stand
twelve hours ; take off the cream ; put it in a round
earthen dish, and stir it round with a clean wooden spoon,
45c1 it will come to butter in five or ten minutes. The
cream.cannot be kept too cool during the time you are
!titling it. It Is, therefore, the best way to put your dish
tills some cold water. As soon as the butter is so forward
alt You can take off a little butter milk, keep putting in
I,'tle cold water, and washing the milk out. You may
fo-r? Your cream, after it is scaed, tr or four days -
Ir'sking your butter; it will notld hurt it.—lrish fiaperbe•