, 1875-11-13

Of Dir, Ing. Al o1, er,n,cnt waa tsiosl with ao,no
tcon that wero felied IN .fnne. and placed in tho
sllhdo Those from which tho bhrk had bern
rclnoycd had lost H. So per cent 0f water IN July
3HT7 III August, a9.3t III September, and ~, ,G2 III
October: wElla thosc on whac', tho bark go.
nainod had iost in TINT period only o.4l, 0.s4,
0.91 and OBS.
THE HuMptEBEE
Weuotetl, . few vcekh ago, that IN AcclImAl[zn-
tton Society vi New Zealand lad applied TO au.
sboritiea in England for transportation Of
l'un,bto-bcca to tho!r Island. In answer to that
request, two nests Of lilo required insects wero
latclv dispatched to New Zealand by ,Ir. Frank
auckland. They wore rackod in separate boxes,
and cvory provision made for their welfare dur
lug tho voyage, which, 1t is expected will ter
inmate In January. Humble bees Grs not na-
aired there for the purpoas Of fcttizin1 tho rod
clover. Tho probnHcis nf tho llonoy.beo does
not reach down to The rolten Of tho clover. aud,
therefore, It IN nu l'olP ~ Transporting Tho grains
from tlowor TO uuwcr. It il expoctel that, by
performing This essential SERVICE tue lnmhte.beo
will scctiro tlr prttiHction Of rlover-Hned, and
ti,cschv enable tho ngricut,.riBt to extond tho
cultivation Of this useful crop.
ELECTRICAL EXHIBITION.
The International Exhibition Of Electricity,
to 10 held in rars in 1877, will be divided into
eighteen sections. In that exhibiting tho His
tory nf Electricity shcre will be collected IA far
as possiolo. tho Instruments which were used by
1'nvv Faraday, Volta, Arago, Ohm, Oerzsedt,
Alnpcrc, and othors. IN making their discover.
iea THO eighteenth Eruup will TO B,blto-
Erai'h,cat; ana library ~ complete aB t1ractica-
bio Will be formed OF books, phperu. and parolt-
icaIs relating to electricity. A r.ttion will ia
sent ta tae administration OF tho National
Library. asking them 10 offer their Systematic
Catalogue Of Electricity for tho uso Ut Tue Expo-
sition.
lNsECTIvoRous PLANTS,
hir. J. ". Clark racor1s In tha Journal Of
Boany. acFios Of carefully. v.conducsed ozperi-
ments upon tho Drotera rotnndi1olia and in,er-
media. nid Tho rtH9inc,sla lusitanica which tend
TO provo TINT tho Ioavcs Of tl,eso plants do ab-
hnrb md dl9eat captured insects 4 number of
tl!es, previously soaked in llthilm cirste, wero
placed at the bages nf tho lcsvrH,-caro being
taken that the eait should not reach any other
part Ok tho plnnt externally. After period of
about forty eight hours, the loaf-staike wero
burned to ashes, and tcntet bv tho apectroscopo
for lithlum, aud petcopliblo quantity xas
found.
SOUTH AMERICAN SILK
The production Of allk in South America ia |
rapidly increasing. At an exhibition recently
held In Bnenos AyrcB samples Of raw aud man |
ailk wore displayed, that comlated |
favorablJ With tho bost silks Of Asia, Tho o)-
mato Of I)raztI Ia we'll adapted to tho cultivation
Of tue sIlk-wor1u, uhlcll feels on tho Iiolpu
CHRISTI or castor-oil plant that grows i'll ab,,nl-
anca IN tho country. The Government OF Brazil
in contemplating Offering subsidies for tho ouIts-
vation Of s}ksworIos within Its domain.
ETPt toRATtoN OF NEW GUINEA.
Tho EXPEDITION under Mr.. Mackay, Of Sydney,
which left AustraliA four months ago to explore
Now Gninoa. has become tlisurgauized, and ia
Toturnsng. One Of thn results Of tile enterprise
= the discovery OF iarge ugyjSablo river IN New