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are in an e on is cor. very injurious to tile bn arc subject to kj especi itegc v.-ss, which attracts immense numhers tfbees and ants : no madid ' ■ " • sating it h: t.. roi. HDNEV-SUCaCLE, or Lam- ceva, L. ■• gaBffls of plants con in':; of 2Q | w© of v. inch are native; of B Wain, viz. 1. The Periciymenum, Coon- men or Wi . and ;;■■■■. ers from June to An h is i sten by cow , and . but refosed by horses. — The beauty a.:. ce of its render this sped - of our , and arbours. hod of | . ,i is by iaycrs and i ; of which readily strike root, snd form plants that ..; to be set out in one year. — The ripe berries are strongly pur- '2. The Xvlosleum, or Upright Honeysuckle, which grows on walls and in hedges 5 il flowers un May. — According to Lin:-. this shrub forms excellent garden es in a dry soil, especially where flocks of sheep are fre- quently passing, as these animals do not < at the leaves. Its wood is fxto 1 il, ;ind makes the as v i 11 as pegs, or P'um 1 )• musical instninu 1 t», ie< th 1 , Rod sun lar articl< -- and jj icy ber> thai tb< y ave 1 HOO TTonta'-suckle, the Dwarf.—* See J> :t.l. >OF, the horny part which • the feet of many valuable ds; but, in this place, of. it only so far as it 5 to that useful animal, the A 7/" should be round, ■Ii, tough, and short, so that may tread more upon the to than apon the heel : it should aiso be rough and somewhat hollow within, having a narrow fetish and broad heels. — On the contrary, imperfect hoofs are rather broad than round ; and, if spreading out of the sides and quarters, the heels of such a horse are generally nar- row, and will sooner or later be- come fiat-hoofed, have a weak foot, and not carry a shoe long, nor travel far without surbatmg : thus, by treading more upon his heels than upon his toes, he will walk low on his pasterns, and his feet, through weakness, will be- come subject to what are called false quarters, gravelling (which see), and other maladies, of which we have subjoined a short account. HOOF-BONEY, a distemper arising from external injury, either a stripe, blow, or by a horse bruis- ing himself in his stall, by attempt- ing to stfike at the next annual, but missing his aim, and dashing the foot against the pint or rail that separates them. It consists of a round horny swelling on the upper- most part.ofa horse's hoot'. To bring this hard tumor to maturity, it may be covered either with a poultice of hay boiled in urine, or with a plaster of wine-lees and w heat flour simnu r- gl llii i' d < r a lire. By such implications, it is generally dis- persed j