those of the Tea-tree: the flowers also, when infused in brandy, impart to it an agreeable flavour, resembling that of peaches.
SPIDER, the Red.—Independently of the method of exterminating these vermin, already suggested, the following is recommended by Mr. Forsyth. It merely consists in irrigating the infested plants with lime-water, in the afternoon, particularly on the lower sids of the leaves. In hot-houses, however, he advises a barrow-engine to be filled with soft water, and all the plants to be sprinkled, by directing the stream against the top-lights, and shelves, till the water be an inch deep in the paths. But, where the building will not admit of the entrance of a barrow-engine, the front or top-lights must be slidden down, and the water poured in, from above. When this affusion is commenced, if in the inside, every light ought to be shut; but, if the fluid be introduced from without, one light only should be opened at a time; and which must be shut, as soon as the part opposite to it is sufficiently watered. The other lights are then to be successively removed; and, when the irrigation is completed, the house should be carefully closed till the next morning. In consequence of this operation, vapours will arise in every part of the building; cover all the plants; and effectually destroy the red spider, together with all other vermin. Mr. F. farther observes, that the watering must be repeated every day, during hot weather; and that it will, in general, shorten the labour, which would otherwise be required in irrigating plants. Such vegetables, however, as require copious humidity, ought to be watered previously to sprinkling the house: thus, the plants will imbibe all the moisture, and the paths will become perfectly dry, during the night.
STOVE.—An useful contrivance of this nature, calculated for Laundries, is manufaftured by Messrs. Jackson and Moser, of Dean-street, Soho; whose patent is now expired. Their stoves differ little from those generally employed for warming apartments, except that the smoke is conveyed into a vent by one pipe; over which a retort is fixed. At the bottom, on both sides, there is a bar, on which irons may be heated; so that, when the stove is raised on brick-work, and becomes thoroughly hot, it communicates heat to the room, and thus contributes to dry the linen; while a considerable saving is obtained in the article of Fuel.
STRANGURY, in farriery, is an obstruction of urine, that is sometimes occasioned by an accumulation of feces pressing on the neck of the bladder; in which case the treatment, stated under the article Gripes, may be advantageously adopted.
Should this disease arise from an inflammation of the parts, it will be necessary to bleed the animal in proportion to the urgency of symptoms; after which, Mr. Taplin advises the following clyster to be injected, namely:—Take 3 pints of gruel, 2 oz. of nitre, 112 oz. of gum-arabic, and 4 oz. of olive-oil: let them be injected of a moderate warmth, and be retained in the body as long as possible. This remedy must be succeeded by a warm mash, consisting of 2 parts of malt, and one of bran; but, in case the animal should not stale, the following balls may be administered, viz. Let 10 drams of Castile soap; 1 oz. of
