Læntyag Murza was amazed that he could undertake such an arduous attempt at so early an age. Addrefsing himself to Ivan, "Older than you, said he, are scarce equal to such a businefs; rest a little; "dont proceed farther; I have many people here, "who have endeavoured to find out this flower, but "have all got tired and have deserted the pursuit.” One of them that were present then got up and said: "I myself more than once tried to find it; but I "tired of it, and instead of it, I have found my "benefactor Læntyag Murza who supplies me with "meat and drink." In the midst of this conversation Loentyag Murza's head sunk into a pillow and he fell asleep. As soon as those that were seated about the walls of the room, heard that Lontyag Murza began to snore, they got up softly. Some of them went to drefs themselves, some to sleep; some took to idle conversation, and some to cards and dice. During these employments some flew into a pafsion, others were well pleased; and upon the faces of all were marked the various situations of their souls. When Lantyag Murza awoke, they again gathered around him, and a table covered with fruit was brought into the room. Loentyag Murza remained among his pillows, and from thence afked the Czarowitz, who very earnestly observed all that passed, Ivan was just going to taste what was offered by Loentyag Murza, when his conductor pulled him gently by the sleeve, and a bunch of fine grapes which he had laid hold of, fell out of his hand and was scattered upon the pavement. Recollecting him

to eat.

self immediately he got up, and they left Lontyag Murza.

To be continued.

ON THE VALUE AND USES OF THE LARCH TREE.

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Hop poles are only wanted in certain districts; but where they are wanted, it is a matter of very serious concern to be able to obtain them at a small expence; nor can any wood be named that can be put into competition with larch wood for hop poles. From the accidental experiment by Mr Dempster, it appears that no wood can be half s durable. It seems to me probable, that a set of larch poles would outlast three or four sets at least of ash poles; and as larch can be reared every where so as to admit of their being had at every place where they can be wanted, free of expence of carriage, (which cannot be the case with afh poles,). they could probably be afforded in all cases at lefs than half the original cost of ash poles, and in many cases at lefs than one fourth of that cost. The saving on this article, therefore, in these circumstances is obvious.

This description of Loentyag Murza accords so much with the manners of some of the Russian nobility that it is allowable to suppose, ter majesty took the picture from some one of them.

Shafts for carts.

Carts consisting only of a pair of shafts joined firmly together to support the load, and connected with the wheels, are wanted for the transporting of many kinds of goods. In these carriages, strength, durability, lightness, and cheapnefs, are the requisites chiefly wished for; and for these purposes, no kind of wood yet known equals the larix. At present such carts are much in use about Leith, and over all Scotland, for transporting grain, stones, metals, cafks, and merchant goods of all sorts, and a variety of country uses. No material has yet been found that answers the purpose so well as small spars of Norway fir; but this, though light and cheap, is neither strong nor durable.

Larch wood is now coming forward in great abundance in every part of Scotland; but being as yet young, and the tree beautiful, and the quality of the wood little known or adverted to, few persons can think of cutting any of them 'down. It happened, however, some years ago, that the lord chief baron of the exchequer for Scotland had occasion to cut out some young larches that stood in the course of a road he wa smaking for a drive through his plantations. These trees were beautiful; and being of a proper size for the purpose, he ordered two of them to be made into fhafts for a cart. Their superior excellency above all others was soon perceived; and the people in that neighbourhood are now ready to purchase larch trees of a proper size for that use at a very advanced price. So it will be with regard to all the ar

ticles above enumerated as soon as their real value fhall be experimentally ascertained.

Small wood for country houses.

It is of much importance for the proprietors of land in every remote and unimproved part of the country, to be particularly attentive to supply the wants of the poorer classes of the people; for whatever renders their situation more comfortable, tends to attach them to their native spot, to incourage their industry,-to awaken hope, and add energy to all their exertions; which are the only sure means of promoting improvements on his estate, and thus adding to the value of his property. Let no one therefore despise as trivial, any circumstance which tends to ameliorate the situation of this humble but very useful class of people.

The want of proper wood, at a cheap rate, for making comfortable huts for the poor, is an incon venience severely felt in many parts of Britain. This has been in part remedied in many places in Scotland already, by the numerous plantations of firs which have been there made within the last twenty or thirty years; and the proprietors of these estates, begin already to feel the good effects

of it.

Larch spires pofsefs every valuable property of fir; but by being greatly more durable, and much lefs apt to catch fire than fir wood, they would of course be proportionably more useful for these purposes.

Hay rakes.

This is an article of universal consumption; and the demand for them must be for ever increasing. At present it is only in a few places that wood for making these can be reared; and even where the wood is the best and cheapest, the expence of making rakes of ash or willow, is much greater than they could be done for of larch; and they are also much more perishable and as larch wood can be had every where, the charge of the carriage of rakes from one part of the country to another, which is often considerable, and greatly enhances the price of that article, might be entirely saved.

Larch wood is as light and as tough as the best willow, and infinitely lefs apt to split; for that reason it would be much better for the head of the rake than willow and afh is too weighty, or if made of crop wood, greatly too brittle for the purpose here wanted.

Larix too if planted close together grows pefectly streight and smooth in the bark, having only small branches that could be easily fhaved off. If it were planted properly, and duly cared for, in a good soil and situation, the trees would attain the proper size for hay rakes in from six to eight years from the time of planting. Were the thick end cut off for the head of the rake, the remainder would be fit for the handle; the small point being cut off for light railing and other purposes to be after mentioned. Such spires could be afforded at a very small price; and the time expended in making the rakes would not perhaps be one half of what is necessary at