... mere formality-one ofthose time- ?? century-sanctioned forms, ceremonies, and procedures- that are hee as thick almost as blackberries in an Irish boreen in autumn, and which seem so ridiculous when looked at through nineteenth oentury spectacles. In the ...

... ples and spoils; so if your fancy roam to tile vegetable kingdorm rather garnish yourself -ith fruits. Branches heavy with blackberries in every stare of develomnent abound so do cherries and cun-ants of uncommon brilliance. But the pret- tiest and coolest ...

... liberally pat- D ronisecL d BL&CsEIvERli:S. We yesterday published a letter from Mrs Bylee, of BrAdford, on tbe subject of blackberries. The lady mentioned that Messrs W Wright and E Sos, of Cork, wer buyers at one penny per lb, C and that Mr. W P Hartley ...

... in- matesm (about forty at present) if the necessary funds wzere forthcomingr. A stroll in the open air. diversified by blackberry-hun tmi ¢ occupied an hour. Then, at seven O'clock the children of the home and i, goodly number of residents in the - vicinity ...

... sorme of the Gladstonian expectations. The sugg-estion of Mrs.- Byles, of iBradford. with tegaci to the cultivation of blackberries in Ireland 'es literally to have borne some fruit. An ex- Periment of the nature indicated bas been tried in uaity tLouth ...

... this important matter. Fruit treee flourish with very little care and demanld compa. ratively little space. Even the very blackberries, - which grow spontaneous, are a source of profit if availed of, while gooseberries, currants, and I apples are pro ...

... mortar are now in dangerous proximity to where schoolboys. playing the truant, still wander among the brambles in quest of blackberries. The signs are painfully evident that Wimbledon Common will ICsoon lose its picturesque pre-eminence, and that the old ...

... MaacSs' VIII- *(COsCLnDinn APoTICL.) PHEASANTS AND PHEASANT POACHING. A FEW days priorto the advent of October, when the blackberries hang luscious on the brambles, and the brown nuts drop from the clusters, the keeper goees, as is his wont, to the coppice ...

... for cash blackberries in any quantity, if brought to him on the day when gFathered. The matter was hardly. treated 'as a serious for a few days, but it soon became a reality awhen put to the test, and now every day large quantities of blackberries are brought ...

... cheap substitute in the kitchen. If blackberries are much praised now, they have suffered under re- preach full many a time and oft, and been un- justly condemned for shortcomings. Used for jam and for jelly, blackberries have been censured-the first as not ...

... warder entered with the convict's break- fast, which consisted of three poached eggs, a dish of tinned peaches, some tinned blackberries, some bread, and coffee. Birchall watched the layinu of the table with considerable interest, and partook with great appetite ...

... have found a mnan to lead them in this | risis. But I wvould point out that lesder* are nct t0 be found growing- on every blackberry bush I ' (bear, hear). One argumenet that hlas been ad- 1 vanced for the immredia~te sacritice of yourself and your leadership ...