As the air which the machine contained, would not be sufficient for our respiration more than about six hours, and the chief part of the space we were to pass through was a mere void, we provided ourselves with a sufficient supply, by condensing it in a small globular vessel, made partly of iron and partly of lunarium, to take off its weight.

The Truffle grows in clusters, some inches below the surface of the soil, and is of an irregular globular form.

THE FRENCH NAVET.This is a variety of the turnip; but, instead of being globular, has more the shape of the carrot.

It is found loose in many lakes in a globular form, from the size of a walnut to that of a melon, much resembling the balls of hair found in the stomachs of cows; it adheres to nothing, but rolls from one part of the lake to another.

The earl therefore shot himself; and it was the small globular silver pistol, such as this'here Zaleski drew a little embossed Venetian weapon from a drawer near him'that appeared in the gloom to the excited Hester as a "ball of cotton," while it was being drawn upward by the Atwood's machine.

Fruit globular, of a bright red, smooth and shining.

Unfortunately it is not hardy in every part of the country, though in the southern and western English counties, but especially within the influence of the sea, it succeeds well as a wall plant, and charms us with its globular, waxy, crimson or coral-red flowers.

Fruit globular, deep purple.

The berries are small, globular, and light red.

Flowers in small globular heads, bright orange or yellow, and being plentifully produced are very showy in early summer.

M. PARVIFLORA, from Japan, with creamy-white, fragrant flowers, that are globular in shape, is a very distinct and attractive species, but cannot generally be relied upon as hardy.

Flowers white or pale pink, succeeded by globular fruits, that are more or less covered with fine hair or prickles.

The large, almost globular flower heads hanging from every branch tip, are too well-known to require description, and have made the shrub one of the most popular in ornamental planting.

I noticed, in particular, one with a superb globular flower of a bright blue color, which would make a choice ornament for our gardens at home.

The drift is better when made with a globular head, so that it may be struck back by the hammer, as well as be driven in.

The Ladies have been for some time in a kind of moulting Season, with regard to that Part of their Dress, having cast great Quantities of Ribbon, Lace, and Cambrick, and in some measure reduced that Part of the human Figure to the beautiful globular Form, which is natural to it.

He is accompanied by a certain number of globular mandarins, and the Celestials salute him by holding out their two fists, which they move up and down as they nod their heads.

M. Dutrochet, in a volume on the moving powers which act in organized bodies, affirms, that there are seen on the walls of the cellular and fibrous tissue of vegetables, small semi-transparent globular bodies and linear bodies, which become opaque from the action of acids, and are rendered transparent by that of alkalies.

Globular lamps were introduced by Michael Cole, who obtained a patent in July, 1708.

In some of the big globular nests we could make out several holes of exit or entrance.

Nana Alba Maculata is a dwarf globular plant, the slender branches of which are tipped with white, giving it the appearance of being partly covered with snow.

Some of these are attached by spiral tendrils; others are united by a slender stem to one common trunk, appearing like a bunch of hare-bells; others are of a globular form, and grouped together in a definite pattern, on a tabular or spherical membranous case, for a certain period of their existence, and ultimately become detached and locomotive, while many are permanently clustered together, and die if separated from the parent mass.

Seen from the south-west its fine proportions present a semi-globular appearance; but from the north-west it more resembles a truncated cone.

"I looked over the plate quickly and selected a salver and a large, globular teapot, on both of which the prints were very distinct.

Tying up the heads in large pieces of rag, I fastened the big masks to the fronts of the globular bundles and covered in the remainder with masses of oakum to form appropriate wigs.