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fixed forms two flues communicating, by means of other flues 

 formed by similar castings, and terminating in a rectangular opening 

 at the top for regulating the draught, and for the passage of the 

 smoke into the chimney. 



The circulation of the water from and into every separate hollow 

 casting is effected by means of four sets of pipes affixed externally to 

 the castings, two sets being placed on each side of the apparatus. 

 If desired, the crown or top casting with the flow-pipe can be 

 placed upon No. 2 or 3 casting, and worked without the flues until 

 required. The flame or hot air from the fire placed on the hollow 

 bars will pass between castings .Nos. 2 and 3, until it arrives at 

 the opening, previously described to be left at the back of casting No. 0, 

 where it will divide, and pass upwards towards the front through 

 the two flues formed by casting No. 7. It will then return towards 

 the back through the two flues formed by casting No. 8, again 

 uniting and passing upwards into the flues formed by castings 

 Nos. 9 and 10, the heat thus continuing to travel through the cast- 

 ings Nos. 9, 10, and 11 in the same way, so that the hot air will pass 

 six times through the internal length of the apparatus before escaping 

 into the chimney. 



CUT FLOWERS FOR BOUQUETS AND VASES. 



[N carrying out the modern system of bedding, with its 

 ribbon borders, panel beds, and leaf embroidery, it is 

 necessary to employ almost exclusively a class of plants 

 that do not produce flowers well adapted for bouquets 

 and for filling vases. Therefore, where the greater portion 

 of the garden is devoted to that style of bedding, and there is not a good 

 collection of summer and autumn flowering plants under glass, it is 

 most difficult to obtain a plentiful supply of flowers for the vases 

 during these seasons. Indeed, a lady friend of mine, who has a 

 much larger garden than ours, but which is almost exclusively 

 devoted to summer bedders, assured me that she had the greatest 

 difficulty in keeping the vases properly filled, and was surprised to 

 see how beautifully ours were arranged at all times. She could not 

 understand where we could obtain the flowers from, until she was 

 taken to a retired part of the pleasure grounds and shown the little 

 border set apart for the cultivation of plants expressly for the sup- 

 ply of cut flowers for indoor apartments. Since last autumn she 

 has had a border prepared in a similar manner, which she intends 

 keeping entirely for herself. Were this to be done in all gardens 

 where cut flowers are in request, much vexation between the gardener 

 and his employers would be avoided ; the employer would be saved 

 the annoyance of not having sufficient, and the gardener the vexa- 

 tion of having the flowers stripped off plants in beds occupying 

 prominent positions. It is not an easy task to make out a complete 

 list of plants suitable for the end in view ; indeed, I shall not 

 attempt it, and shall content myself with enumerating the best of 



