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top of furnufe answer to keep up a steady hcftt? 

 Would terra ootta pipe answer for the flue? 

 Would it be best to carry flue around the house, 

 having the chimney over the furnace, and a 

 direct draft for use in starting fire? What should 

 be the rise of the flue per foot of height? I 

 have had and used a furnace in a greenhouse, 

 burning soft coal, but have no experience with 

 hard coal. 



[There is less danger from hard coal than soft 

 coal. Tlie gas may escape from the base-burner 



NEW OR RARE PLANTS. 



Pklarooniu.m — Ni:w Like. — We are indebted 

 to Mr. Chitty for the use of the following engrav- 

 ing of this interesting new Geranium, an accoimt 

 of which from an English paper, we have already 

 given. 



Tuberous Begonias. — Mr. D. Barker, Norfolk, 

 Va., writes : — I have this day mailed to your 



PELARGONIUM 



in the house. It would be best, if possible, to 

 have the furnace-door on the outside. It is a 

 good idea to have the chimney return and go up 

 over the furnace; it helps the draft. When one 

 has experience in terra cotta fUies they do very 

 well, but those who are not experienced complain. 

 In our houses we have had these pipes for fifteen 

 years, and would have no other ; but for those 

 who are not experienced in management, a 

 brick flue is best. It may run on a level, if the 

 draft is made good; try running the chimney 

 over the furnace. 



U 

 'new life." 



address a box of the "tuberous-rooted Bego- 

 nias," which I hope will reach you in safety. 



[These were beautiful, warranting all we said 

 of them in our last. It is so seldom that our 

 own people take in hand improvements, that 

 when we find one going along and keeping pace 

 with Europeans in floral culture, we are glad to 

 give every encouragement. We noted several 

 collections of improved tuberous Begonias in 

 England last year that were considered " extra 

 strokes of luck," but these of Mr. Barker's were 

 the equal of any.— Ed. G. M.] 



