DOMESTIC NOTICES. 



Snmrstir IJntirrs. 



An English National School House. — 

 [See Frontispiece.] Our engraving of this 

 month, shows one of the National School Hou- 

 ses atTamon, lately erected at the cost of about 

 £1 ,000. It is interesting chiefly as a study of 

 the quiet domestic character which the English 

 give to this species of building. One can easily 

 believe that something of home affections and 

 love for good order and neatness, would natu- 

 rally grow up in the mind of every pupil edu- 

 cated in such a school. 



The first thing that strikes an American eye is 

 the " very humble" appearance of the building, 

 arising from the lowness of the walls. But this 

 is, internally, amplj' made up by the great 

 height of the roof — the whole space being open, 

 and the under side of the timbers and wood- 

 work of the roof being exposed to view. This 

 gives a lofty and spacious appearance to the in- 

 terior, and an abundant supply of fresh air — 

 connected, as the space is, with every means for 

 ventilation. 



This style of building will hardly be followed 

 exactly in this country, but there are many de- 

 tails, and some hints in composition about this 

 domestic style, that are well wortliy of study by 

 those designing, or about erecting buildings of 

 this class. 



Fuchsias. — The skill of the gardener in pro- 

 ducing new varieties, is nowhere more delight- 

 fully shown than in the new Fuchsiys of the last 

 three or four seasons. The utmost delicacy and 

 brilliancy of color, the finest foliage and habit 

 of growth, and the most exquisite gracefulness 

 and perfection of form in the flowers, are unit- 

 ed in the new Fuchsias — which we notice in our 

 advertising columns of last month, several of 

 our leading growers now offer at very moderate 

 prices. It is unfortunate for the Fuchsia, as a 

 popular flower, that it will not bear our bright 

 sun, and dry air, and hence is of no value as an 

 out-of-door plant. But to all who have green- 

 houses, it is an invaluable treasure, during all 

 the summer months, when those said green- 

 houses were formerly the most shabby of all 



aces; for the stages now covered with Fuch- 

 which being dormant during winter, may 



be kept in a warm pit,) the house is, indeed, 

 more attractive from June to September, than 

 even in winter. 



A great deal has been written about the cul- 

 ture of the Fuchsia, but it may be simplified 

 within a very brief compass; for soil, take two- 

 thirds leaf mould from the woods, one-third 

 fine sand; for atmosphere, syringe the plants 

 every way plentifully, for they love dampness, 

 and dull the lights with a thin wash of whiting, 

 or something equivalent, to' guard against ex- 

 cessive sun-light. "We know an amateur who 

 grows them very successfully in a small house 

 covered with cheap muslin frames — the whole 

 structure, 30 feet long, not costing as many dol- 

 lars — and preserving the plants in a pit in win- 

 ter. Fuchsias demand some care certainly, but 

 there are few plants that so well reward ama- 

 teurs, as these lovely specimens of nature's 

 jewelry. 



Vines for Verandas. — A question very 

 often asked, is, what arethe best vines for veran- 

 das? Some of those usually employed for this 

 purpose, are. though beautiful in themselves, 

 very objectionable on account of insects. The 

 common sweet scented honeysuckle is an exam- 

 ple of this kind. Among hardy plants that 

 are woody, and therefore permanent, there are 

 few more satisfactory than the Prairie Roses. 

 Their remarkable vigor, their habit of retaining 

 the freshness of their foliage all the season, and 

 and the wealth of beautiful flowers they bear 

 during this month, united to their perfect hardi- 

 ness and adaptation to almost every soil, renders 

 them deservedly great favorites. Among the 

 best of them are the following: Linnean Hill 

 Beauty, light rosy blush; Triumphant , ]iye\j 

 red; Baltimore Belle, white; Qzicen of the 

 Prairies, rosy red; all very double and profuse 

 bloomers. These prairie roses grow with such 

 great luxuriance, that they will, in rich soil, 

 entirely cover the columns of a veranda, or 

 piazza, the second season. A friend of ours 

 renders them much more ornamental than usual 

 by budding Madam Duprez, Mrs. Bosanquet, 

 Aimee Vibert, and other free growing 

 blooming roses upon the long shoots, thu 



