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May'st thou, my soul, these blessings share 



At the decisive hour, 

 And ever in my bosom wear 



This sweet, this lovely flower. 



ARTICLE VIII. 



REMARKS ON GREENHOUSES, &a 



BY AN AMATEUR. 



The number of greenhouses that are everywhere seen around our 

 large towns, in what are termed suburban residences, indicates the in- 

 creased taste for plants ; and every person who has attended the exhi- 

 bition of flowers of late years, must be impressed with the truth of 

 this observation. But with all this anxietv, much remains to be done 

 before anything like general satisfaction can be expected. Many 

 greenhouses are not only badly constructed, but the plants themselves 

 injudiciously chosen ; and this is the more to be regretted, as both 

 new and old varieties may be so easily purchased. It is my inten- 

 tion, as opportunities occur, to offer various suggestions upon these 

 points. At this time particularly, with reference to the present sea- 

 son, nothing tends more to the injury of the ordinary plants in private 

 greenhouses than too much care ; it induces them to grow and become 

 weak before the flowering season arrives, when disappointment is the 

 consequence. Many plants should have matured their growth during 

 the summer and autumn months ; and it is very unnatural to induce 

 them to grow or flower during cold, damp days. What they require 

 is plenty of air, when the weather is fine* and when wet and cloudy 

 a little fire heat to dispel the damp. If the frost, however, should be 

 intense, it will be, of course, necessary to have stronger fires ; but the 

 thermometer should not rise higher than 40 degrees. Water should 

 be sparingly given, and of the same temperature as the house. I 

 have annexed a list of plants for which this treatment is indispen- 

 sable. 



Acacia alata, armata, juniperina, diffusa, saligna, striata, laxifolia, 

 aHinis, vestita, suaveolens, vcrticillata, rutefolia, and pulchella. Cal- 

 listachys lanceolatn, and ovata. Brachysema latifolia. Chorizema 

 Henchmannii. Virgilia aurea. Dillwynia juniperina. Eutaxia 

 myrtifolia, and puhgens. Pulteneea daphnoides, and stricta. Corrtca 



