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various; Cannas, various ; Camellias; Clematis, various ; Coronilla 

 glauca ; Dracienas, various ; Dielytra spectabilis, Edwardsia graudi- 

 ilora; Fuchsias, various ; Farfugium graude, Fan Palms; Hydrangeas, 

 various ; Jasminums, various ; Lapageria, Avliite and red ; Myrtles, 

 various; Mandevilla suaveolens, Oleanders (Neriums), Phormium 

 tenax variegatum, tree Carnations ; Lilies, various ; Solanum 

 jasminoides, Vallota purpm-ea, Lycopodium deuticulatum. Rhodo- 

 dendron arborea, and other Indian species. I have jotted down 

 from memory the above list of plants that may be grown success- 

 fully in a cold house without artificial heat of any kind, and I am 

 perfectly sure that a house of any description may be made most 

 interesting by using a selection from the list given, though it may 

 of course be much extended. I have already pointed out that 

 plants growing in a border sutler less from changes of temperatiu-e 

 — if they are exposed to excessive cold, for instance — than when 

 cultivated in pots. Therefore, in Aviuter at least, all pots should 

 be plunged in the border or in beds of Cocoa-fibre. 



Pits and Frames. — These may now be had in many forms. 

 Some of the modern little structures in wood, iron, and glass are 

 very handy and cheap, and if mounted on turf banks with a 

 sunk path down the centre, might be converted into very 

 useful little plant-houses. They are always useful ; in winter 

 they will shelter beds of Violets, bring on beds of Lily of the 

 Valley, or cover choice bulbs or any other plants requiring pro- 

 tection. In summer, young stove and greenhouse plants, such as 

 Poiusettias, Begonias, Justicias, Primulas, Cinerarias, etc., may be 

 brought on and matured for blooming in winter. I shall have 

 occasion to refer to the larger use that may be made of these 

 structures when treating of fruit culture, so need not go further 

 into the matter now beyond saying that every one with a back 

 yard, even if they have no other outlet for gardening energy, 

 should possess one of these handy frames, which are made now 

 in immense numbers to suit every bviyer. I was lately look- 

 ing over the works of Messrs. Boidton and Paul, of Norwich, 

 and was astonished at the immense trade which has grown up 

 of late years in these and other horticultural requisites, showing 

 how the love of gardening is spreading among all classes of the 

 community, and how large industries have been created by simply 

 catering for the devotees of horticulture. 



The Retarding House. — No villa garden of the first class 

 is complete without a house of this character. It should occujjy 

 a north aspect, and will of course be a lean-to. Besides its value 

 for retarding plants for exhibition, many shade-loving plants may 

 be gi'own in it in smumer. Fuchsias, for instance, and many other 



