iHOUSE AND]|B£DDING I^LANTS, 



-A WiMx**' B»v\. 



s«» 



ose the lerai^ n^ 

 v«wss of the per* 

 -~^w» of phnts IHce 

 NiebbuMC^ or b. 

 nt, carefol, .■ 

 . ^■.^;.- V.V voting lus or ^.^. 

 :o the subject, never losing 

 ot the h^ stuadud to be at- 



Flowas have an omobliBg and ele- 

 iilin|,iidlnfnri dwir infloence is not 

 oai|f devadng hot instraothM::^ and every 

 Inane dionld have a vindovr set apart 

 far dMcir caktvation. This vrindow 

 sfaorid be die laigest in the houses and 

 facsig die smmy side, and with ample 

 venftSatiOD provided. 



It mnst be oonfessed that there is one 

 great di a wbni A. to gi o i w iug plants in the 

 boose, and that is die hot and dry at- 



ilanced in some ^ 



•.>ri duration, 1 v 

 ..^ than that practice <. .> 

 nine this last season; his 

 -^vs : His plant table 

 - ^»e inch square nailed 

 on the table and 

 .s been placed, so that 

 .. ...«>^..^ »> .. ^c;>i a large shallovr pan ; 

 in one coraor he has a small pipe insttt- 

 ed to carry away any water that may run 

 from the pots aftor watering ; die fupe 

 has a tap on the end so that there is no 

 danger from water dropping on the floor. 

 On the table be placed about one indi 

 of fine giavd, vrhidi has a taidency to 

 hold the moisture, and its slow evapora- 

 tion modoates the atmosphere to a co*- 

 tain extoQt. 



In flowo- culture it is usually the 

 dieap thii^ that are good ; strong 

 healdiy plants, increasing easily and 

 rapidly by cuttings or from seed, make 



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