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HOW TO FORCE FLOWERS IN WINTER. 



HEAT pleasure may be experienced 

 in forcing plants to bloom in winter, 

 though it is one of the most difficult 

 departments of Horticulture in which 

 to achieve success. There are many 

 flowers which resist all attempts, 

 while others do but poorly, and others again 

 well repay the care required. 



THE VIOLET. 



This little spring flower, always a favorite, from its grace 

 and delicate fragrance, can be bloomed successfully during 

 the winter months, and this Avith but- little expense. 



Let the season be the last of August ; procure a frame 

 of rough plank, about four feet long by three wide, and 

 sloping from one foot to eighteen inches in height. On 

 each side, from top to bottom, nail two narrow strips of 

 wood, letting them stand about an inch above the top of 

 the frame. Fit on to the frame, so as to slide between 

 the strips, a glass sash ; the cost of the whole will be about 

 three dollars. If our violets have been properly divided in 

 the spring, and planted out in a rich, loamy, damp spot, we 



