FEBRUARY. 63 



tribe." Professor Lindley, who sent it to my scien- 

 tific friend, recommends it to be planted, for manu- 

 facturing purposes, on dry poor land its natural 

 soil as far more likely to be profitable in this cli- 

 mate than New-Zealand flax. The flower is beau- 

 tiful. 



GREEN-HOUSE. 



Attend to the Green-house as directed in the pre- 

 ceding month, giving as much air as possible, if the 

 weather becomes mild ; or more precisely, except 

 the thermometer be so low as 32, or a harsh wind 

 prevails ; in such case the external air must be ex- 

 cluded. 



None of you, my dear ladies, are comfortable un- 

 der exposure to such cold temperature ; you should, 

 therefore, sympathize with the inmates of the green- 

 house, and regulate their comforts accordingly with 

 your own feelings* in this ungenial season. 



GARDEN FLOWERS IN BLOSSOM. 



Single Anemones, which, if in patches, have a 

 charming effect ; early white and blue Hyacinths, 

 Pansies, single Wall Flowers, fragrant Coltsfoot, 

 Christmas Roses, Winter Aconite, Dwarf Snow- 

 drop, Crocus, Neapolitan Violets, Hepaticas, Peri- 

 winkles. 



* The thermometer, however, is less likely to be a fallacious cri- 

 terion. 



