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FARMERS' REGISTER— FLORICULTURE-BOARD FENCE. 



From tlie Horticultural Register. 

 FLOUICULTURK FOR THE PARLOR- WINDOW. 



The following remarks are from a sheet recently 

 published b}- G. C. Barrett, and are directions for 

 the management of bulbs and plants in the parlor; 

 and as a little science in parlor-window Floricul- 

 ture might be beneticial to practice, we here insert 

 them. 



'■^Hyacinths and other bulbs that are intended to 

 flower in glasses, should be placed therein during 

 October and November, and kept in a cool room. 

 Aller the fibres begin to push a few shoots, the 

 glasses may be taken to the warmest apartments 

 to cause them to flower early. Bring a tew from 

 the coldest to the warmest every two weeks, and 

 thus a succession of bloom may be kept up from 

 January to March. 



"Supply the bulbs with fresh water once a week, 

 in which period they will inhale all the nutritive 

 gas that they derive fi-om that element, if they are 

 in a grov/ing state. Fill the glasses with water, 

 so that the Bottom of the bulb may just touch it. 



"The water should be changed as it becomes 

 impure; draw the roots entirely out of the glasses; 

 rinse ofl" the fibres in clean water, and wash the 

 inside of the glasses well. Care should be taken 

 that the water does not fi-eeze, as it would not only 

 burst the glass, but cause the fibres to decay. 



"December, January and February, is the tr3'ing 

 season for all plants that are kept in rooms, espe- 

 cially those that are desired to have a flourishing 

 aspect through the winter, a i'&w general instruc- 

 tions v/ill perhaps be desirable to all those who are 

 engaged in this interesting occupation, which 

 forms" a luxury through the retired hours of a 

 winter season, and with very little attention, many 

 are the beauties of vegetative nature that will be 

 developed to the gratification of every reflecting 

 fiiind. 



*'A11 the varieties of Polyanthus Narcissus are 

 well adapted for indoor flowering. The Grande 

 Monarque and Roman are charming flowers; the 

 latter is perhaps the earliest of all bulbs; if potted 

 in October or November, it will bloom by Christ- 

 mas; the flowers are four or five in number, of a 

 delicate satin white, with double cups of a rich 

 jessamine perfume. 



"Plants that are kept in rooms generally are 

 puch as require a medium temperature, say forty 

 degrees. Sitting rooms or parlors, about this sea- 

 son, are, lor the most part, heated from fifty-five 

 to sixty-five, and very seldom has the air any ad- 

 mittance into these apartments, thus keeping the 

 temperature from fifteen to twenty-five degrees 

 higher than the nature of the plants requires, and 

 excluding that fresh air which is requisite to sup- 

 port a forced vegetative principle. Therefore, as 

 far as practicable let the plants be kept in a room 

 adjoining to one where there is fire heat, and the 

 intervening door can be opened when desirable. 

 They will admit sometimes of being as low as 

 thirty-three. 



"If they be constantly kept where there is fire, 

 let the window be opened some inches, two or 

 three times a daj^, tor a few ininutes, thereby mak- 

 ing the air of the apartment more coiigenial, both 

 lor animal and vegetable nature. 



"There are very few plants killed for want of 

 ivater, during winter. All that is necessary is 

 merely to keep the soil in a moist state, that is, do 



not let it get so dry that you can divide the parti- 

 cles of earth, nor so wet that they could be beat to 

 clay. The frequency of watering can be best reg- 

 ulated by the person doing it, as it depends entire- 

 ly upon the size of the pot or jar in proportion to 

 the plant, whether it is too little or too large, and 

 the situation it stands in, whether moist or arid. 

 Never allow any quantity of water to stand in flats 

 or saucers except bulbs. This is too frequently 

 practised with plants in general. Such as Calla 

 yEthiopica, or African Lily, will do well, as water 

 is its element, (like Sagittaria in this country;) and 

 the Hydrangea hortcnsis, when in a growing state, 

 will do admirably under such treatment. Many 

 plants may do well for some time, but it being so 

 contrary to their nature, causes premature decay; 

 a fetid stagnation takes place at the root, the fo- 

 liage becomes yellow, and the plant stunted; and in 

 the winter season, death will ensue. Clean the 

 foliage with sponge and water frequently, to re- 

 move all dust, &c. Turn the ]ilants frequently, to 

 prevent them growing to one side. 



'^ Camellias, when in bud and flower, should 

 never be allowed to become the least dry, neither 

 confined from fresh air. The effects would be, 

 that the buds would become stinted, dry, and drop 

 off. Therefore to have these in perfijction, attend 

 strictly to watering. Give frequent airings, and 

 wash the leaves once in two weeks with water. 

 Never keep them above one day in a room, where 

 there is a strong coal fire, and not above two days 

 where wood is used asluel. Most Car.ieUins will 

 bear three degrees of frost without the smallest 

 injury, so that they are easier kept than Gera- 

 niums, except when they are in bloom. In that 

 state, frost will destroy the flowers. The air of a 

 close cellar is destruction to the buds," 



From tlje Genesee Farmer. 

 BOARD FENCE SUPPORTED ABOVE GROUND. 



I wish to call the attention of the public to a kind 

 of fence mentioned by a worthy -writer for the Far- 

 mer some weeks ago under the head of setting 

 posts both sides of a fiince. The posts were of 

 plank, eighteen inches wide at the foot, and only 

 wide enough lor a cap board at the top, leaving a 

 base of three feet to rest on the soil. This was to 

 me an important subject, and I soon resolved on an 

 experiment. I procured a hemlock log five feet 

 long and twenty-six inches in diameter — it was 

 sawed into four inch plank for end posts and two 

 inch for middle ones — they were split so as to 

 leave the posts sixteen inches wide at one end and 

 six at the other — they ought to have been nine- 

 teen at one end and three at the other; but my 

 sawyer said the log was so short that he could not 

 cantitsufficient,on his carriage. This is a difficul- 

 ty however, that I think may ea.sily be overcome. 

 I built one length twelve feet long, with two posts, 

 and two lengths sixteen feet long with four posts, 

 two each side. I put five one-inch boards on each 

 length, the bottom one was twelve inches wide, the 

 others six inches; the cap board should be one and 

 a quarter inches in thickness. I am well satisfied 

 willi the experiment, and though the base is not so 

 wiile as it might have been, yet it stands well, and 

 I think it impossible for the wind to injure it. If" it 

 wants any thing, it is weight, and that can be sup' 



