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required the use of the pruning-knife to prevent their overgrowing 

 smaller and more delicate species. 



"Plants that are grown in this manner have a wild luxuriance 

 about them that is unknown to the specimens cultivated in the ordi- 

 nary manner, and to myself they are exceedingly attractive, more 

 resembling what one fancies them in their native forests true air- 

 plants, depending for their subsistence on the humid atmosphere 

 alone. 



" Different species thus intermingle together in a beautiful confu- 

 sion, Dendrobium, and Camarotis, and Renanthera, side by side, 

 with wreaths of flowers and leaves interlacing one another, and send- 

 ing their long roots to drink from the mist of the fall, or even from 

 the water of the pool below. 



" Many species are cultivated upon the rocks themselves, others 

 upon blocks of wood, or baskets suspended from the roof, and thus 

 sufficient room is secured for a great number of plants. At the same 

 time the general effect is beautiful, and the constant humidity kept 

 up by the stream of falling water suits the constitution of many spe- 

 cies in a degree that might be expected from a consideration of their 

 native habits ; and I would strongly recommend the adoption of this 

 or some similar plan to all who have the means of diverting a stream 

 of water from a level higher than the top of their stove. 



" This, I think, in most situations might be easily contrived. Our 

 house lies on high ground, and the water is brought from a consider- 

 able distance, but yet I found very little difficulty or expense in its 

 construction." 



JULY. 



WORK TO BE DONE IN THE KITCHEN GARDEN. 



Clean and prepare the ground where your early crops of cauli- 

 flowers and cabbages grow, and also any other vacant spots, in order 

 to receive such seeds and plants as are proper to supply the table 

 with good vegetable productions in autumn and winter. 



MELONS AND CUCUMBERS, ETC. 



Your crops of melons and cucumbers should now be kept very 

 clean and free from weeds, the spaces between the hills must be care- 

 fully hoed in dry weather without injuring the vines; also, hoe and 

 weed the crops of water-melons, squashes, pumpkins, &c., for unless 

 they are kept perfectly clean, good fruit and numerous productions 

 cannot be expected. 



