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THE PLEASURE, OE FLOWER GARDEN. 



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tween the boarding and walls, which is important, and so is the 

 wooden lining, because air and wood are known to be slow conductors 

 of heat. The ceiling is double, and the floor is wood above a ceiling, 

 which to a considerable extent insures a uniformity of temperature. 



Fig. 59. 



There is a small stove in the room, but it is only used when the 

 temperature is below the freezing point, or to remove damp; the 

 fruit is therefore kept cool. A swing window is occasionally a little 

 opened, but should be at all times covered with a roller blind, so that 

 the fruit is kept in the dark. The shelves a, a, have a layer of clean 

 straw laid across them; on this the fruit is laid singly. (Fig. 59.) 



THE PLEASURE, OR FLOWER GARDEN. 



AURICULAS, POLYANTHUSES, AND PRIMROSES. 



The auriculas in pots must now be kept very clean, all decayed 

 leaves picked off occasionally, and moderate waterings administered 

 as often as necessary, that the plants may attain due strength before 

 winter. 



The choice of polyanthuses and double primroses are to be treated 

 in every respect as the auriculas ; the common kinds may now be 

 planted in beds and borders of good ground, where they will flower 

 early in spring in tolerable perfection, especially if they have a 

 slight covering of straw or light dry litter laid over them during 

 severe frosts. 



The seedling plants of each of the above kinds must be kept free 

 from weeds and filth of every sort, and receive regular but gentle 



