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first, those who have no gardens, and, secondly, those who have and 

 who may desire to put half-hardy bushes in the open air, for example 

 Myrtle or Oleander or Orange, which may not be grown out-of-doors 

 throughout the year, and which yet may have fragrance or other 

 charms for us. Many plants can be grown in the open air in summer 

 which will not endure our winters, but which placed in a cellar, dry 

 room, or cool greenhouse would be quite safe, and might then be put 

 out-of-doors in summer. This way is commonly the case abroad 

 with large Datura, Pomegranate, and Myrtles, and a great variety 



Vase plants at Turvey Abbey. 



of plants such as we see put out in tubs in certain old palace 

 gardens, like those of Versailles. What was called the orangery, 

 which has almost disappeared from English gardens, was for keeping 

 such plants alive and well through the winter, and in old times, 

 if not now, had a very good reason to be. 



There are many charming plants too tender for the open altogether 

 that are happy in tubs, and may be sheltered in an outhouse 

 or greenhouse through the winter such as the Pomegranate, the 

 Myrtle, and Romneya (the White Bush Poppy). The blue African 

 Lily is often happy in tubs, its blue flowers when seen on a terrace 



