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flowei" stalks of Dendrobmm nobile could be cut without injury to 

 the plant, said that they could not be. The best way is to cut the 

 single flowers and wire them, and even then they will last longer 

 than most flowers. 



Mr. Hovey said the question of cutting the flower stalks was 

 simply a matter of dollars and cents. If one is willing to pay 

 two dollars to the florist to cut a flower stalk so as to have a nat- 

 ural spike which will keep two or three weeks, in preference to a 

 bunch of wired flowers, the florist can judge whether it will pay for 

 the injury to his plant. Among the orchids which can be grown at 

 all times is the Phaius grcmdifolius, which is as easily cultivated as 

 the Calla. The Cypripediums — vemistum, insigne, and barbatum — 

 are also easily grown in the greenhouse. He did not feel, as many 

 do, that the yellow color of the Oncidiums was an objection. He 

 would have a portion of yellow in every bouquet. 



The Committee on Publication announced that next Saturday 

 Charles M. Hovey would read a paper on "Gardening as a Science." 



MEETING FOR DISCUSSION. 



Saturday, March 20, 1875. 



Charles M. Hovey read a paper on the History and Science of 

 Gardening, of which, as it was quite long, only an abstract is 

 presented. 



Gardening Considered as a Science ; 



Or, the history and study of the vegetable kingdom, 

 viewed in regard to the usefulness, as well as the 

 pleasure of its pursuit. 



by charles m. hovey. 



The subject is divided into three primary sections, as follows : 

 First, The History of Gardening ; Second, The Study of the 

 Vegetable Kingdom as a Science; and Third, The foregoing 

 viewed in regard to the pleasure derived from their pursuit. 



