THE INFLUENCE OF PLANTS IN BOOMS. 



make life enjoyable even in the hot and sultry 

 summer air of our town dwelling-rooms. 



There is, however, yet another influence of 

 great hygienic importance exerted by the presence 

 of plants in our dwelling-rooms. The mind, as we 

 all know, exercises an enormous influence either 

 for good or evil upon the bodily health, and when 

 pleasurable sensations are conveyed through the 

 eye to the mind, the physical health is affected 

 and benefited. What, then, could be more grate- 

 ful, refreshing, and delightful for tired eyes and 

 wearied brains than to be surrounded by graceful 

 plant-forms, so beautifully suggestive as these 



children of Nature XQ of the scenes in associa- 

 tion with which they are found when in their wild 

 habitats ? moorland wilds, dripping rocks, shady 

 woods, and those deep green lanes which are 

 sheltered by embowering trees, lined with cluster- 

 ing moss, and redolent of the perfumed breath of 

 sweet spring flowers. 



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