2 2 Dwelling-houses. 



of Stamford-hill, Kingsland-road, London, has also 

 a choice collection of soft- wooded plants, which have 

 been chiefly cultivated by his own hand. 



Aloe albo cuicta, figured in the volume of Botanical 

 Magazine for 1860, may be named as a handsome 

 species, remarkable in foliage, and perhaps more so 

 in its drooping flowers of rich yellowish-red colour. 



Besehornerias form a small group akin to those 

 last mentioned. B. Yuccoides is figured, &c., in the 

 same volume of the book just now referred to; and 

 several young seedlings have stood some winters well 

 in Dublin in a frame at rere of my house. The 

 flower is on a long, slender, coral- coloured scape and 

 paiiacle, with gracefully stooping branches of the 

 same colour ; with racemes of pendent yellowish- 

 green flowers, tinged with red, and shaped somewhat 

 like those of some common fuchsia. Besehornerias 

 are natives of Mexico, and are readily raised from 

 seed, which is freely produced by plants which have 

 reached the flowering stage. 



Window and Balcony Gardening. In towns and 

 cities, culture of plants in the dwelling-house is 

 particularly interesting, owing to the little space 

 generally available there for out-door culture. Im- 

 pediment to entrance of light and air to rooms is 

 to be avoided ; to which special regard should be 

 had in the placing of frames or cases in win- 

 dow openings. Aspect also is to be considered ; for 

 many plants to which a sunny aspect is grateful 

 .soon show inability to prosper in any other, whilst 



