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Gentle Words. — Gardening on the Bosphorus. Vol. XII. 



" The decomposition of the carbonic acid 

 contained in the atmosphere, and the emis- 

 sion of ox'ygen gas from plants, is deter- 

 mined by the solar light, pure oxygen gas 

 is, therefore, separated by the action of light, 

 and the operation is stronger as the light is 

 more vivid. By this continued emission of 

 vital air the Almighty thus incessantly puri- 

 fies the air, and repairs the loss of oxygen 

 occasioned by respiration, combustion, fer- 

 mentation, putrefaction, and numerous other 

 processes which have a tendency to contam- 

 inate this fluid, so essential to the vigor and 

 comfort of animal life; so that, in this way, 

 by the agency of light, a due equilibrium is 

 always maintained between the constituent 

 parts of the atmosphere." 



It will be seen by the above account, that 

 the blue rays contribute very greatly to the 

 growth of plants. This is demonstrated by 

 numerous and definite and well authenti- 

 cated experiments. Judging from these re- 

 sults, if we place such plants as we desire 

 to cultivate, under glass — as in hot-houses, 

 •SiC, — under such glasses as have a blue 

 tinge, we may propagate them more rapidly, 

 certainly, and productively, than in the usual 

 manner. Hot-houses, &c., ought, therefore, 

 to be glazed with blue glass, or else with 

 glass that has been painted blue. If the 

 glass is painted blue, care should be taken 

 that the coat of paint should not be so thick 

 as to entirely exclude the rays of light. A 

 slight coat of very dark blue paint on the 

 common hot-house glass, will, in all proba- 

 bility, be sufficient. 



The use of blue glass, or common glass, 

 painted blue, will, if used with good taste, 

 add materially to the beauty of a building 

 in which exotic plants are cultivated, as 

 many varieties of blue are admired by most 

 persons. 



A thin dark blue curtain arranged between 

 flower plants and the direct rays of the sun, 

 would perhaps have a favourable effect on 

 their growth. This could easily be done 

 where the plants are grown in parlour win- 

 dows, &c. I recommend our florists and 

 others to try these experiments, and give 

 the results to the public. I have no doubt 

 of their success. Chemico. 



For the Farmers' Cabinet. 

 Gentle Words. 

 I HAVE observed that the editor of the 

 Cabinet is not unfriendly to the outpourings 

 of the "Nine," but loves to give his readers 

 occasionally a taste of good poetry. I know 

 not who is the author of the following stan- 

 zas — of the first three, I mean. I like the 

 sentiment conveyed in them, but they ap- 

 peared to me incomplete — the chain of ideas 



was not extended to embrace the most im- 

 portant link. I have ventured to add a fourth 

 stanza to supply the deficiency — and I make 

 this acknowledgment, that the author, who- 

 ever he may be, may not stand obnoxious to 

 the charge of having perpetrated such an 

 offence against the Muses. A. 



A young rose in summer time 



Is beautiful to me. 

 And glorious the many stars 



That glimmer on the sea: 

 But gentle words and loving hearts 



And hands to clasp my own, 

 Are better than the fairest flowers 



Or stars that ever shone. 



The sun may warm the grass to life, 



The dew, the drooping flower. 

 And eyes grow bright and watch the light 



Of autumn's opening hour — 

 But words that breathe of teudernesi. 



And smiles we know are true, 

 Are warmer than the summer time. 



And brighter than the dew. 



It is not much the world can give 



With all its subtle art, 

 And gold and gems are not the things 



To satisfy the heart ; 

 But oh, if those who cluster round 



The altar and the hearth. 

 Have gentle words and loving smiles, 



How beautiful is earth! 



And brighter still, if gentle words 



Are whispered in the breast. 

 By Him whose healing balm can give 



The burthen'd spirit rest. 

 Than gold or gems, or earthly friends. 



More precious far are they; — 

 O then for these all-soothing tones, 



Let's listen, day by day. 



Gardening on the Bosphorns. 



The follawing notes on the state of Hor- 

 ticulture around Constantinople, were not 

 written for publication ; but as they possess 

 much interest, we take the liberty to copy 

 them, knov/ing that they will be read with 

 much gratification. Messrs. Hovey & Co. 

 have forwarded the writer some of the finest 

 kinds of American pears, apples, and peach- 

 es; and we have no doubt but their intro- 

 duction into the sultan's garden will be the 

 means of extending their cultivation into all 

 the finer gardens on the Bosphorus, — and the 

 Baldwin and Northern Spy apple be better 

 known than even in the gardens of some of 

 tiie highly civilized portions of Europe. — Ed. 

 Hovey's Magazine. 



"The sultan, a most amiable and gener- 

 ous person, has an extensive garden attached 

 to his winter palace on the European side of 

 the Bosphorus, as yet but new ; and I wish 



