l4« THE AMERICAN GARDENER. 



SOW in wide rows and thinner in the row. Do not at- 

 tempt to make the plants ^row fast. You are sure to 

 destroy them if you make this attempt. 



GREEN-HOUSES. 



A green-house is for the purpose of having plants and 

 flowers flourishinGT, or, at least, in verdure and in bloom 

 in winter. The best place for a green-house is near the 

 dwelling-house, and it. should be actually joined lo the 

 dwelling-house, one of the rooms of which should have 

 windows looking into the gieen-htouse, which latter, 

 however, must face the South. 



In most cases the warmth might go from the parlor 

 fire-place ; for, all that is wanted, is completely to keep 

 out frost. There is, here, no want of sun even in the 

 coldest weather; and, if the green-house were on the 

 Eastern side of the dwelling-house, the cold would not 

 be any great annoyance. But, at any rate, the heat 

 necessary to keep out frost might easily be obtained. 



A thermometer should be kept in the green-house. 

 The heat should be about sixty degrees in the day time, 

 and forty-five in the night. 



Air is the main thing after the keeping out of the 

 frost. Air is given by pushing up or drawing down the 

 lights, which form the top or roof of the green-house. 

 Always give air when there is no fear of frost. Give 

 heat and air at the same time, if the weather be not 

 mild enough to dispense with the heat. For, without 

 air, the plants will become sickly. They have lungs as 

 well as we ; and, though they may live for a while 

 without air, they will be an eye-sore instead of a delight 

 to the bnholder. If the sides and front, as well as the 

 top of the green-house be of glass (which is best), then 

 air may be given there, instead of giving it by pushing 

 up or pulling down the Hghts at top. 



The plants, of whatever sort or size, must be in pots 

 or jars. The pots ought never to be glazed. Plain 

 earthen pots are best as well as cheapest. There must 

 be a hole in the middle of the bottom of every pot, or 



