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Horner, of Hull, one of the most successful cultiva- 

 tors of the Auricula, recommends, for its winter resi- 

 dence, a frame, specially constructed for the purpose, 

 and there is no doubt but that it is the best that has 

 hitherto been proposed for the purpose. It facilitates 

 the admission of light and air, can be easily covered 

 during severe weather, and permits the ready per- 

 formance of any requisite watering, or other treat- 

 ment. The folio wins is a front view : — 



It stands on legs between two and three feet high ; 

 the top lights shde, and, as shown in the diagram, 

 may also be propped up by means of an iron bar, 

 perforated with holes two or three inches apart ; and 

 which catch on a nail projecting from the wood on 

 which the hght rests when down. It is permanently 

 fixed to the sash by means of a small staple, forming 

 a moveable joint, and when not used lies along its 

 lower edge, and is there secured. The front lights let 

 down on hinges ; the ends are also glass ; and in the 

 back, which is wood, there is a door for the con- 

 venience of getting to the pots behind, and also for 



