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great length will look extremely like a well-filled 

 conservatory at this period ; the various-coloured 

 blossoms making a gay and cheerful appearance, 

 all the more precious because of the coldness of 

 the out-door weather. But on sunny days, with 

 the ventilation then needed, the air will soon be 

 heated by some 10 degrees, and be refreshing to 

 the invalid, resembling that of a southern climate. 

 Having spent many winters in the south, I 

 can answer for the resemblance in the dry and 

 fragrant temperature ; perhaps the less we talk 

 about the latter quality in the south the better, 

 except among the orange and lemon trees. I 

 can imagine nothing more refreshing than for a 

 studious man to have a long walk like this opening 

 out of his study. Every time he raises his eyes 

 he is delighted with the lovely view, and when, 

 unable to resist the temptation, he arises and 

 strolls through his young trees, all so familiar to 

 him, how can he refrain from being thankful for 

 such precious gifts ! A house 100 feet long, 

 will furnish him in its two paths, and extre- 

 mities, with 250 feet of space for exercise, 

 unexposed to the weather, and from which he 

 cannot but return to his labours much strength- 

 ened and revived. These young trees are highly 

 suggestive. In their growth, in their produc- 

 tion, in their rest, and in their decay, they are 

 all potent images of our own harassing career, 

 and of its final close. 



