PKEF\CE TO NEW EDITION. 



present edition of the "Window Gardener" 

 has been thoroughly revised and greatly en- 

 larged. 



Every year has given us many new plants, and 

 some have proved admirably adapted to parlor cul- 

 ture. 



These have received notice, and directions for their 

 cultivation have been given. 



A chapter has been added on the Culture of Or- 

 chids in the Parlor. These beautiful plants, the elite 

 of the floral kingdom, are yearly becoming more 

 common ; and as their wants become understood we 

 find that their culture presents no special difficulty. 

 A few years ago it would have seemed impossible to 

 grow orchids in the parlor, yet some species do well. 



