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The Canadian Horticulturist. 



The latest surprise is a Japan novelty, known as " Mrs. Alpheus Hardy," 

 named after an American lady of that name who showed some kindness to 

 a Japanese student of Harvard College, and who in return sent to his native 

 land for some Chrysanthemum roots as a present for her. Among them 

 was this variety. At first view it appears to be an ordinary incurved Jap- 

 anese variety, but on closer inspection it is seen to have numerous coarse 

 hair-like excrescences on the reverse of the florets, which it is hoped may 

 prove a fixed feature, and give rise to kinds with even a greater degree of 

 hairiness. 



A GREENHOUSE FOR AN AMATEUR. 



A BALTIMORE correspondent of Popular Gardening furnishes the 

 (sr\ following description of a cheap greenhouse, which he had found 

 most satisfactory, and as it furnishes a reply to one of our corre- 

 spondents, we give it in our pages also. 



Size of building 9 X i6 feet, being a lean-to against the dwelling. Cost 

 $28.50 complete, including the heating contrivance, which consists of kero- 

 sene oil stoves and drum with connecting 

 I hot-air pipe about twelve feet in length and 

 three and a half inch in diameter inside 

 measure. 



The average cost of heating is but ten 

 cents a night. A pipe leads from over the 

 lamps to the outside of the building to con- 

 duct away any smoke or smell from the 

 lamps. This pipe turns upwards outdoors, 

 and is protected with a cap-like cover to 

 keep the rain out. 



The plan of putting up the structure was 

 this: First, six 4x4 inch posts were set in 

 the ground, resting on stones with some smaller ones between, and to these 

 for making the sides, boards one foot wide were nailed lengthwise. Over 

 these horizontal boards a second layer was nailed, but to have them run up 

 and down, and with strips nailed over the joints. Two coats of paint were 

 given to the exterior. The inside surface of the wall was covered with 

 heavy building paper, an eighth of an inch thick. Altogether this wall is so 

 warm that during the great blizzard, which last March (1888) visited our 

 correspondent's region, a night heat of 47° was easily maintained. 



Concerning the plan of heating with oil stoves, Mr. Emmerich says that 

 in his case it is entirely satisfactory. Two small stoves, made by the Kero- 

 sene Oil Stove Co., and having two four inch wicks each, and an oil re- 

 ceptacle containing seven quarts to each. The drum from which the 



Fig. 9 — A Cheap Greenhouse. 



