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gardens are becoming gay ? Depend upon it, what we 

 want, and what will some day be the cry, is an agreeable 

 promenade attached to the house — not a swarm of little 

 plants in pots, which none but the gardener can name or 

 appreciate. And then, again, look at the simplicity of the 

 cultivation of the plants whose cause I advocate. Plant 

 them fairly in the border, and they will always thrive. 

 Azaleas, Geraniums, &c, are constantly requiring to be 



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smoked or watered with manure water. Are you to take 

 them outside, or into another house, each time they require 

 such attention ? If not, and the conservatory adjoins the 

 drawing-room, there will be a decidedly unpleasant aroma 

 there when either of the above-mentioned processes takes 

 place. I could go on to show other advantages connected 

 with the system I am endeavouring to put forward ; I could 

 attempt a description of the plant house of the wealthy 



