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ishing in the temperature there maintained, and much disappointment 

 has, in consequence^ been experienced. We, therefore, offer a brief list 

 of such plants as will grow and flower in the green-house, where the 

 temperature is not allowed to fall lower than 38 degrees at any time, 

 but where it may be allowed to rise to 75 or 80 degrees during the day, 

 with bright sun. It may also be remarked, that the mode of manage- 

 ment influences the heat required. Plants inured to dryness will stand 

 a low temperature without injury, where the same plants, freely watered 

 and kept in a damp atmosphere, would be severely hurt, if not destroyed. 



LIST OF GREEN-HOUSE PLANTS. 



Abutilon, Corrects, Lantanas, 



Acacias, Coronillas, Linums, 



Azaleas, Daphnes, Pelargoniums, 



Begonias, Epacris, Primulas, 



Bouvardias, Fuchsias, Salvias, 



Cactus, Gardenias, Stevia, 



Calceolarias, Jasminum, Passiflora, 



Camelias, Habrothamnus, Tropseolums, 



Chorezemas, Heliotropes, Veronicas, 



Cinnerarias, Hetrocentrum Roseum, Vincas. 



A selection made from the many varieties of the above will provide 

 a fair amount of blossoms during the whole year. 



Window Gardening. 



The Amateur experiences the greatest difficulty in the management of 

 plants in rooms, from the dryness of the atmosphere. This may, how- 

 ever, be in a measure obviated, by having the stands on which they are 

 placed made with ledges, and covering them with about one inch of 

 sand; on which place the pots. The sand should be kept wet, and 

 may be covered with moss to improve its appearance. The leaves of 

 the plants must be kept clean, and frequently sprinkled with water, or 

 washed with a plant-syringe, which not only keeps off the insects, but 

 clears the leaves of dust and opens the breathing pores. Without a 

 sufficiency of air and light, plants will soon become weak and sickly, 

 and their leaves will turn yellow. For this reason they must have as 

 much sun and light during the winter months as possible, admitting air 

 whenever the temperature is not too cold. 



WATERING- PLANTS, whether in a room or green-house, must be 

 regularly attended to. Never allow the soil to become so dry that it 

 will crumble under the pressure of the finger, at the same time avoid a 

 constant dribbling of water, as in either case it is sure to terminate 



