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up with moss, so as to prevent the soil falling through, and at the 

 same time to admit the steam which arises from the pans. Cuttings 

 inserted in the mould, which are either uncovered or protected by 

 bell glasses, grow, when treated in this manner, with astonishing 

 rapidity and are soon ready for potting off. 



The ITajto Haz is built in the same manner as the propagating- 

 house, but has simply a flue. Into this the cuttings are removed 

 as soon as they are potted, and arranged on stages. The furnace 

 is heated with wood, of which only a small quantity is necessary. 

 It is in this house that rose-grafting is conducted, the stocks being 

 got forward in it by the beginning of February. The top is 

 then sawn oft' horizontally, a slit made in the cut surface, and 

 the graft inserted and secured by a cement made of resin, wax, 

 and Venice turpentine. When treated in this way, scarcely a 

 single graft fails, and the trees bloom well in the summer. This 

 method i3 found to answer far better than budding, which is not 

 suited to the climate. 



The Hideg Haz, or orangery, is a very large room, heated by a 

 flue in the soil, and glazed in front after the old English fashion. 

 The chimney is composed of a number of large quadrate pieces 

 made of clay, each succeeding piece fitting into that beneath, and 

 decreasing from the base upwards. The whole, which is in the 

 inside of the house, is painted green, and has not a bad effect. The 

 plants are beautifully arranged, and the whole forms a sort of 

 winter garden. The orange- and lemon-trees are dispersed in 

 pleasing groups together with the shrubs, and the flowers in 

 variously-shaped beds ; but instead of having the wickerwork 

 edging which is seen out-of-doors, they are surrounded by beauti- 

 ful minerals from the mines, which often contain a good deal of 

 gold and silver. 



The expense of course varies according to the wealth of the 

 Magyar ; but, as a general rule, it may be reckoned that it amounts 

 to about sixty pounds a year ; and many of the nobles do not think 

 it derogatory to their dignity, though extremely proud of their pure 

 descent, to dimmish the expense by the sale of the plants*. 



* I have in my possession a catalogue of the plants in the garden of a Magyar 

 of some property, with the prices attached, as in a nurseryman's list. — Editor. 



