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from lumps, stir into every pound of Potato two tablespoonfuls flour, two 

 ditto minced Onions, and 1 oz. butter ; add sufficient milk to moisten them 

 well, press the Potatos in a mould, turn out, and bake in a moderate 

 oven until nicely brown. 



Rissoles. — Boil and mash the Potatos, add pepper and salt, and, when 

 liked, a little minced parsley. Shape the rissoles, cover them with egg 

 and bread crumbs, and fry until a little brown. 



Potato Pic. — One quart of Barbados Potatos boiled and mashed, three 

 beaten eggs, three tablespoonfuls of sugar, one tablespoonful butter, half 

 a nutmeg (grated), half a teaspoonful ground cinnamon, a little ground 

 cloves, a little Lemon peel, and enough cream or milk to make the mix- 

 ture of the constituency of batter. Make some rich pastry, line your dish 

 with a part, pour in the mixture, and bake with a top crust. 



We also tried them in the same way as the Yam Rice, and found it 

 excellent, but of course sweet ; but with saddle of mutton, for instance, 

 we thought this an advantage. The " Rice " should not be put in the 

 same plate as the mutton, at least not if there is any gravy, as the 

 moisture turns it starchy. We also tried them as " chips," but did not 

 succeed in this way. 



It is most important, both with Yams and Sweet Potatos, that they 

 should be served up very hot. 



Too much Heat under Glass. 



How very often in going through a range of glass houses we find 

 some of them most uncomfortably hot, although the day may be dull, 

 and comparatively cool outside ! Is all this great heat necessary ? is a 

 question that might be asked with a good deal of reason ; and our answer 

 would, in many cases be, No, it is not ; and not only is it unnecessary, but 

 absolutely injurious to the plants. Strong fire heat on warm sunny days 

 is very harmful in causing excessive evaporation, and is usually followed 

 by red spider, thrips, or other insect pests, to say nothing of the 

 waste of fuel. What is far better is to economise the fuel and to make 

 full use of the sun by careful ventilation and atmospheric moisture. 

 Nearly all plants under glass enjoy such conditions, making sturdy, 

 healthy growth, free from insect or fungoid foes, and followed by fine 

 flowers or fruit, as the case may be. Again, if a house is shut up early in 

 the afternoon with a good sun heat and plenty of moisture the occupants 

 of the house are perfectly happy, and it is astonishing how long the 

 temperature remains at a high figure without any fire heat. While 

 growing vines and stove plants like this treatment there are other 

 things that should be kept as cool as possible during the summer months, 

 such as Odontoglossums, Pelargoniums, and similar plants, all of 

 which the experienced gardener thoroughly understands. It is the 

 amateur and the inexperienced man who make such a grave mistake as 

 to imagine that given plenty of heat anything may be grown well ; and if 

 it then does not seem quite satisfactory, why give it still more heat. 

 < t )uite recently we saw a house full of Odontoglossums being completely 

 ruined by a temperature that would have answered admirably for plants 

 from the hottest part of the tropics ; and even less valuable and better 

 known plants are rendered useless by the same error. 



