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books on the subject that we have met with, certainly merits the most attention, as 
the numerous editions it has passed through, both in the original German and in its 
translated form, serve to prove. Some years ago, when we had the care of a large 
aviary of small birds, a former edition of this work was placed in our hands : we 
endeavoured to follow its rules, and from experience we are able to say, that the 
practice of them gave us the most perfect satisfaction, rarely having a sickly bird in 
our stock. 
The new edition of this present year is superior to any that have appeared 
before, having- numerous notes appended to it by the translator, of all the subse- 
quent experience of individuals who have succeeded in preserving in health several 
species which were not thought capable of living in health in confinement, as the 
Hon. and Rev. V/. Herbert, the late Mr. Sweet, Mr. Blythe, and others. 
The work is in small octavo, containing- 434 pages, neatly printed, and sold at 
a moderate price by Orr and Smith, Paternoster Row, London. 
WINTER MANAGEMENT OF HOT-HOUSES OR PLANT 
STOVES. 
The season of winter approaches; we are already far advanced in the autumn, 
and the genial, maturing influence of the orb of day is greatly diminished. The sun, 
when he even condescends to show his face, appears " shorn of his beams." Any 
one, in fact, who is familiar with the plant stove, must be sensible of the loss of 
heat in the rays which are imparted. Under these circumstances, and in conjunc- 
tion with the great and increasing length of the nights, it must be, or ought to be, 
manifest that the culture of the plants should be conducted on a system more or 
less in accordance with that of nature. 
Autumn prepares the way for winter, and the latter is a season of repose, at 
least, if not of sleep, and absolute torpidity. 
The experienced gardener is aware of these facts, and the following observations 
may, to him, appear trite and uncalled for. We do not, however, address the prac- 
tical man, though it would be no difficult matter to show that, in nine cases out of 
ten, the science of the professed horticulturist is little else than the confirmed habit 
of routine, founded upon no philosophical principles whatsoever; we address the 
proprietor of this beautiful work, and, through the medium of his pages, those per- 
sons of refined taste, who are desirous to secure all the advantages which a mode of 
artificial culture under glass may present. These are many; one, and not the 
least of them, is this, that the most delicate occupant of the stove or greenhouse, 
though its leaves and flowers be tender and delicate as the spider's web, is effectually 
protected from the injury which the withering power of the direct ray, the violence 
