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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
367 
Going 1 into Winter Quarters. 
Every lover of flowers looks -with re- 
gret upon his pets as the cool nights 
warn him that frosts will soon desolate 
them, and naturally wishes to prolong 
the enjoyment of them through the 
winter. So he pots his favorites, and 
at the approach of cold weather, brings 
them indoors, in anticipation of a con- 
tinued bloom. Soon the leaves drop, 
the buds wither, and the plant is an 
object of pity rather than of admira- 
tion. It is in vain to expect roses, etc., 
to bloom all summer and all winter 
too ; the plants must have rest. So 
with the half shrubby things, such as 
geraniums, heliotropes, and the like ; if 
taken up just as they have grown dur- 
ing the summer and transferred to the 
house, they are pretty sure to bring dis- 
appointment. All such plants should 
have been trained in a compact, busby 
shape, with a view to their removal, 
and should have been potted early 
enough to have become established be- 
fore taking them in. Those who have 
plants which they intend to keep in the 
dwelling during winter, should make 
the removal gradually. First place 
them under a veranda or other shelter, 
then remove them to a room where 
there is no Are, and only subject them 
to a heated atmosphere when there is 
danger of the temperature of the 
room, falling below 45 or 40 degrees. 
Those who are tired of trying to flower plants 
in the dry air of our often over-heated dwell- 
ings, can still derive much enjoyment from 
Market Gardening- at the South. 
rHADESCANTIA ZE11KINA. 
growing plants for foliage only. These can he 
grown in pots, window boxes, rustic or other 
Fig. 1. — IVY-LEAVED GERANIUM. 
stands, and hanging baskets. In either or all 
of these ways they will give a room an air of 
cheerfulness, and if the foliage be kept clean, a 
well developed mass of it will be much more 
satisfactory than poorly grown flowers. 
"We have often alluded to the use of Ivy for 
this purpose, than which nothing can be more 
satisfactory not only for its hardiness but for its 
beauty. In all these internal decorations it 
should be freely used. "We have before noted 
other suitable plants for this purpose, and now 
have a few to add to the list. A very good 
plant is the old Ivy-leaved Geranium or Pelar- 
gonium, (P. lateripes), fig. 1, which in its trailing 
habit and smooth, Ivy-like leaves is so dissimi- 
lar to other geraniums. In good soil, and witli 
plenty of sun, it will grow luxuriantly and give 
pleasure not only by the beauty of its foliage, 
but by its neat, though not very showy flowers. 
Another plant often used for hanging baskets 
is the Moneywort, (Lysimachia nummularia). 
Its round, bright green leaves are produced 
abundantly along the flexible stems, and it 
makes a pleasing effect where the room is not 
too warm. Figure 3 shows a stem in flower, 
but docs not represent as abundant foliage as 
is borne on those which do not flower. 
We give in figure 2, a small branch of the 
natural size of a common green-house plant, 
Tradcscaniia zebrina. This will grow in our 
hottest rooms, and will endure everything but 
freezing. It has a remarkable tenacity of life, 
and as its branches root at every joint, it is prop- 
agated with ease. Tiie foliage is of a silvery- 
green, marked with brownish stripes. This is 
one of the most useful plants for growing in- 
doors. By the tasteful use of these and similar 
plants, the dwelling will have a cheerful look, 
an appearance which may be enhanced by the 
introduction of a Wardian case, some styles of 
which are given on page 309, while others 
can be made of panes of glass set in a. frame. 
The cultivation of vegetables at va- 
rious points in the Southern States had 
become established before the war ; but 
like many other kinds of industry, it 
was totally prostrated. It is now re- 
viving, and only needs capital and in- 
telligent labor to make it a leading in- 
i terest in those States. Thanks to the 
wide diversity of climate our country 
presents, and the ready means of trans- 
portation furnished by steam, the sea- 
son of fresh vegetables and fruits is, in 
our large cities, greatly prolonged, if 
not doubled. New York, for instance, 
draws its supplies from a long distance 
— beginning with far off Bermuda, then, 
a little later, from South Carolina, 
Georgia, Maryland, and Delaware, and 
finally Southern New Jersey pours in 
its products before the market gardens 
near the city are able to supply the de- 
mand. A gentleman familiar with the 
subject, writes us the following con- 
cerning the peculiar advantages pre- 
sented by Norfolk, Va., to those who 
would engage in market gardening. 
What is said about Norfolk will ap- 
ply to many other localities both south 
and north of that point. " The ad- 
vantages for this kind of farming which 
Norfolk presents, are somewhat pecu- 
liar and very attractive. The season is 
about three weeks earlier than that of 
New York, from which it is only twen- 
ty-four hours distant by the regular steamers, 
and still nearer Philadelphia and Baltimore. 
Norfolk has the command of three of the best 
Fig. S. — MONEYWORT. 
markets in the country, and is connected with 
them by hues of steamers and in part by rail. 
