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dance of air, on all possible occasions. They should be on a 
stage, if possible ; otherwise, coarse cinder ashes will make a 
very good bottom. They will require very little water during 
winter ; when indispensable, give it liberally. 
321 Oranges. If there should not be room enough, during winter, 
in a glazed structure. Oranges may be preserved in an opaque 
one, for a month or so ; for they bear partial deprivation of light 
better than most plants. Frost must, of course, be excluded. 
322 New Holland Plants. Such, with a few exceptions, may 
be wintered in the glazed protectors. Comprising, however, 
not only genera, but species, differing much in habit and degrees 
of hardihood, caution is necessary. Let them have abundance 
of light and ventilation. They may stand on a stage, as the 
Ericas, or on ashes : frost, of course, excluded. 
223 Succulents. These, as a class, are certainly not quite at 
home in the protectors, inasmuch as they are averse to damp 
air, if accompanied with a very low temperature. We have, 
nevertheless, kept the tall Cacti, for many winters, as a matter 
of necessity, in a cold pit, taking care that the soil in their pots 
and the interior of the pit were perfectly dry when they were 
housed. Of course, rain should not be permitted to reach them; 
and the structure must be a glazed one. Exclude frost and 
withhold water, until the middle of February, when they ought 
to be transfefred to some greenhouse shelf, if possible. 
224 Carnations. If these are not taken under cover until the 
middle of November, they may be preserved tolerably well in the 
opaque protectors, providing they are kept dry, and allowed to 
freeze slightly when frosts occur. They will require much air, 
and when frozen ward off sunshine. 
325 Mignionette. This may be treated as Violets. A little 
tepid water will be necessary, once a week, but avoid wetting 
their leaves. 
226 Bedding Plants. Here we have an extensive group, differ- 
ing much in habit. Most of them, however, may be well pre- 
served in the glazed protectors. Such as Senecio, Anagallis, 
and some of the trellis climbers, as Maurandia, Lophospermum, 
&c., must be kept in the greenhouse, or they will be almost sure 
to perish. As belonging to this group we may mention Lobelia, 
Salvia patens, &c., these, if dry, may be stored away in almost 
any situation, where frost cannot reach them. As to bedding 
