in 
or a sheet or two, otherwise Russia mats to be 
placed on the frames in front of the stage, to 
defend the flowers from frosts and wind at 
night, which frequently happen before as well 
as when they are in full bloom. The shelves' 
on which you place your flowers should be 
constructed like stairs, about six inches wide, 
and raised two or three inches one above ano- 
ther; the roof or covering may be made of 
wood, and should be lofty in front, from 7 feet 
to 7| feet, or higher, if you think it more ad- 
visable ; it should be thick and durable, to pre- 
vent the heat of the sun penetrating through 
it, which would draw up the flower stems of 
your plants and weaken them much. Your 
lowest shelf should be 3 feet from the ground, 
and the whole to consist of six in number, 
not more, that your flowers may be within 
easy reach. The length of your stage in the 
front should be about 9 feet in the clear ; I 
calculate that each shelf will then 
about fifteen pots of your largest phints, and 
the stage, when completely full, will hold from 
about eighty to ninety large pots of flowers ; 
this I trust may be considered large enough for 
the generality of Auricula growers. I used to 
have a large looking-glass placed at* one end of 
my stage, which reflected a double appearance 
