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as only a moderate supply of the latter is sufficient to keep the 
temperature of the house from sinking below the proper point 
by the morning. In addition to the syringing given in the 
evening, a regulated supply of steam is admitted to the plants 
all night by lifting the covers of the heating apparatus, and this 
is of much assistance in maintaining the due proportion between 
the moisture and heat of the place at all times. 
It will be seen the erection spoken of is the house of Indian 
species, the plants to be suspended being such as Vanda, Sacco- 
labium, Dendrobium, Coryanthes, &c.; and in the growth of such 
as these a very ample command of moisture as well as heat is re¬ 
quisite, not merely the evanescent moisture arising from the 
application of the syringe, but a steady continuous stream of 
aqueous vapour that shall continue for hours, or at all times if 
necessary, to pour itself in and mingle with the atmosphere of 
the erection. With the western species, or those coming from 
America, a difference of nearly one third both of heat and moisture 
should always be observed, they requiring so much less than the 
eastern kinds. It is barely possible, by a very careful selection 
of species, to grow both together in one house, if it be of con¬ 
siderable length; but then the probability of some being too hot 
while others are suffering from cold, would lead any who wish to 
grow their collection well, to place a partition between the plants 
of the two countries. 
Stratford. II. Plant. 
THE HOLLYHOCK. 
I am greatly rejoiced to find this gay and varied ornament of 
our flower-borders again taking its place in the estimation of the 
public ; the decline of the dahlia fancy arising from the complete 
satiety of its admirers, will afford an opportunity of bringing 
forward the hollyhock, which the cultivators of that flower 
should not neglect. Its pretensions to notice are by no means 
small, and with careful attention it is highly probable they may 
be greatly increased. In its present state we have no lack of 
variety, its colours are vivid or delicate, bold or diffused, in changes 
sufficiently numerous to meet the tastes of the most fastidious ; 
while its characteristic stateliness distinguishes it from all other 
