NEW YORK, NOVEMBER, .1875. 
By Henry T. Williams, 
very warm water with ammonia in it. It was a perfect 
success and a blaze of bloom ail last winter. On the 
coldest nights newspapers were put between the plants 
and glass ; the temperature was between 60 and 90°. 
__The whole cost was 
fifty dollars, and I 
think the pleasure of 
being able to lift your 
eyes to the floral treas- 
->» ures from the work- 
table or sewing ma- 
chine is heavy interest 
for the money. It is 
'r ik-taraMl all put together with 
screws, and two hours 
work took it down, 
packed it away (will 
soon put it up again), 
Ip V <W*"' . an< l res l° re< l the ve- 
■WBBpBp^SBB w l|Bp^ randa to its summer 
use ; the sash and 
shutters were replaced 
early. Such is my 
1 jffiiS conservatory, which 
was the admiration of 
all the country, and 
made our place known 
i ■• as “the house where 
the flowers are.” 
Jersey Woman. 
KEEPING FLOWERS. I sash stain 
I have so much pleasure and profit from the elegant and paint* 
pages of the Cabinet, I would like to give some of (window) 
my own experience in the keeping of flowers. My hands coal stove, 
are more accustomed ___ _ 
east and south sides are 
all glass, fitted close to Sce; 
the ceiling and sides; a narrow stud between the sash extra coal 
gives strength. Outside, the base is finished in panel earth. ■ T1 
work, and painted to correspond with the house, the the plants 
seed in J une two years, 
the first year not a bud 
appeared, though the 
ji vines were very thrifty. 
This year they did not 
show signs of blooming 
— - .. .. until the first of Sep¬ 
tember. This morning 
a few scattered blossoms, while those planted 
in April have supplied us with bouquets the 
season. Celia L. Potter. 
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