THE INFLUENCE OF PLANTS IN KOOMS. 227 
make life enjoyable even in the hot and sultry 
summer air of our town dwelling-rooms. 
There is, however, yet another influence—of 
great hygienic importance—exerted by the presence 
of plants in our dwelling-rooms. The mind, as we 
all know, exercises an enormous influence either 
for good or evil upon the bodily health, and when 
- pleasurable sensations are conveyed through the 
eye to the mind, the physical health is affected 
and benefited. What, then, could be more grate¬ 
ful, refreshing, and delightful for tired eyes and 
wearied brains than to be surrounded by graceful 
plant-forms, so beautifully suggestive as these 
children of Nature are of the scenes in. associa¬ 
tion with which they are found when in their wild 
habitats P—moorland wilds, dripping rocks, shady 
woods, and those deep green lanes which are 
sheltered by embowering trees, lined with cluster¬ 
ing moss, and redolent of the perfumed breath of 
sweet spring flowers. 
