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THE FLORIST’S JOURNAL. 
season before the arrival of winter: a continuance of the warm 
ripening weather of autumn is wanted as far into the winter 
months as possible, as it appears that the commencement of 
dull weather is the period at which the disease makes its first 
attack; and could it then be repelled, there seems but little 
danger to be apprehended from it when the return of spring 
shall have infused new vigour to the plants: not that they 
are to be kept so warm as to induce much growth, rather the 
contrary; for then they would be easy victims, being pre¬ 
disposed to any and all diseases; but with a delightful, dry, 
ripening (we cannot use a better term) atmosphere, such as is 
usually experienced in August, it is but reasonable to suppose 
they would pass through the winter in perfect health, acquiring 
an energy which, on the first application of stimuli in spring, 
would burst forth with astonishing strength. We are quite 
convinced that in the management of plants generally, far more 
depends upon their condition at the return of winter than at 
any other time ; and the most strenuous exertions should be 
used to have all their several parts perfectly matured before 
the proper season for its completion leaves us. Editor. 
Horticultural Essays, 
By the Members of the Regents Park Gardeners' Society. 
GLEANINGS ON THE CULTURE OF THE 
CUCUMBER. 
By Mr. T. Moore. 
The kind of structure which I regard as being the best suited 
for the successful cultivation of the Cucumber, is such an one 
as that represented in the accompanying engraving. I might 
say much of the advantages to be derived from cultivating this 
plant in small houses, in preference to frames and pits, were it 
not that these arguments are so well known. That it can be 
induced to grow as freely, and as satisfactorily, in a small house, 
as in frames or pits, is a question which does not admit of doubt ; 
and it is r.o trifling degree of advantage, to be able to secure 
such satisfactory results, and yet be able to dispense with the 
