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ie ag thé’ lights ‘were® bought “already glazed) &c.j for’ 72j andia 
hi ndy labourer, with the assistance of 'a'jobbitig carpenter, did the rest 
of the ‘work’; the back’ wall ‘was° also? ‘previously’ in ‘existences’ The 
hotise in question is Very much like the plan described by "Ge Fy” for 
Peach walls, only ‘the’ tops ofthe lights rést onthe back wall, andit is 
ventilated by means ‘of wooden shutters at the top, anda’ 9-inch hoard 
to let ‘down the whole length of the front.’°The house T speak of 1 saw 
jut up; I planted the Vines in’ it; ‘and’ had the care of them for two 
summers.’ Last autumn one of Weeks’s’ boilers) was put up to heat 
two moré Vineries ani’ ‘a: sriall’Cuctimber ‘house ; ‘some’ 38-inch’ pipes 
were then led through the ‘cheap house} so as'to be able to keep the 
Grabés ‘till late in ‘the year!’'The geritlenvan informs me that this year 
the’ Vines in’ 'the ‘cheap howse are’ ina most luxuriant condition, 
and’ promise to be very fine both in bunch and berry. I should like to 
Hear of others trying the’ experiment, as I feel convinced that with 
moderate attention they would be well rewarded for their small outlay 
and trouble, besides the pledsure' of eating good Grapes. compared with 
the half-ripéned sour things obtained’ from open walls.’ Anyone in or 
near London wishing’ to inspect this house, and will pay a visit'to JiR. 
Scott, Esq., Crouch''End,’ Hornsey, will see what’ is to be’ done for a 
small outlay.’ They ‘will algo see the’ effect of and productiveness' of 
praia at trees; such’ as! were ‘described: in your’ last’ number. 
‘ven /in’such a’ spring as that of 1859, out of 70 trees quite one-third 
horé’’a ‘full’ drop, and “this “year nearly the whole require a’ liberal 
thifining. As Mr'Scott hasnotimbibed the bedding-out. mania, 
Visitors must ‘not expéct to'seeany grand display of ribbon borders, 
&e.'; but they will find a garden that never looks naked, neither winter 
nor summer, atid’ which looks aslarge again as it really isa remark 
T have often ‘heard from’ visitors, both amateur and’ professional.” “The 
principal ‘things ‘used for ornament’ are blocks of wood, Ferns, Peri- 
winkle, some of the Saxifragas, pillar Roses; a few good Conifers, 
‘Rhododendrons, and other hardy evergreens, the whole forming a very 
good effect, which I think will please many owners of small gardens. 
GWHUOTE SOF DSd ; of R. B, 

OUT-DOOR CULTURE OF VIOLETS. 
THESE humble and lowly plants possess a charm that is universally 
recognised. ,The bland.and agreeable fragrance of their flowers give them 
a ready admittance to the cottage of the peasant as well as the palace of 
the noblest of the land. , They are the pleasant offerings of joyous youth 
to, the feeble hand of declining age, and they are frequently sent as the 
expressiye symbol of sympathy to distant afflicted friends. | The culture 
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seine vised is so simple that eyerybody in. the, possession of a small 
garden may have an occasional supply of these delightful flowers from 
‘the latter end of August, to the beginning of May. 
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“The R issian Violet.is.a very hardy variety, and.is.the. earliest in 
i " dueing its flowers, which ;it.continues,to do for a long:period... ‘The - 
lants make a good edging to, footpaths, and will, grow. equally, well 
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‘either exposed to the sun or under the shade of trees, where however 
