The Horticulturist and journal of rural art and rural taste . y, by John G. Slotesand Co. Prize Essay on Cooked Food for Domestic Animals.—A very practical little pamphlet, well writ-ten and fully explanatory of one of the most useful and economical of all farm practices. Proceedings of Third Annual Convention of American Institute of Architects— Contains anadmirable address by E. L. Godkin, and a very faithful report of the discussions of ^he Institute. Nortvay Oats, We are indebted to Mr. Ramsdell for some of his Norway Oats. Our experience with them, in1869, was very satisfactory, and we be
The Horticulturist and journal of rural art and rural taste . y, by John G. Slotesand Co. Prize Essay on Cooked Food for Domestic Animals.—A very practical little pamphlet, well writ-ten and fully explanatory of one of the most useful and economical of all farm practices. Proceedings of Third Annual Convention of American Institute of Architects— Contains anadmirable address by E. L. Godkin, and a very faithful report of the discussions of ^he Institute. Nortvay Oats, We are indebted to Mr. Ramsdell for some of his Norway Oats. Our experience with them, in1869, was very satisfactory, and we believe them to be the most productive variety ever grown in thiscountry. A large amount of impure seed, disseminated last year, created a prejudice against it, butthe pure seed has proved to be almost extraordinary in its productive results. The weight perbushel equals the legal standard of 32 lbs., while its yield is fully three times that of any commonvariety. Catalogues of Kurseri/men, A large number received too late, will be noticed in April Vol. 25. APRIL, 1870 No. 286. Among the Flcwers. BY ANNE G. HALE. III. Stnndfifd Iurlor Ilants. THE notion that plants are injurious to health deters some persons from all attempts atcultivating them within doors. Others, with a slight knowledge of chemistry, saythat the carbonic acid gas which they throw off during the night renders them especiallydeleterious to sleeping rooms, while, with certain restrictions, they admit them to of these very foolishly deprive themselves and their friends of a wide source of enjoy-ment and improvement, as those most experienced in flower culture can testify. That theyare not hurtful in the sick chamber, either by night or by day, the present writer hadample means of proving during the ^winter and spring of 1868-9, when she was held aprisoner seven months by heart disease, yet was not deprived of the society of her favor-ites, for her kind and intelligent physician made not the
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