. The Gardener's monthly and horticulturist. ingers, and protest that sheknows just how to do it, and never had a hintfrom anybody,—and so she does. But the begin-ners may give it too strong ; that is, may kill theplants. We can only say, use it so that it colorsthe water only to the extent that very thin coffeewould,—and for a beginning with such articles aswe have named, use only as much with the wateras you would of coffee for a fair sized familybreakfast. Belter underdo it at first, until able to Try lightly at first, and learn by observation justhow much the plants will bear. What is onem
. The Gardener's monthly and horticulturist. ingers, and protest that sheknows just how to do it, and never had a hintfrom anybody,—and so she does. But the begin-ners may give it too strong ; that is, may kill theplants. We can only say, use it so that it colorsthe water only to the extent that very thin coffeewould,—and for a beginning with such articles aswe have named, use only as much with the wateras you would of coffee for a fair sized familybreakfast. Belter underdo it at first, until able to Try lightly at first, and learn by observation justhow much the plants will bear. What is onemans meat is another mans poison,—so the house-hold saying goes. • So, with the fair Miss E,, weagree that there is nothing does a thing so well astaking right hold and doing it,—and yet we hopethese seasonable hints will not be thrown away. COMMUNICATIONS. AN INEXPENSIVE E. C. SWIFT. There are undoubtedly many who would enjoyhaving a small greenhouse, but are prevented onaccount of the expense, the main item of which. read flower language well; then, like the lady gar-dener cited, no one can learn as experience canteach. Shall we use warm water ? It has never beenfound injurious in any case. Many find no ad-vantage. But cold water keeps back a little thegrowth of plants. If warm water be used, they willflower sooner. Sometimes pot plants suffer fromfungus at the roots, or from insects. Then hot Interior View consists in a suitable apparatus for heating ; andas six years of uninterrupted success with my owngreenhouse, at a merely nominal outlay, has de-monstrated that it is within the reach of the many,I give you the result of my plans and confidence in the solution of the problemis confirmed, not only by my own good fortune,but by the experience of others, who, adopting thisplan, have met with as unqualified success as my- water is of great service. Water at 150° or even self, therefore it cannot be considered an experi hotter, will kill
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