. Cyclopedia of practical floriculture. Floriculture; Flower language. ^^ :^atft* 1. ^ricrt O^Orttta. Natural Order: EricaceceâHeath Family. E tind but few Heaths among the plants of a mixed green- house, as the idea prevails that they require a particular â > atmosphere and condition of temperature to grow them fl o w ell In Europe, houses are devoted exxlusiyely to their ,,if,.... The British Heaths grow in bleak and barren places, '- md aie utilized b}^ the poorer class to thatch their cabins, who, ike the poor of every nation, are driven by necessity to make use of ill the gitts of natu
. Cyclopedia of practical floriculture. Floriculture; Flower language. ^^ :^atft* 1. ^ricrt O^Orttta. Natural Order: EricaceceâHeath Family. E tind but few Heaths among the plants of a mixed green- house, as the idea prevails that they require a particular â > atmosphere and condition of temperature to grow them fl o w ell In Europe, houses are devoted exxlusiyely to their ,,if,.... The British Heaths grow in bleak and barren places, '- md aie utilized b}^ the poorer class to thatch their cabins, who, ike the poor of every nation, are driven by necessity to make use of ill the gitts of nature, when they can so ill afford the gifts of art. The most cherished Heaths come from Southern Africa, of which there are several hundred in cultivation. Anyone who has torn a fern from its pi ice in a wild retreat, has noticed its hair-like roots. This is the case with the Heath: and a desideratum of its culture is that its roots must never become dry. neither must it rest in sodden soil; for once dry, the foliage becomes sere and brown bejond recovery, and too much water decays the roots. luHiubit. QWEET, solitary life! lovely, dumb joy, That need'st no warnings how to grow more wise By other men's mishaps, nor the anno}- Which from sore wrongs done to one's self doth rise; The morning's second mansion, truth's first friend. Never acquainted with the world's vain broils. When the whole day to our own use we spend. And our dear time no fierce ambition spoils. -Eayl of Arnnn,,. p\II! to lie down in wilds apart, ^^ Where man is seldom seen or heard, In still and ancient forests, where Mows not his scythe, plows not his share, With the shv deer and cooing bird! To go, in dreariness of mood. O'er a lone heath, that spreads A solitude like a silent sea. Where rises not a hut or tree. The wide-embracing skv its bou. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustr
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