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s the weather mild and open, most sorts of hardy ﬁbrous a rooted ﬂowering plants may be put in the earth, both peren two ounces of ﬂour, and one pound of butter; mix it with x

half a pint of water; roll it out with the addition of half a nials and biennials, such as gcntianeila, lobelias, thrift,

phlox, violets, polyanthus, double camomile, London pride, pound of ﬂour. rose campion, French honeysuckles, rockets, hoiyhocks,

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Ihstcfor Canada—Put half a pound of butter in a pan of water; take two pounds of ﬂour, and when your butter boils, pour in your ﬂour, with as much water as will make it into a good paste, and work it well. Pu] Paste for Fbur l’i'c Piston—Take half a pound and

Il'amdcss Pudding.—The ingredients are, one cupful of butter, three cupfuls of sugar, ﬁve cupfuls of ﬂoor, one cupful of milk, ﬁve eggs, one wineglassful of rose brandy, half a nutmeg grated, two teaspoonfnls of cream of tartar, and one tcaspoonful of carbonate of soda. Rub the butter, sugar, ﬂour, and cream of tartar well together, then add the milk and yolks of eggs; beat it ten minutes, and then add the soda, dissolved in boiling water, and the whites of the eggs. Bake this pudding one hour in a moderate oven. Pumpkin Pudding.—Add together three pints of pumpkin, well stewed and squeezed, one quarter of a pound of butter, eight eggs, well beaten, halfa pint of cream and half a pint of milk, one glass of brandy, one glass of wine, cinnamon. and nutmeg, and sugar to your taste. Bake the whole three quarters of an hour. Indian Pudding, No. l.—Ingredients.—One quart of milk, three or four eggs, half pound of currants, half pound of raisins, and half a pound of suct. Make a tolerably stiﬂ' batter with some Indian meal, and add a little salt; sweeten, and add lemon or spice to your taste. Bake it about one hour in a moderate oven. Gipxy Pudding.—-Cut stale sponge cake into thin slices,

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pread them with currant jelly, or preserves, put two pieces

together, like sandwiches, and lay them in a dish. Make a soft custard, pour it over the cake, while hot; then let it cool before serving it. ' ICICRBAIB.

Observations upon Creams, Custards, etc—When you make any kind of creams and custards, take great care that your pans be well tinned; put a spoonful of water into your pan, in order to prevent the cream from sticking to the bottom of it; then beat your yolks of eggs. strain them, and follow the directions of your receipt. As to cheese cakes, they should not be made long before you bake them—for standing makes them oil and grow sad; a moderate oven bakes them best; if it is too hot it burns them and takes off the beauty; and a very slow oven makes them sad and look black. La Ibmpadour Cream—Boat the white of ﬁve eggs to a strong froth; put them into a pan, with two spoonfuls of orange ﬂour water, and two ounces of sugar; stir it gently for three or four minutes, then pour it into your dish, pour good melted butter over it, and serve it hot. Vill/IINI/JI’IJ‘INW/I/M

fever-few, perennial asters, carnations, golden-rod, foxglove,

sWcet-williams, monksbood,

columbine,

Canterbury bells, and many others. In planting your ﬂowers, arrange them regularly, and intermix the various kinds in such a way, as to have a variety of colors as well as a regular succession of ﬂowers during the ﬂowering season. Hyacinths, Tulips, Ranunculuses, dc, of the more valu able kinds, shonld still be defended from excessive rain, frost. snow and cold, as described in the January number. By doing this the ﬂowers will bloom in much greater per fection than if left fully exposed to the weather, though the more common kinds do not need this care. A free circula tion of air should be maintained, if possible, except when it is actually cold enough to freeze the earth, or during cold, hard rains. Borders, ﬁnds. etc, should be dressed and digged if the weather will permit, and thoroughly cleared of weeds and litter. Let the surface of the borders and beds be lightly and carefully loosened on a dry day with a hoe, and then they should be neatly raked. All beds, &c., not dug and prepared before, should now be done, ready for the reception of seeds, 8c. Flowering Shrubs should now be trimmed, if necessary, and the earth dug around them. Flowers in the Home should have particular attention paid to occasional waterings and fresh air. All kinds of plants require an equal amount of fresh air, though they do not all need the same quantity or frequency of watering. Immons. oranges, and myrtles, and many other plants of a woody nature, need water frequently, but never much at a time, and give them none at all unless absolutely necessary. The bulbous kinds will require water less frequently, and in less quantities than the woody kinds. Aloes, cactuses, &c., must be watered very sparingly, and only when the earth in the pots is very dry. In fact, all tubs and pots should be examined very carefully, and no water should be

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given except when needed, as a little will be serviceable,

but too much very injurious at this season. Plenty of fresh air on the contrary is absolutely indispensable to the health of plants. Every day that the weather is mild the windows should be opened for a short time, but be very careful not

to admit sharp winds or frosty air. The safest method (if practicable) is to lower the sashes from the top, thus allow ing the foul air to escape, and the fresh to come in.

Be also

particular not to keep your room too hot. OUR GARDEN FOR FEBRUARY. Out-of-Donrs iVorkF-If the weather is mild and dry, the latter part of this month many hardy annual ﬂower seeds may be sown, particularly the sweet and Tanger peas, lurk spur and ﬂea Adonis, which will do much better than if left later in the season. The annual sunﬂowers, dwarf poppy, catch-ﬂy, candy tuft, nigella, scarlet pea, dwarf lychnis, mallow, Venus looking-glass, and some others may also be sown with propriety. These ﬂowers should not be trans planted, but after digging the borders, make in them with

a trowel small patches, about six inches in width, at moder ate distances, making the surface even. Sow the seeds in these patches, covering the smaller seed about a quarter of an inch. and the larger deeper in proportion to their sizns. The different kinds of peas must be covered an inch deep at least. After the plants have. been up some time, they may be thinned where they stand too thick: for instance, the

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GAMES FOR EVENING PARTIES. Tm: AM or Ct..uavor.xcs.-'l‘his trick is performed by two persons; one of them generally a lady, is seated on a

chair with her eyes securely blindfolded—the other. either a lady or gentleman. goes round among the company, collect ing various articles, such as gloves, watches. handkerchicfa, &c.. all of which are correctly described by his confederate, although she is. of course, unable to see them. This trick is effected by means of the subjoined system of questions and answers. PMIOLEGN.

Vhat is this?--A watch. What have I got in my hand l—A knife. Tell me what this isl—A ribbon.