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 WINDOW

GARDENING.—NO. I.

BY was “HORTICUI-TURAL EDITOR."

NOTHING is more cheering and beautiful at a drawing-room window, than a cluster of crocuses mingling their petals of purple and gold, or a group of crimson hepatiese, or of the delicate

snow-drop.

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rooms may be made gay. By judicious prepa ration, the sparkling Von Thai tulip, and the delicate China primrose, and the elegant Persian Iris, might be made to minister to the varieties

But much as we delight in such 5 of form and hue that should enrich our Buhl

glimpses of nature, we cannot say that we ad- 5 “j'ardr'nicrre,” or simple ﬂower-stand, er simpler mire these favorite ﬂowers when seen issuingt window-sill. from symmetrical apertures in a china hcdge~i The proper season to prepare asupply of these

hog or a delt' beehive.

It is painful to con-iwindow ﬂowers is October, and it would be

template them when they are reduced to such well for our fair readers to lay this article by. artiﬁcial contortions. A far more agreeable to be ready for the suitable season, Near cities, eﬂ'eet is gained by a much simpler arrangement. i or even large towns, nurserymen can be found, if the reader refers to the illustration it will be ‘ who will be able to supply hyacinth bulbs and found that the ﬂowers issue from a tuft of rich

other suitable window ﬂowers, just in a ﬁt state

moss, conﬁned within a slight, green basketwork, as from a natural bank.

to remove to the drawing-room. In selecting a stock of crocus corms for no“

But it is not with the crocus alone that our season, we would recommend the following kindle