Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1839-11-21

! 0nths C,llluye a. pIanis h AIe House during
he Wistsr &enscn.-.4Io write on subject
with which almost every child considers IL
self conversant, may for the moment be
deemed supernnous but the intelligent rea-
der may gam few practical ideas even from
this hasty sketch. i have met with numbers
daily complaining oftheir want of success in
their winter treatment Of plants. and giving
up their fasorites Wliena little ilidiei0us care
would be sufficient for their restoration TO
perfect health and primitive beauty. -
The principal requisites 70 ensure this arc
sum- light and air. given ct proper seasons,
suppOsing the plant in good health and vigor
at the time of taking il into the house. The
temperature should never be allowed to fall
less than As deg. nor to exceed 90 dog. Fab
renheit. One great cause Of ili-health and
discontinuance of bloom In plants, is theUne-
quality oftemperature. Al midday and du-
ring the night, in winter, the thermometer
should be kept as regular as possible. The
best time for giving air during the cold part,
or indeed any time, 10 the months Of Novem-
Der, December, &c. until April is from 10 A.
NJ. to 3 +. M, and not then without the
day is swarm and genial. Advantage should
be taken of the sun being on the windows, as
the sudden draft Of cool air isfrequently in
furious !; ifpossihle, ii should not Be allowed
TO come direct upon the plant, but from an
opposite window or from the top ofthe one at
which they are placed.
. The greatest care should be taken in sup
plying the plants with water. More are de-
stroyed by injudicious watering than from
any other cause. It seems the general opin-
ion among inexperienced culti9ators, that the
more water poured upon "A plant the better,
when at the same time, did they place their
plants ina bake oven, they could not destroy
them more eefectually. Winter should nj
ways be kept in the room over night and CIV
en- cautiously the ensuing morning about 9
or O'Clock, and tho room kept close shut for
more than twice or three times week du-
ring the winter, and not every day as is sup
posed before watering, examine tho earth
well, and unless dry, withhold the supply !;
but if so, it requires water; if not, the conse-
qHence, as u before remarked, il certain
death: the plant will speedily acquire q yell
low, sickly appearance, drop its leaves, and
eventually perish. On the other hand, if on
ly given when required, which is easily dis
covered by loosening the earth on the top of
the pot, q process at oil times beneficial, the
reader will be amply repaid by continu.
ance of Flowers, and thrifty, vigorous
looking plant. On no account keep pans Of
water under the plant, unless it be of a swami
py nature, as the I. Lily Of the Nile, = g Gala
Gthiopica, &C." Tosuch asthese, tits highly
beneficial; but the consequences in other
plants is this:-the roots become sodden with.
an excess of moisture, rot off, and of course
death ensueS. Many kinds do not require
water moro than once week or fortnight, es-!
pecially when shielded from the direct rays
Of the sun; for example. the esueculent tribe
Of plants, as the Cactus, Crassulas, Mesem-
and many others, and if Civ
en- repeatedly, would be certain destruction.
When placed 10 small pois. they require con-.
more attention, and greater sup
ure evapofates more readily. Care should
always be taken to turn the plants SO that the
light may be more generally diffused, and
they may obtain sun on every side, at the
same time put of every yellow or sickly look
ing leaf, and keep the plants well tied up to
neat rods q. gentle sprinkling ofwatcr over
the foliage, given once-a week with asyfinge,
would be very beneficial. Phit. Sat COaS.
Atienspt 10 DESTROY the Bank Of Manchester By
FIRE. Saturday night last some villains
forced their way. into the counting room Of
The bank iii this village, and made attempts.
10 force open the vault with implements Of
various Kinds. On Sabbath morning the
clerk OF the bank discovered that an entrance
had been made into the counting room, and
leaving every thing as it was. retired, and al
night placed q watch in the neighborhood, to
detect the fogues should they return. The
night wasdaSl, and the watch being at Ia dis
lance the thieves made their entrance Nm
and renewed their operations up
% the door Of the vault. How long they
had been at work, is a meter Of conjecture.
but the first notice the watch had Of their
was the light shining from the
Being quite sure of their game,
hey surrounded the building. and exclaiMl-
ID, Noa0 soe'pe got y0si,n opened the door,
when behold, the whole Interior Of the coun-
ing-roOm was on Gre The villains had
led. The fire was soon exiting isheds and
but little damage was done. Yesterday there
was much excitement, but no discoveries
have been made, rs yet, to detect the perpe-
'rators Of this most daring act Of wicked
ness. Being unable to force their way into
he vault, they, out of mere malice, put fire
into closet underthe counter and fled. The
imely discovery Of the fire prevented The
serious consequences which would have fol-
owed had the adjoining buildings also taken
ire. Hartford Coslratl. $500
" From he Byfalo Advertiser, Nor. ]. s...
!. Fgouring a Black Rock. There is probably
40 place in the State, Rochester excepted,
where there Is ii this time so much wheat
into flour as at Black Rock
usual at this season Of the year, as they
nave been fofsinany weeks past, the western
streams are mostly dry, and few mills, save
hose driven by the exhausfless volume of
Lake Erie, are In operation. We learn that |
Turing the past week upwards of twenty
laden with wheat from Ohio. |
Michigan and Illinois arrived la Black Rock |
aarbor consigned 10 the different mills. The
substantial and elegant new mill of MessFs.
Pratt, Allen, Haggart q ZehheEs has lately