Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1841-12-25
PRESERVATION OF PLANTS rs rors.


have a desire to acquaint YOU with the mud,
by which succeeded the last winter in prc.eryinV
ny piaais. whiis many OF my neigh bors lost a n
theirs, some by over aud s'Dme by under nursing
Is custornsfy, we know, to place the plants rirb.
sr IN the garrett the cellar NJ q place OF pro,cc
ton during The winter; but experience has proved
mat these extremes are equally unsuitable iot the
purpose also Is the rein an which we usnally
reside. Us well as the Kitchen these LenE L,o uni
forlnly warm, While an out house !, too cold. Now
taking these things into and being de.
sirons TO save very favore plants in pots the a,t
WINTER, determined 10 try how the atmosphere of
the bed room, without Gre. would snit them: md
soond that 10 be exactly the place fpr SAVED eve
~ plnRi and they came cut ga the spring perfect.
ly strong and healthy. Tie way I dad u va,
this.
srst fas,eHeS down the upper .ashes Of The
windows. aud then placed shelves around the wall,
within iwi feet Of the ceiling. and upon them ar.
ranged tho plants, which were thus kept in a prot.
" even temperature especially 10y night and when
the windows aud doors were thrown open during
The day for the purpose OF airing the room, the
plans were above the current OF air which either
passed INTO or out Of the room; that never re1cheJ
TO The ceiling all draught was cut of by iastsn.
ing djwn the upper slshes. All here they .tolI
iresh aud green. without heat sufficient 10 force for
ward vegetation. or cold 10 freeze the earth in the
Iss;s during the whole Of the winter II was neceS
-siry 10 exercise caution VA the supply oCnaisure-
Gins Icing given only ia Gne. open weather in The
N rning. aud IN Teyy small quantity. sometimes
sprnAiing the leaves slightly; aud the seyeres u,r
OF ne winter never dad a leaf iruEen should
add, took the precauirUn. when the weather WIS
al The very coolest, to sci each pot containing The
pani INTO on enrpiy one rather larger than IT, fling
tbs lateEsplce with dry sawdusi. which so efTcctu.
ally pr1iseied the earth from frosi even when the
theruanetet WIS Fery lJw. that not a plant ever
suffered IN the least beiag areiul. however 10 re-
move these castings soon a. all expectation OF
such very severe cold had passed away. or prea,a-
tnrs vegetation might have been encouraged.
frequently satisfied myself Of the cUrreciness Of the
mode which had adopted. by testing Ivy means OF
me thermnmeter The temperature OF the atmosphere
al the bottom Of The room aud near the ceiling; the
difference was quite sufficient TO convince me tint
the reasoning was just. My plants are now very
strong and healthy. and attribute their IhriN "a
the circumstance OF covering the suTfacs of mould
m the Po's with small quantity Of well ro.tcd .na
nure' 'hus practising the principle Of top dressing
Tor the idea Of which am indebted 10 the maze,
'oi the Cabinet
a thought AZ this moment rruck'n. We zee
how "fen the plants OF a green hoIse, or tbo.e
That have been preserved through the winter when
put odI On iao summer on frames or Otherwise are
found To suffer Ihrosga the hea, Of the sun. and
the drying Influence oi 8 scorching wind, aud how
'mnch beI;er lacy do if they are rem 1ved 10 the
'oofdef ani tie pot be plunged iabp 10; bat as this
Gs'OiIeT MT convenient desirable would IL no,
be an eTceileht substitute 10 place eacl pot into
easing another OF oaisiae I'ot which isht he paint
ed while, 20 prevent the absorpiiUn Of heat, even
under 4 mictday sunl And this I conceive. would
not DO all the advantage 10 be derived fron the
plan ProPo'ed foe We know that the nights ,non
grow cold; aud long before the season for removing
We paau's to the green house. how often must the,
% chilled by tho night AR after a scorcbin9 Jsv'
snn. penetrating through the ihIn covering of am
gle pot (ihe thickness about the fourth Of an inch
only bs'weeni&he cold atmosphere and their ten
deress roots. Now all these vicissitudes might be
guarded asainsi,nesel by placing the pot contain
'ns the PLAT INTO arolher. a common size larger
whfchi~oold not be troublesome expensive or ui,.
signify mean immediately 10 ADOPT it,.
AOSOST <V' lo4l' FLORA.
EarmtT's Ca5insf