New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-09-08
PAPLOR NOMENCLATURE.

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that their parors most decorated when filed with
gorgeous furniture, carpets, and eaudy pictures
| Heuee the painful speudor which prevails in the
houses of our fashionable families. The French, how.
ever. possessne so much delicate appreciation of the
Beautiful, cause their ms, however poorly fur-
nisbed to possess certain charm, which is a wonder
to the vulgar opulent of other nations The udlcious
selection of carpets furn covering, wallpaper,
and curtains With regard to harmony Of color, make
room attractive and invhisg, even if the several ma
terials be inexpensive. neat bookcase, or set Of
hanging 81 elves well filed with cold books go further
toward furnishing an apartment than oed1ened c@ol-
net Of ornou or an etagere set out with bits of mir
rors and filled with little triniets cage Of singing
birds. a small aquarium, or Wsrdisn case, con'ers
more pleasure upon host and visitors than wall foil
of costly frames inclosirg the cheap dauhs of the
ton shops. So, too group of blooming pfantSset
IN the sunlight of window, is " a thug of beauty
! ard joy forever"
The great trouble of our would-be fowsr-growers
has been to rear plans in the dry air of the room
this evil has been much aggravated since the intrOduc
ton of that modern household pest, the hot-air fur
mace. The Wardian case, having an atmosphere Of
ts own, with it's durnal evaporation Of moisture by
day and deposit of dew by night is of course excep
persons of email means and liable to accident from the
rough handling of children. In our emergency The
Horticsharist comes to the rescue, and gives these
! valuable directions:
| Owe should be glad TO do or say something to in
crease the number of those who grow plants. IL
Is true that plants be well grown in rooms s
in well ConsTuctad greenhouse but, noh WI hsuauu
ing there are some kinds that may be grown aud
lowered in a manner quite satisfactory, and with re-
suits highly gratifying. Certain conditions are ueces-
sarv for the bst success and these ID our OBJ ct 70
pont ont tt greates obstaee to success Is the Dry
ness of the air. this may II measure be overcome by
table suitably constructed and the selection OF plants
hest adapted TO dry atmosphere. The table shouo oe
the length of the window and two or three lest WIDE
the boards being tODgued aud grooved. Aroma me
edpe nail strip three inches wide making the corners
fit tight The table is then to be filled with two inches
of clean white taud. With table OF this KIND, the
foliage of the plants be frequently syrnged or
with water which keeps them clean and pro-
n oes their health the drppngs and surplus water are
caught absorbed by the sand and the moor OF the
room is thus Bept clean the sand ln1eed ought 10 De
kept constantly wet and ever waared for this purpose
if necessary The evaporation from the sand Will di
use itsef among the paus and through the room and
thus overcome in small degree one OF the CHIEF oo-
sacles TO the successful culture of plants In rooms
Tue table should be lifted with rollers 70 Iacate Ine
operation of watering and cleaning the plants and also
for the purpose of moving IL back from the WINDOW
during very cold nights. The hower-sands in common
use are altogether unfit for rooms the eur us wafer
dead leaves &c, fall TO the 0oor, lDJuFg tue
and giving the room an untidy appearance The table
above described is free from these obJecuons, %,
side having positive advantages for the successful
growth of plants which no ordinary noWer-seana eau
possess.
I" All rooms do not possess equal advantages for
| growing plants room with large, high windows,
looking TO the south is the BEST the next beat Is one
| with southeast southwest exposures next east
next west and the least desirable Of ALL one LOOKING
10 any point north. large bay window with south
EN- exposure possesses many advantages for gro@
plants quite eqDa in many CAGES, aud superior IN some
TO those structures absurdly called plant caonets,
nnIess ths latter be intended for the preservation OF
dried specimens, the only purpose for which mott oil
them are fit. basement window with soutnern ex-
posure will sometimes asswer tolerabiy well, but q
room in the upper part OF the house always 10 %
oreferTed Having secured table and selected room,
the next thing in order will be collection OF plants
| and here we would drop caution against acGunuat
ing TOO large number. Plants cannot De wen grown
sny where, under any circumstances, When cro"neu
toSether il ia ALWAYS satisfactory 10 grow lew
we'll than grow many indiferently In making iist,
we name only those which we know 10 succeed wen 10
rooms and which are least impatient OF neglect ano
changes in temperature. From our list OF snnuaIs
Gwen last month mey be selected SchtTaRthhs L0oe.
| Ga Avssuza, MigHOnHette, Mdtha0La and Agerdtun.
OF u. rennias good selection may be maze from tne
f,lownO taking them somewhat IN the order IN Whlcn
tbey are named Ge anium lscaret and sweetscented)
Prlinua sinenes, Azalea, Epiphyllums Indeed, the
whole Cacti family, Spries Reevemana ana prunuo
folia Roses tsuch as Hermosa, Ag1pPna fragoe,gu'
1 ~ a
cioths Narcissus Crocuf, IXas, Babnnas, &C., Oai
Ia Oranges Lemons, Deutzia graclls, Weigela rosa
| Coropila Petunias, Cypripendum lnslgnis hoya or
| Wax. plant, Verbenas, Steyia, Daphne, Sarhaqons'
Cane Jasmine Pittosporum, Salvias, Passnora bou-
yardia Fuchsia. We DO not recommend the young
amateur TO make 80 large a selection, unless seyeral
windows are fitted for the purpose Of plantgro"ing
or miles the seec ion is oonfned mostly to one plant
NJ a kind good selection for beginner wou'd be
| few pots of Alyssum, Mignonnete, Looeha, 1erail
mn. Irimula AZalea, Gala, Cactl, Corohna, feho'
trope, Sprea, Orange, Lemon, Petunla' ana S0uie
Inlbs IL Is better TO begin ia small way with few
Kinds easily grown and tOincrease the number and va
Tietv "a experience and skill are acquired
1--WE canpot of course, within the limits OF sngle
article piye directions for the cultivation OF the pants
O. ba11s named. we can only add few brief remarks
W. ba;r General treatment. One Of the most important
;rgs N he attended TO lie watering the plants should
not he allowed 10 wilt for want OF water but tney
sbonld not be watered till the surface OF the pot pc
comes drv and then enough should be gwen 10 90 Gu
telv through the ball Of earth. The plants sho9d Oe
frequently syrDged sPrnkled overhead, anu hpP
clean and free from dead leaves. Extreme changes OF
t4mneratuIe sbould be avoided much as Poss6lei
moderately low temperature IL TO be prelerfeu III
room TO high one; since, in the absence OF slroIg
| ard dihused light, too much warmth VIII cause .no
plants 10 grow weak. If the windows have curtains,
they should be kept up drawn asde ana All the sun
and light possible admitted 10 the plants al all uInes
during the day. When the weather is mild the WIN
dow may be thrown up for while, or the Top sash
lowered little. During very cold nights the liable
| may be moved 10 The middle OF the ROOM and II the
plants should unfortunately get frozen, darken the
room and throw cold wafer over them repeatedly I'LL
the frost is drawn out and then expose hsm gradually
" the light. III this way we have saved planH when
the ball OF earh bas been frozen ae laTd Az reA'