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3. The houses which are used for winter gardens. 



a. The lean-to house. 



b. The uneven span house. 

 e. The even span house. 



d. How they are made: — foundations, sides, roof, ventila- 



tors, glass. 



e. How much they cost. 



f. How they are heated : — flues, steam, water. 



g. How hot they must be : — the cool house, for lettuce and 



the like ; the warm house, for tomatoes and cucumbers. 

 h. How the sunlight is managed : — clear roofs and shaded 

 ones. 



4. Internal arrangement, and general management. 



a. The beds or benches. 



b. The soil. 



c. The water. 



d. Insects and fungi. 



e. It all depends upon the gardener. 



JFlower-Growing for Amateur's ^ or Flowers in and Around 



the House. 



(Given at the second Fredonia School.) 



(By Ernest Walker.) 



1. Propagation of plants. 



(a) By seeds. Seed pans or trays. Soil. The conditions 



of germination. Soaking seeds. Filing. Depth to 

 sow. Watering. Temperature. Light. " Drawing 

 up." " Damping oif." 



(b) By buds, Tubers, Corms, Scales, Root-cuttings, Budding, 



Grrafting, Layers, Leaf-cuttings, Head-wood cuttings, 

 Soft-wood cuttings, Saucer-system, Close-system. 



■:2. Transplanting plants. 

 Potting soil. 



Seedlings and cuttings, potting, boxing, larger plants 

 shifting, " Setting out." 

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