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TEMPERATURE AND MOISTURE 
9 to live in, viz., of about sixty-five to seventy degrees 
am during the winter months, will also suffice for all 
plants, even tropical ones. Even Palms in the South- 
ern States stand as low a temperature, at times, as 
twenty-five degrees without injury. The warm sun- 
shine and the excessive summer heat amply compensate for 
a rather low winter temperature. The difficulty in America is 
to raise plants that do well and flower in a rather low tempera- 
ture, such as the Fuchsias of the high Andes and many beauti- 
ful mountain plants from tropical countries. ‘These, as a rule, 
require plenty of light, but cannot stand excessive heat, and it 
is only during winter that they can be grown with ease. It is 
obvious that the range of temperature in a dwelling-house must 
be rather limited, but some degree of difference can certainly 
be had. A well-appointed kitchen, when light, will afford a 
good place for all plants requiring much heat. Next come 
parlor, library, hall, and other rooms; some of the upper 
rooms are generally kept at a considerably lower temperature, 
and an enthusiastic lady who takes interest in window-garden- 
ing will certainly avail herself of these for many plants barely 
needing protection from frost. Cool cellars can be used for 
storing hardy plants destined to be forced during the winter. 
