FROZEN PLANTS 



instances, that a rupture of the cells of the 

 plants is avoided. You will observe that every- 

 thing except the removal of the plants, is to be 

 done on the gradual system. Abruptness 

 spoils everything. 



Drench the plants. Use large quantities of 

 water on them. Then pull down the shades, 

 and close the doors upon them, and let them 

 make an effort to regain former conditions in 

 the quiet of a cold, dark room. But be sure it 

 is not cold enough to freeze your plants. Test 

 the temperature by the thermometer before 

 you shut them in. 



Subjected to such treatment, many plants 

 that would be lost if allowed to remain in rooms 

 where warmth would reach them, after a little, 

 can be saved. The frost will be drawn to the 

 surface without that rupture of the plant-cells 

 which would result from the application of 

 heat in any form, and, after a time, they re- 

 cover from the shock, and show but little signs 

 of having been subjected to so fierce an ordeal. 



Leave them in the cool room for two or 

 three days. Their return to the temperature of 

 the living-room must be as gradual as was the 

 extraction of the frost from them. Put them in a 

 corner where they can be kept very quiet at first. 



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