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should be done on all other occasions when the weather 

 permits. 



When there are a few special plants apart from the 

 others, or in cases where only a few plants are used to 

 pick from, a useful shading may be made by forming a 

 piece of cardboard or paper into a cone, and this fixed 

 in position by means of a stick resting in its apex. 

 A number of these can be made in a very short space of 

 time. If thought necessary and worth while, they may 

 be water-proofed and thus made use of over and over 

 again. 



Whatever be the shading medium, care should be 

 taken that it is not too close to the plants, so as to allow 

 not only easy means of access, but also to allow a current 

 of air to be continuously passing over them. 



As before pointed out, the shading serves a double 

 purpose, both as regards keeping the blooms from being 

 scorched by the sun, and from being spoiled and 

 damaged by heavy rains. 



