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vastly more satisfactory to the woman of dis- 

 criminating taste than a great mass of costly 

 flowers. Plants quite large enough for ordi- 

 nary decorative purposes can be grown in six- 

 inch pots. Larger plants, which can be made 

 good use of on more elaborate occasions., when 

 the table is extended to its fullest capacity, 

 can be grown in eight- and nine-inch pots, or 

 two or three smaller plants can be grouped in 

 such a manner as to give the effect of a large 

 one. 



To grow the plant well, give it a soil that is 

 light and rich. Water it moderately. Aim to 

 keep the soil moist., but never wet. If too much 

 water is used, the foliage of the plant often 

 turns yellow and droops. Give it a place in the 

 window where the full sunshine cannot get at 

 it. Shower or spray it at least twice a week, 

 or, what is better, dip it in a tub of water. If 

 this is done, no part of the plant escapes a 

 thorough wetting. We do this to prevent in- 

 jury from the red spider, which delights in a 

 dry atmosphere. If something of the kind is 

 not done, this enemy will often ruin a plant in 

 a short time. This Asparagus is one of the 

 most satisfactory of ornamental plants for the 

 window, therefore the woman who grows it 



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