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water. The soil should not be allowed to become dry, nor 

 on the other hand should it be saturated. One can tell by 



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 FIG. 45. Window made attractive with house plants. 



the appearance of the soil and its feel to the fingers when it 

 is dry enough to need watering. When the plant is watered, 

 the work should be done thoroughly until water runs into the 



