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put a chafing dish of coal in the room at night, as a sub- 

 stitute for flues, when the weather is severe. Be particular 

 to take away all decayed leaves, as they tend to infect 

 others. Often stir the earth on the surface, it assists the 

 plants. 



Give no air on raw foggy days, or very severe frosts. 



FLOWER GARDEN AND SHRUBBERY. 



December. 



The water for bulbs in glasses should be soft, and often 

 changed, but if the weather be severe it should have the 

 chill taken off, or it will injure the bulbs. 



If not done, let the pots in the garden, at least those 

 that are the most likely to be injured, be plunged in a south 

 border, up to the rim, and put either old tan or coal-ashes 

 between them to preserve them from the frost. 



Secure all forest trees by tieing them to stakes. 



THE GREENHOUSE. 



December. 



It is now particularly necessary to guard against frosts, 

 and the plants this month must have but little water, and 

 that rather warm, but never water them when there is a 

 severe frost. 



Foggy weather is frequently as injurious to plants as 

 frosts, it is therefore necessary to guard particularly against 

 fogs, but whenever it is a clear, fine mild day, give air from 

 ten or eleven o'clock till three or four. 



