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WATERING THE BEDS. 



This should be done at noon, and only 

 cold water should be used. As soon as one 

 bed is watered close it up tight, and then 

 proceed to another, and so on in succes- 

 sion. By thus doing the moisture in the 

 bed will be evaporated by the sun's rays, 

 and deposit on the glass in the form of a 

 dew, thereby not only forming an agree- 

 able shade to the plants, but giving to 

 them by degrees a shower of dew-drops as 

 they most need it. By this means I 

 escape the great loss of having my plants 

 " damp-off 77 at the root; a disaster which 

 too often overtakes those who pursue the 

 old method. It would be difficult, I fancy, 



