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wanted and be kept growing, when they will reach from 4 

 to 6 feet in height. Such plants out of doors and in rich 

 soil will grow to 10 or 12 feet in one season. They can be 

 carried over for a second year's decoration by moving to a 

 cool greenhouse before severe frosts. 



CACTI. Many species of these unique and picturesque 

 plants may be used for outdoor decoration during the 

 summer, and especially in connection with ledges and rock- 

 work, where they are very appropriate. None of the large 

 species are hardy and must be wintered in a cool greenhouse 

 or very dry cellar. The plants when thus set out make a 

 clean, healthy growth during the summer, and need to be 

 kept very dry during the winter. It is generally better to 

 plunge the pots rather deep in the ground than to turn 

 them out, especially if the soil is inclined to be dry. 



TENDER HYDRANGEAS (Hydrangea hortensis). This 

 species is largely used for veranda and lawn decoration. 

 Its immense, rounded panicles of flowers, white when they 

 first open, change to shades of pink and violet-purple under 

 varying conditions of soil and exposure. They may be 

 kept over winter in a warm, dry cellar, giving them just 

 water enough to keep the branches from becoming wilted. 

 The time for bringing them from the cellar and starting 

 into growth may vary according to the time they are desired 

 in bloom. For early blooming the last of March, and for 

 July and August blooming they need not be started into 

 growth until May. 



