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allowed to get too dry at the root ; the moss about them 

 should always be kept a little damp, for the stems and leaves 

 are very apt to shrivel if kept too dry, and this often causes 

 them to lose then- bottom leaves. Moreover, they require 

 but a short season of rest. Those which are growing on 

 blocks will require more water thau those which are in pots 

 or baskets, and if the weather be fine, should be watered about 

 tAvice or three times a week, just so as to keep them moist, 

 but in dull weather they will not require watering so often. 

 Water should be poured over the paths and walks every fine 

 morning, with a view to create a moist atmosphere, but the 

 moisture in the house must be regulated according to the 

 weather outside — a ver}' important factor in the details of 

 management. Thus, if the weather be dull outside, the 

 house must be kept rather drier inside. The glass and roof 

 should always, especially in winter, be perfectly clean, so that 

 the plants at that season may have full light and sun. It is 

 our practice, as soon as the season of rest commences, to 

 wash every pane of glass in the house, both inside and out- 

 side, and also the wood and brickwork, for cleanliness is one 

 of the main points to be kept in view to ensure good results. 



ADAPTATION OF TREATMENT TO SURROUNDING 

 CONDITIONS. 



HERE is more variation in the localities in which 

 we are placed than most of us imagine. In some 

 parts of the country a nice pure mild atmosphere 

 prevails during the greater part of the year, while in 

 others there is a large proportion of cold and wet. There 

 are other localities in which our plant houses are placed 



