ADAPTATION OF TEEATMENT TO SURROUNDING CONDITIONS. iiO 



where they are exposed to high and cutting winds, and 

 others in which they are sheltered on the side of a hill, 

 or in some valley surrounded by hills and trees, on the south 

 side of which they get the full benefit of the sun and light all 

 the year round. Of course plants located under the latter 

 conditions have a greater chance of making robust growth, 

 if they get suitable treatment, than those difi'erently situated. 



When plants are grown near large towns, where they have 

 to contend with fogs and smoke during the autumn and winter 

 months, it is often found that there is a moister atmosphere 

 also to contend with during the season in which we get but 

 little sun and light, in consequence of the shortness of the 

 days ; in such cases this difference of climate must be 

 guarded against, and the degree of moisture must be carefully 

 studied so as to suit the different genera under cultivation. 

 The rule we lay down must be followed, namely, to be 

 guided by the conditions of the locality and its surround- 

 ings, and also by those of the locality in which the plants 

 are found growing in their native country. A great deal 

 depends upon attention to these apparently simple points ; 

 and those who study their own localities, and the variation 

 of climate to which they may be subject in different parts of 

 the country, will find themselves more successful in their 

 efforts to achieve success. 



There is also a great deal dependent on the positions in 

 which plants are placed in our Orchid houses. They will 

 often be found to thrive better in one part of the house than 

 in another. This is found out by experience and persevering 

 observation. If a plant does not do well in one spot try it in 

 another, and when a suitable place is found let it alone. It 

 is astonishing how differently various plants will thrive in 

 different houses, whether it be Orchid houses, stoves, or 

 warm greenhouses. 



