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CHAPTER X. 



MANAGEMENT OF PLANTS IN ROOMS. 

 From the Lady's Book of Flowers and Poetry. 



PERHAPS a few hints on the management of plants 

 in rooms, may not be unacceptable to our readers. 

 We, therefore, extract from Paxton's Magazine of 

 Botany, the following observations : 



" Hints on the general management of plants are 

 attended with considerable difficulty ; every genus 

 requiring some little variation, both in soil, water, 

 and general treatment. If the room where the 

 plants are intended to be placed, is dark and close, 

 but few will ever thrive in it ; if, on the contrary, it 

 is light and airy, with the windows in suitable as- 

 pect to receive the sun, plants will do nearly as 

 well as in a greenhouse. If observed to suffer, 

 the effects may be traced to these causes, either 

 want of proper light and air injudicious water- 

 ing filthiness collected on the leaves or being 

 potted in unsuitable soil. 



" 1. Want of proper light and air, is perhaps the 

 most essential point of any to be considered ; for, 

 however well all other requisites are attended to, a 

 deficiency of these will always cause the plant to 

 grow weak and sickly. Let them always be pla- 

 ced as near the light as they can conveniently 

 stand, and receive as much air as can be admitted 

 when the weather will allow. Those persons who 

 have no other place than the house to keep them in, 

 will find that they derive immense advantage from 



