16 THE PARLOR GARDENER. 



sary to water the plants next morning ; this water 

 and the earth of the pots will be of the same 

 temperature. 



Warming. 



As to heat, that is not what is most important 

 for the health of your plants ; the greater num- 

 ber of those which you can have in cold weather 

 will always be warm enough in your house, pro- 

 vided it does not freeze there. The essential point 

 is, that they should not pass by sudden alterna- 

 tions from heat to cold, and that there should be 

 as little difference as possible between the temper- 

 ature of night and day. In this respect it is not 

 difficult to give them satisfaction, while at the 

 same time you are making yourself comfortable. 



Light. 



But there is another element of which they all 

 have as much need as of heat ; that is light. Do 

 not be afraid of inconveniencing yourself a little, 

 of spoiling the symmetrical arrangement of your 

 furniture, in order that your flower- stand may re- 

 ceive as much light as possible, and be placed as 

 near to where it comes in as the gardeners by pro- 



