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the plants often, the roots in pots exposed to the 

 sun, being then in contact with hot water, will be 

 boiled instead of being roasted, which will come 

 exactly to the same thing, so far as their life is 

 concerned. It is then indispensable to have a 

 plank, inside of the balustrade of your balcony 

 facing the south, which plank, its edge touching 

 the floor, must reach as high as the top of the 

 largest pots. The outside of the pots being 

 shaded by this plank, the roots of the plants will 

 experience only a moderate degree of heat ; for 

 any excess of this may then be prevented by fre- 

 quent waterings. So says our author w r ith 

 reference to the climate of Europe. , In ours, 

 however, plants in pots require an additional 

 protection from the sun the shade of a tree, or 

 an awning, or something of the sort. 



