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shade,) by putting up the window one, two or three 

 inches, according to the state of the weather. 



Clean the foliage with sponge and water frequently 

 to remove all dust, &c. The water thus used must not 

 exceed 96 or blood-heat, but 60 is preferable. 



Turn the plants frequently to prevent them growing 

 to one side. 



Roses of the daily sort may be obtained early by hav- 

 ing them in a warm room, that has a south window, 

 and as soon as they begin to grow, admit air in small 

 portions about noon every day that the sun has any 

 effect. Such must be well supplied with water. 



Camellias, when in bud and flower, should never be 

 allowed to become the least dry, neither confined from 

 fresh air. The effects would be that the buds would 

 become stinted, dry, and drop off. Therefore, to have 

 these in perfection, attend strictly to watering. Give 

 frequent airings, and wash the leaves once in two weeks 

 with water. Never keep them above one day in a 

 room, where there is a strong coal fire, and not 

 above two days where wood is used as fuel. The 

 most of Camellias will bear 3 of frost without the 

 smallest injury, so that they are easier kept than Gera- 

 niums, except when they are in bloom. In that state 

 frost will destroy the flowers. The air of a close cellar 

 is destruction to the buds. 



Bulbs in glasses must be supplied with fresh water 

 once a week, in which period they will inhale all the 

 nutritive gas that they derive from that element, if they 

 are in a growing state. 



