SYRINGING TERRACE 



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In Syringing plants, it is well to take care that the 

 ground does not become too wet'; otherwise the plant may 

 suffer at its root. In the house, plants should rarely be 

 syringed except when the weather is bright, so that they 

 may soon dry off. The plant should not go into the night 

 with wet foliage. Out of doors in hot weather, it is best to 

 syringe toward nightfall. The foliage will ordinarily not 

 suffer in such cases. With plants in the house, it is neces- 

 sary to keep the leaves dry most of the time in order that 

 fungi may not breed. This is true of carnations, which are 

 very liable to attacks of the rust. 



Plants are sometimes syringed or sprayed to protect them 

 from frost. See Frost. 



Terraces may be desirable for two reasons : 

 to hold a very steep slope ; to afford an architectural base 

 for a building. 



It is rarely necessary to make a distinct Terrace in the 

 lawn. Even if the lawn is very steep, it may be better to 

 make a gradual slope than to cut the place in two with a 

 Terrace. A Terrace makes a place look smaller. It is al- 

 ways difficult to make and to keep 

 in repair. The surface is not read- 

 ily cut with a lawn mower. Unless 

 the sod is very dense, the upper 

 corner tends to wash off with the 

 rains and the foot tends to fill in. 

 Nature does not have straight banks 

 unless they are rock. The illustra- 

 tion in the margin shows how it 

 sloping lawn. In the distance is 



A slope is better than a terrace 



is possible to treat a 

 a distinct, sharp-angled 



carried out into the lawn, so that the slope is an agreeable 

 one. 



If it is necessary to Terrace a yard in order to hold it, 

 the Terrace would better be at one side rather than in the 

 middle. In that case, one is able to secure a good breadth 



