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and a callus will be formed at that portion, and after- 

 wards roots. Let it remain connected with the old 

 plant till you are sure it has rooted well. Then cut off 

 and transplant. This method applies to many of our 

 shrubs which do not sucker freely. It is especially 

 valuable in the propagation of choice Roses. 



If you have a greenhouse do not take the plants 

 all out of it in summer. By shading the roof you can 

 make them as comfortable there as they would be out- 

 side, if the windows and doors are left open to allow a 

 free circulation of air. The roof can be shaded from 

 inside by using thin cotton cloth which can be tacked to 

 the rafters, or you can splash the glass on the outside 

 with whitewash. Apply with a small combination 

 pump, or from a syringe. I prefer the whitewash to 

 the cloth shading, it being easier to put on, and less 

 expensive. In making it, simply pour boiling water 

 over fresh lime. When freezing weather comes it will 

 be loosened from the glass and can easily be brushed 

 off. Unless some kind of shading is given, the mid- 

 summer sun will very soon scorch your plants. 



If you have only a window collection, and there is 

 no veranda or other shaded, sheltered place in which 

 to put them in summer, make a shed for them by setting 

 posts in the ground. Nail strips from post to post, and 

 then tack on lath. Let the lath be about an inch apart. 

 This will shade your plants sufficiently. 



Every place ought to have a "summer house" of 

 some kind. It need not be elaborate or expensive to be 

 enjoyable. Set four stout posts in the ground twelve or 

 fourteen feet apart each way. Let them be about eight 

 feet high above the ground. Nail strips from one to 

 the other, at the top, an4 put other strips across, lattice 



