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experience of Indian gardeners and agriculturists, the afternoon. 



The explanation of this, as far as the hot weather is concerned, 

 is obvious, for watering early in the day would result in a very 

 large proportion of the water being lost by simple evaporation. 

 But as regards the cold weather, in places exposed to night frosts, 

 it is evident that the later in the day a plant is watered, the 

 larger will be the quantity of moisture contained in its tissues, and 

 hence the slighter its resistance to frost during the night. Hence 

 the proper plan in the cold weather would be to perform the 

 watering in the forenoon ; and if from wells, as early in the day as 

 possible, since during that period of the year well water is always 

 much warmer than both the air and the soil in the morning. But 

 indeed, whenever practicable, watering ought to be entirely 

 dispensed with in frosty situations during the Cold Weather. 



When there is advantage in watering in the afternoon, the 

 whole or a portion of the water-supply that is available in the 

 forenoon can, if necessary, be stored up in reservoirs. Such 

 storing is unavoidable when the discharge of the canal or natural 

 stream on which the nursery is dependent, or the copiousness of 

 the spring feeding the wells, is insufficient to irrigate the required 

 area within the specified time. Moreover when an insufficient 

 stream of water runs down the channels, a very large proportion of 

 the water is lost by percolation in the soil. 



ARTICLE 7. 

 LAYING OUT OF THE NURSERY. 



In laying out the interior of a nursery two main points have 

 to be kept in view : (a) how to make the best use of the given 

 area, and (b) how to perform the watering in the most economical 

 and effective manner. 



For every permanent nursery there should be a good set of 

 offices for the establishment and for storing tools, seeds, &c. in. If 

 the area is large, these buildings should be situated at or near its 

 most central point in order to facilitate constant supervision both 

 by day and night. If the area is limited, they should be erected 

 immediately outside. The cattle used in connection with a nursery 

 ought invariably to be stalled outside. 



In large nurseries it is generally advantageous to have a cart- 

 road leading up to at least the nursery buildings, and, if possible, 

 also carried further on, so as put it within easy reach of every part 

 of the area. To economise space as well as money, it should be made 



