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under practically the same amount of watering. 



But the same plants need different amounts 

 of water at different seasons of the year, due 

 partly, of course, to the fact that there is much 

 more evaporation during the long hot days of 

 spring and summer than during the shorter, 

 darker days of fall and winter. 



But there is another reason. Plants have a 

 "resting" period. Under normal growth, out 

 of doors, this is during the winter months. If, 

 however, we take such plants inside, and "force" 

 them to bloom, or fruit, out of season, we must let 

 them rest after they have bloomed or fruited. 

 During this resting period, which may be from 

 a few weeks to a number of months in extent, 

 they will require comparatively little water — 

 only a fraction of that needed while they were in 

 active growth, making new wood, blooming and 

 fruiting. 



Most of Nature's changes are gradual. In 

 the same way, a gradual change is made in in- 

 creasing or decreasing the amount of water given 

 to plants under glass. Use common sense in 

 avoiding any sudden change or check, just as 

 you would in the care of animals. If common 

 sense is used, the watering of plants in the glass 

 garden will present no great mystery to the 

 person who has gardened out of doors. 



