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high temperature necessary for the hot-house plants, 

 than there are of the hot-house plants that can stand 

 the low temperature, so when no distinction can be made, 

 and a high temperature only can be had, all in the list of 

 greenhouse plants I have marked with a * may be grown 

 fairly in the high temperature, though they would do 

 better in the low one. The culture of plants in rooms is 

 already described in the chapter on " Winter Flowering 

 Plants," so that I need not further allude to it, except 

 to hint in regard to the man- 

 ner of placing the plants. 

 One of the cheapest and neat- 

 est contrivances is the "fold- 

 ing plant stand," (fig. 31). 

 The sizes are from 3 to 6 feet 

 wide, and 8 feet high, having 

 from 4 to 6 shelves, and cap- 

 able of holding from 25 to 

 100 plants. It is hinged so , 



, - T-, ,., , T Fig. 31. FOLDING PLANT STAND. 



as to fold up like a camp stool, 



the shelves fitting in between the frames, and can be thus 

 shipped or stowed away when not wanted, with great con- 

 venience. Boilers can be attached to the feet, so that it may 

 be moved about as easily as a table. Plants, when placed 

 on this, or similar stands, may be provided with saucers, so 

 that the floor or carpet need not be injured while water- 

 ing. It is not a good plan, however, to keep water in 

 the saucers. It is always a safer way of feeding the plant 

 to water the soil on the top, giving only enough for it 

 to reach the bottom, where, if any water pass through, 

 it will be held by the saucer. If no saucers are used, 

 and we think plants are generally grown more safely 

 without them, the best plan is, to take down the plants 

 from the stand, (three times a week will usually be 

 enough), to some place where the water will not do any 

 injury, and give all such as appear to be dry, a good 



