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with northern exposure. Few plants do well 

 in western windows unless something is done 

 to temper the hot afternoon sun. Persons 

 who have other windows in which to keep 

 their plants seldom attempt to make use of 

 these. But the woman who has a great love 

 for flowers will contrive to grow good ones 

 under the unfavorable conditions governing 

 western exposures, because she will make all 

 possible efforts to effect a compromise between 

 her plants and the sunshine. She will train 

 vines over the window, outside. She will put 

 up awnings which can be let down during the 

 afternoon. She will hang curtains against the 

 glass to break the heat, and she will succeed 

 in growing better plants than her neighbor 

 who has better facilities for plant-growing, 

 but lacks her affection for them. When I 

 see how some women grow fine plants 

 against great difficulties, I am always reminded 

 of the old saw that "Where there's a will 

 there's a way." Therefore I want to say to 

 the woman who loves flowers that if she has 

 but one window in which to grow plants, and 

 that happens to be one opening toward the 

 west, don't be discouraged. Put plants in 

 your available window, and keep experi- 



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