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resting. Keep them dry until the last of August or first of 

 September, then take the bulb out of the pot, cut all the 

 roots off close to the bulb, put in all new soil the same as for 

 geraniums, and they will be sure to flower well through the 

 winter. That is the way I treated my calla lilies last sum- 

 mer, and out of 130 pots I did not lose a single plant, and 

 they have been blooming finely. Some of the strongest 

 plants have had five and six flowers, and now it is only 

 February, and they are looking finely, and likely to have as 

 many more flowers by the last of May. 



Other Plants. I will name a few more plants that 

 will do well iu dwelling houses through the winter. The 

 Bouvardias are good winter flowering plants, but like the 

 heat, and do the best at 70 degrees. There are five or six 

 kinds, of different colors. There are the Begonias, three or 

 four kinds, very good house plants for flowering, and will 

 stand the dry heat of the room. The Chinese Primrose is a 

 great bloomer, and will do well in any common room, either 

 hot or cold, but not below 40 degrees. The Azalia is 

 another good house plant, but must have the right treatment 

 in order to have it bloom every year. It is a plant that will 

 stand the heat or cold. The soil it requires is leaf mold, 

 muck and sand. They do not bloom but once, but stay in 

 bloom a long time. The principal requirement in order to 

 have them bloom well is to keep them a little dry after they 

 have made their growth, for that is the time the bulbs set for 

 the next winter's flowering. 



A great many ladies come in my green house and say, 

 "Oh, I wish my plants looked like yours. It is the gas 

 destroys them." But I do not think so. There is no .gas 

 escapes where it is burning. What the plants most generally 

 want in dwelling houses is more moisture. Shower them 

 more and keep the pores open. A great many people make 

 a practice to water their plants every morning, and do water 

 them whether they want it or not. That is not right. Too 

 much water is as bad as not enough, especially in cold 



