200 MAKING OF A FLOWER GARDEN 



always at the boiling point, so that abundant mois- 

 ture was supplied to the atmosphere. 



Some arrangement for closing off the bay from 

 the adjoining room should be provided, if possible, 

 either in the way of curtains, slidiag glass doors 

 or similar means, as this will allow one to regulate 

 the temperature and moisture at will. A register in 

 the bay with a pan of water inside, occupying about 

 half of the opening in the register, is an excellent 

 arrangement, as there is, then, a constant current 

 of warm, moist air arising. 



If one wishes to grow a considerable variety of 

 flowers it will be well to fit the tops of the lower 

 sash with shelves for the accommodation of such 

 plants as require a higher temperature, for it must be 

 remembered that heat rises and the top of the sash 

 is much warmer than the sill. 



One should never crowd the flowers, no matter 

 what accommodations you are able to give them. 

 Give each plant sufiScient room so that no part of 

 it touches its neighbor; if you have any kind of 

 success with your plants this winter they will grow, 

 and they will blossom, and blossoms need room, not 

 alone to bloom but to exhibit their beauty and this 

 they cannot do if crowded together, and don't, don't, 

 don't waste the energy of your plants by constantly 

 turning them around in a mistaken desire to give 

 each part its supply of sunshine. The plant will at- 



